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Charles Bronson

1921 - 2003

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Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky; November 3, 1921 – August 30, 2003) was an American actor. He was known for his roles in action films and his "granite features and brawny physique". Bronson was born into extreme poverty in Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, a coal mining town in the Allegheny Mountains. Bronson's father, a miner, died when Bronson was young. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Bronson is the 45th most popular actor (up from 65th in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from United States (up from 139th in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Actor.

Charles Bronson is most famous for his many roles in films, such as The Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Dirty Dozen, and Death Wish.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Charles Bronson ranks 45 out of 13,578. Before him are Bruce Willis, Marcello Mastroianni, Gérard Depardieu, Nicolas Cage, Debbie Reynolds, and Paul Newman. After him are Gina Lollobrigida, Terence Hill, Michael Douglas, Christopher Lee, Shah Rukh Khan, and Ingrid Bergman.

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Among people born in 1921, Charles Bronson ranks 4. Before him are Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, John Glenn, and Alexander Dubček. After him are Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Michael I of Romania, Kocheril R. Narayanan, Suharto, Andrei Sakharov, Astor Piazzolla, Stanisław Lem, and Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Among people deceased in 2003, Charles Bronson ranks 1. After him are Leni Riefenstahl, Katharine Hepburn, Idi Amin, Heydar Aliyev, Edward Teller, Johnny Cash, Gregory Peck, Alija Izetbegović, Barry White, Robert K. Merton, and Maurice Gibb.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Bronson ranks 127 out of 20,380. Before him are Nicolas Cage (1964), Debbie Reynolds (1932), Dr. Seuss (1904), Paul Newman (1925), Woodrow Wilson (1856), and Gerald Ford (1913). After him are D. W. Griffith (1875), Isadora Duncan (1877), Lyndon B. Johnson (1908), Henry David Thoreau (1817), Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929), and Michael Douglas (1944).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Charles Bronson ranks 19. Before him are Morgan Freeman (1937), Jack Nicholson (1937), Dustin Hoffman (1937), Nicolas Cage (1964), Debbie Reynolds (1932), and Paul Newman (1925). After him are Michael Douglas (1944), Harrison Ford (1942), Chuck Norris (1940), Meryl Streep (1949), Will Smith (1968), and James Dean (1931).

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