Charles Bronson
Acting
Biography
Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky; November 3, 1921 - August 30, 2003) was an American actor. Known for his granite features and brawny physique, he gained international fame for his starring roles in action, western, and war films; initially as a supporting player and later a leading man. A quintessential cinematic tough guy, Bronson was cast in various roles where the plot line hinged on the authenticity of the character's toughness and brawn. At the height of his fame in the early 1970s, he was the world's number one box office attraction.
Born: November 3, 1921
Place of Birth: Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Rat Pack
In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford together form the "rat pack": they sing the most popular hits of the moment, star in the most profitable Hollywood films and are already making a splash on television . This documentary, produced by a recognized specialist in the history of Hollywood, recounts the exceptional destiny of this informal group which flirted with the greats of this world, notably through Sinatra, personal friend of American President Kennedy.
The Twilight Zone
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
Once Upon a Time in the West
As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.
Night of 100 Stars II
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.
Catastrophe: No Safe Place
Catastrophe-No Safe Place is a 1980's documentary series presented by Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland presenting different catastrophic events around the world. But they dug into the events leading up to the event whether it was a bad location or engineering mistakes or unauthorized modifications made by the contractors who built the thing, to seismic or volcanic events.
The Islanders
The Islanders is an American adventure television series which aired on ABC from 1960 to 1961, starring William Reynolds, James Philbrook, and Diane Brewster. At the beginning of the series, Sandy Wade and Zack Malloy, co-owners of a Grumman Goose amphibious aircraft, start their one-plane airline in the Moluccas or Spice Islands of the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Throughout the series they experience a variety of adventures where seemingly harmless charter flights put them into danger. They are frequently aided in their endeavours by the unusually-named Wilhelmina ”Steamboat Willy” Vanderveer and Shipwreck Callighan. The Islanders, primarily sponsored by Liggett & Myers' Chesterfield cigarettes, aired at 9:30 Eastern time on Sunday evenings opposite The Jack Benny Program and Candid Camera on CBS and the second half of The Dinah Shore Show and the last season of The Loretta Young Show on NBC. William Reynolds stated in an interview, "The series went from being sort of like a Terry and the Pirates or a Maverick type of concept to becoming just a bunch of people skulking around. It wasn't very good." After The Islanders, Philbrook co-starred in the 1962-1963 season as a magazine publisher and the love interest of Loretta Young in her short-lived The New Loretta Young Show, which aired Mondays on CBS. Reynolds went on to star in two other ABC series,The Gallant Men, a World War II series, and The FBI with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr..
The Great Escape
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.
Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
With his grizzled moustache and chiselled features, Charles Bronson is the embodiment of a slightly archaic, brooding and almost reactionary virility. But who is he really? Often hired to play marginalised Native American or Mexican characters before he was typecast as the image of a lone killer, Bronson was a major figure in the popular cinema of the 1960s and 70s and his stony-faced, physical acting and career are worthy of a second look.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self - Actor in Death Wish (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
as Self
as Paul Fein
as Commissioner Paul Fein
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
as Paul Fein
as Paul Kersey
as The Indian (archive footage)
as Sgt. Mike Donato
as Capt. Wolf Larsen
as Francis Church
as Mr. Roberts
as Lieutenant Crowe
as Garret Smith
as Paul Kersey
as Jay Killion
as Joseph 'Jock' Yablonski
as Jack Murphy
as Paul Kersey
as Self
as Holland
as Leo Kessler
as Paul Kersey
as Albert Johnson
as Jeb Maynard
as Self - Host
as Gifford Hoyt
as Charlie Congers
as Harge Talbot Jr.
as Major Grigori Borzov
as Wild Bill Hickok/James Otis
as Brig. Gen. Dan Shomron
as Graham Dorsey
as Raymond St. Ives
as John Deakin
as Chaney
as Nick Colton
as Paul Kersey
as Vince Majestyk
as Chino Valdez
as Lou Torrey
as Arthur Bishop
as Pardon Chato
as Ben Justin
as Joe Valachi
as Self
as Link
as The Stranger
as Self
as Moreno
as Joe Martin
as Jeff Heston
as Josh Corey
as Col. Harry Dobbs
as Scott Wardman
as 'Harmonica'
as Franz Propp
as Self - Guest
as Rodolfo Fierro
as Joseph Wladislaw
as Teclo
as J.J. Nichols
as Maj. Wolenski
as Earl Clayton
as Tate
as Cheyney
as Cos Erickson
as Self (uncredited)
as Linc Murdock
as Matson
as Linc Murdock
as Ralph Schuyler
as John Wesley Hardin
as Danny 'Tunnel King'
as Lew Nyack
as Velasquez
as Ben Justin
as Harge Talbot
as Lt. Col. Lee Brandon
as Jerry Bergason
as Harry Gregg
as Trooper Hanna
as Hank Conrad
as John Strock
as Bernardo O'Reilly
as Dutch Malkin
as Hector Morrison
as Sgt. John Danforth
as Dan Morton
as Man
as Crowley
as Harry Starr
as Yank Dawson
as Del Lingman
as Steve Boland
as Mike Kovac
as Rogue Donovan
as Alan Avery
as Luke Welsh
as George R. 'Machine Gun' Kelly
as Wolf Hagan
as Danny Gordon
as Eggers
as Cal
as Eddie Loder
as Sandy Randall
as Cliff Raven
as Manfred Holt
as Blue Buffolo
as Dan Rocco
as Butch Cassidy
as Wolf Hagan
as Andy Kovaric
as Sgt Meras
as Sam Adams
as Pvt. 'Guardhouse' Ravenal
as Zenogalache a.k.a. Apache Kid
as Guest
as Reb
as Sgt. Vince Gaspari
as Det. Krovitch
as Frank Bramwell
as Ray Bardon
as Crego
as Ben Tiple
as Benny Kelly
as Jerry Bell
as Pittsburgh
as Kintpuash
as Dawson
as Dr. John Bircher
as Hondo
as Pinto
as Sixty Jubel
as Submariner
as Pvt. Edwards
as Ben Hastings
as Eugene Walters
as Igor
as Pike
as Henry
as Soldier Conlon
as Gambler (uncredited)
as Russell (Uncredited)
as Phil Green, aka 'Pittsburgh Philo' (uncredited)
as Czech spy
as Wilhelm
as Marine Private (uncredited)
as John Stanizewski
as Henry 'Hank' Tasling
as Russian Agent (uncredited)
as Jocko
as Eddie
as Neff (uncredited)
as Sgt. Roy Smith
as Jack (uncredited)
as Angelo Korvac (uncredited)
as Wascylewski
as Frankie Ames
as Cal
as Self - Presenter