Biography
Charles Bronson was an American actor. He was known for his roles in action films and his "granite features and brawny physique". Bronson was born into extreme poverty in Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, a coal mining town in the Allegheny Mountains. Bronson's father, a miner, died when Bronson was young. Bronson himself worked in the mines as well until joining the United States Army Air Forces in 1943 to fight in World War II. After his service, he joined a theatrical troupe and studied acting. During the 1950s, he played various supporting roles in motion pictures and television, including anthology drama TV series in which he would appear as the main character. Near the end of the decade, he had his first cinematic leading role in Machine-Gun Kelly (1958).
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Awards & recognition
- Golden Boot Awards · 1996
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 1980
- Henrietta Award · 1972
- Purple Heart
Filmography50+ titles
The Twilight Zone
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Great Escape
Combat!
U.S. Marshall
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Biff Baker U.S.A.
The Dirty Dozen
Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
The Magnificent Seven
Bonanza
The Fugitive
Have Gun, Will Travel
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Rawhide
Tales of Wells Fargo
Crime Wave
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Guns for San Sebastian
Death Wish
Battle of the Bulge
Jubal
House of Wax
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Breakdown: 1975
Hard Times
Mr. Majestyk
Red Sun
The Dick Cavett Show
Four Star Playhouse
The Mechanic
Gunsmoke
Vera Cruz
The Marrying Kind
The Mob
Lux Video Theatre
The Indian Runner
Breakheart Pass
Big House, U.S.A
Letter to Loretta
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
The Valachi Papers
Chato's Land
This Property Is Condemned
The Virginian
Telephone Time
The Sandpiper
Pat and Mike
Death Wish II
Breakout