Birth of Charles Bronson
Birth of Charles Bronson, one of 15 children born to a Lithuanian immigrant father of Lipka Tatar ancestry and a Lithuanian mother
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Charles Bronson Biography and Timeline
Follow Charles Bronson through 20 dated historical records for United States of America.
Charles Bronson, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1921–2003Years on this page
1921
1951
Youre in the Navy Now
Bronsons first film role, an uncredited one, is as a sailor in Youre in the Navy Now
1954
Drum Beat
Makes a strong impact in Drum Beat supporting Alan Ladd
HUAC
During the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) proceedings, he changed his surname from Buchinsky to Bronson as Eastern European names sounded suspicious in an era of anti-Soviet sentiment
1958
Machine-Gun Kelly
Cast in his first lead role in Roger Cormans Machine-Gun Kelly, a low-budget, though well received, gangster film
1960
Seven Samurai
Bronson gained attention in 1960 with his role in John Sturges western The Magnificent Seven, where he played one of seven gunfighters taking up the cause of the defenseless, which was based on Akira Kurosawas Seven Samurai
1962
Kid Galahad
Bronson in the role of Lew Nyack, a veteran boxing trainer who helped Walter Gulick (Elvis Presley) polish his skills for the big fight with Sugarboy Romero in the movie, Kid Galahad
1967
Suicide
In The Dirty Dozen Bronson plays an Army death row convict conscripted into a suicide mission
The Dirty Dozen
In The Dirty Dozen Bronson plays an Army death row convict conscripted into a suicide mission
1968
Once Upon a Time in the West
Stars as Harmonica in Once Upon a Time in the West, director, Sergio Leone, once called him "the greatest actor I ever worked with", and had wanted to cast Bronson for the lead in all three of his previous westerns, now known as the Dollars trilogy
1974
Mr. Majestyk
Stars in the film adaptation of the Elmore Leonard hard-boiled gangster-meets-his-match in a farmer saga, "Mr. Majestyk". Stars in, "Death Wish"
1976
St. Ives
Stars in, "St. Ives". Stars in, "Raid On Entebbe"
1980
Borderline
Stars in, "Borderline"
1982
Death Wish 2
Stars in, "Death Wish 2"
1983
Death Wish 3
Stars in, "Death Wish 3"
1984
The Evil That Men Do
Stars in, "The Evil That Men Do"
1986
Murphys Law
Stars in, "Murphys Law"
1987
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Stars in, "Death Wish 4: The Crackdown". Stars in, "Assassination"
1994
Death Wish 5: The Face of Death
Stars in, "Death Wish 5: The Face of Death"
2003
Death of Charles Bronson
Death of Charles Bronson
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.