Charles Bronson
| Charles Bronson | |
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at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival |
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| Born | Charles Dennis Buchinsky November 3, 1921 Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | August 30, 2003 (aged 81) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia Alzheimer's disease |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1950–1999 |
| Spouse | Harriet Tendler (1949–67; divorced) Jill Ireland (1968–90; her death) Kim Weeks (1998–2003; his death) |
Charles Bronson (Charles Dennis Buchinsky; November 3, 1921 – August 30, 2003) was an American actor. He was a Purple Heart recipient.
He was born in Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania. Bronson was married to Jill Ireland (his second marriage, 1968–1990) until her death from breast cancer. He died of pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease. He is of Tatar origin. He died in Los Angeles. He played Paul Kersey in the Death Wish movie series. He was 5'9". He was 81 years old when he died. His real full name was Charles Dennis Buchinsky Rectified - Karolis was the 1st name, his parents being from Litva, a Balto-Slavic nation, not Tartar. The Slavic KAROL stands for KING
He had a brief and passionate affair with a Spanish blonde named Esther, which was his first love.
Filmography [change]
- House of Wax (1953)
- Never So Few (1959)
- The Magnificent Seven (1960)
- The Great Escape (1963)
- The Dirty Dozen (1967)
- Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
- Chato's Land (1972)
- The Evil That Men Do (1984)