Actor Charles Bronson: biography, filmography, personal life and interesting facts

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The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, Red Sun, Once Upon a Time in the West, Rain Passenger are the films that made Bronson Charles famous. The talented actor has over 120 roles in film and television projects. He left this world in August 2003, but his name has gone down in cinema history forever. What is known about the actor?

Bronson Charles: family, childhood

Charles Dennis Buchinsky is the real name of an American movie star. Charles Bronson is a pseudonym that the actor took during the aggravation of anti-communist sentiments in the United States. His real name was too "Slavic" so he changed it to Anglo-Saxon.

The actor was born in Pennsylvania, it happened in November 1921. Charles grew up in a family of Polish-Lithuanian immigrants, became the eleventh child of his parents. His childhood can hardly be called cloudless. The boy was barely ten years old when he lost his father. The family lost their breadwinner, so Charles had to start earlywork.

Choosing a Life Path

Bronson Charles did not come to the idea of choosing an acting profession right away. In his youth, he happened to be a participant in the Second World War. The young man served as an air gunner in the Pacific Fleet. His bravery and courage were awarded an honorary award, and the future actor was awarded the Purple Star.

Returning from the front, Charles was looking for himself for some time. He managed to change several professions until he became a member of a theater troupe in Philadelphia. The audience warmly accepted the first productions with his participation, and Bronson decided on the choice of profession. He graduated from the Pasadena Playhouse Theater School and started looking for roles.

Beginning of film career

Bronson Charles first appeared on the set in 1951. The actor made his debut in the military drama You're in the Navy, playing the role of a sailor. Then he starred in the films "Stagecoach Guard", "Miss Sadie Thompson", "Wax Museum". Supporting roles did not help him become famous, but gave him valuable experience.

Only in the late 50s. Bronson managed to attract public attention. He played in several well-known films and TV shows at once, for example, in the crime drama Machine Gunner Kelly.

Star roles

The Magnificent Seven is a western that gave Charles Bronson a taste of real fame. The filmography of the actor was replenished with this picture in 1960. He brilliantly coped with the role of the shooter and received a fabuloussometimes a fee that amounted to 50 thousand dollars. Surprisingly, this film gained the greatest popularity in the Soviet Union. After the release of the tape, Vladimir Vysotsky began to call Bronson his favorite actor.

Already two years later, another successful film with the participation of the actor was released. We are talking about the picture "The Great Escape", in which Charles brilliantly played a prisoner from Poland. He easily managed to embody the image of a person suffering from claustrophobia, since he himself faced a similar problem.

In the 60s, Charles Bronson was an extremely sought-after actor. Films with his participation were released one after another. "Once Upon a Time in the West" and "The Dirty Dozen" are the most famous tapes with him presented to the audience during this period. The drama The Dirty Dozen won several Oscars, while the western Once Upon a Time in the West gained cult status.

Films of the 70s-80s

In the 70s. Bronson was still a favorite of directors and audiences. The most famous films with the actor released during this period are listed below.

• "The enemy is at the door".
• Rain Passenger.
• Red Sun.
• Cold-Blooded Killer.
• Death Wish.
• Cony Valdes.
• "Escape".
• "The Last Bullet".
• White Buffalo.

In the eighties, the actor did not appear on the set so often. The main reason for this is he alth problems. However, he played several prominent roles at the end of his career, for example, it should be notedfilm "Ten Minutes to Midnight" with his participation.

Private life

In 1962, Bronson Charles met the love of his life. His chosen one was colleague Jill Ireland, whom he met through his work on the film The Great Escape. Jill was married, but the actor was not going to refuse the lady who managed to win his heart. Six years later, Ireland became his wife.

Jill Charles lived many happy years. The wife gave the actor two children. A huge misfortune for Bronson was the news that his wife had cancer. For several years he fought for her life, but the disease won. The death of the second half had a negative impact on the he alth of the actor.

Interesting fact

Michael Gordon Peterson is a famous criminal whose favorite actor was Charles Bronson. The prisoner began to use the pseudonym of his idol, under which he managed to become famous. In total, this man served over 30 years in prison, managed to change more than 120 correctional institutions. His most notorious act was the robbery of the post office, committed in 1974.

Prisoner Charles Bronson (Michael Gordon Peterson) has made history for many reasons. This man managed to attract attention to himself thanks to the constant violation of the prison regime, fights with guards and cellmates. However, he is also known as a poet and artist. Surprisingly, Bronson-Peterson even managed to sell his work, making good money.

In 2013 at the audience trialThe film "Bronson" was presented, telling the story of Charles Michael. The key role in this picture was brilliantly played by actor Tom Hardy. It is known that in preparation for filming, he visited a prisoner in prison, made a positive impression of him.

Fitness in solitary confinement

Writing is one of the areas in which the criminal Charles Bronson managed to prove himself. "Fitness in solitary confinement" is his most famous work. The prisoner, who spent most of his life in isolation, always managed to keep himself in excellent physical shape. The strength of Michael Gordon Peterson is legendary.

The author invites readers to acquire a muscular body as soon as possible without spending money on the purchase of exercise equipment. The book provides a clear training program by day, and a person with any physical fitness can use it. "Fitness in solitary confinement" is a work that has gained immense popularity.