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Synopsis: In Assassination, a routine political thriller directed by Peter Hunt, Jay Hillion (Charles Bronson) is a secret service agent assigned to protect First Lady Lara Royce Craig (Jill Ireland). Lara hates Hillion and tries to get away from him but finds she needs him when her life is threatened by aRead More
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Charles Buchinsky, known as Charles Bronson, was an actor that most often was cast in the role of the "tough guy." After serving in World War II, Charles started his film acting career because he was interested in a high paying career. He landed a few roles in the United States, but became a very popular actor in European films. Some of Bronson's most famous American film's include The Magnificent Seven, Once Upon a Time in the West and Death Wish.
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In only 47 years Charles Bronson has starred in 93 movies that include some of the most popular western and war movies ever made. This portrait captures the essence of his tough guy action hero image that made him a world famous star. Charles Bronson was originally offered the role in the Sergio Leone western A Fistful of Dollars. The part then went to Clint Eastwood.
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The son of a Lithuanian coal miner, American actor Charles Bronson claimed to have spoken no English at home during his childhood in Pennsylvania. Though he managed to complete high school, it was expected that Bronson would go into the mines like his father and many brothers. Experiencing the world outside Pennsylvania during World War II service... Bronson came back to America determined to pursue an art career. While working as a set designer for a Philadelphia theater troupe, Bronson played a few small roles and almost immediately switched his allegiance from the production end of theater to acting. After a few scattered acting jobs in New York, Bronson enrolled in the Pasadena Playhouse in 1949. By 1951, he was in films, playing uncredited bits in such pictures as The People Against O'Hara (1951); You're in the Navy Now (1952), which also featured a young bit actor named Lee Marvin; Diplomatic Courier (1952); Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952), as a waiter(!); and The Clown (1953).
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Incumbent Charles Bronson today received more support for his re-election campaign as Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The National Rifle Association of America (NRA-PVF) and Unified Sportsmen of Florida (USF) endorsed the candidate for his loyalty in protecting Floridians’ rights. more
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Movie star Charles Bronson is best known for starring in a run of urban crime dramas in the 1970s, including The Mechanic (1972), Mr. Majestyk (1974) and the original Death Wish (1974). Raised in the coal-mining region of Pennsylvania, he served in the United States Air Force during World War II, then ended up in California to study art and work as an actor. During the early 1950s he worked in television and movies, typecast as a tough-guy because of his craggy features and muscular build. By the 1960s his roles were bigger and so were the movies in which he appeared, including The Magnificent Seven (1960, with James Coburn), Kid Galahad (1962, starring Elvis), The Great Escape (1963, with Steve McQueen) and The Dirty Dozen (1967, starring Lee Marvin). Then Bronson went to Europe to make movies and became an international star; the Italians called him "Il Brutto" and the French called him "le Monstre Sacré." During the 1970s and '80s he was a top box-office draw in the U.S. and Europe, appearing in two or three action movies a year.
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