Portrait of Charles Bronson

Acting

Charles Bronson

Career

Active from 1953 to 1999, busiest in 1958 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
62
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 116 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles Bronson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 15
  • Crime Thriller 9
  • Gritty 8
  • Historical Setting 6
  • Western 6
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Classic Western 5
  • Character Study 5
  • Betrayal 5
  • Gritty Realism 5
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Historical Drama 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

150
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Stage 7
Stage 7

TV show · as Murray Forman / Jerry Donn

After Death
After Death

as Paul Kersey

1990s

9 titles · average score 54
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion (1999)
GoodWatch score 50

as Paul Fein

Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II (1997)
GoodWatch score 46

as Commissioner Paul Fein

Family of Cops
Family of Cops (1995)
GoodWatch score 45

as Paul Fein

Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994)
GoodWatch score 30

as Paul Kersey

The Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf (1993)
GoodWatch score 50

as Capt. Wolf Larsen

Donato and Daughter
Donato and Daughter (1993)
GoodWatch score 57

as Sgt. Mike Donato

La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

as The Indian (archive footage)

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991)
GoodWatch score 72

as Francis Church

The Indian Runner
The Indian Runner (1991)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mr. Roberts

1980s

13 titles · average score 43
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)
GoodWatch score 23

as Lieutenant Crowe

Messenger of Death
Messenger of Death (1988)
GoodWatch score 46

as Garret Smith

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
GoodWatch score 44

as Paul Kersey

Assassination
Assassination (1987)
GoodWatch score 43

as Jay Killion

Murphy's Law
Murphy's Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 43

as Jack Murphy

Death Wish 3
Death Wish 3 (1985)
GoodWatch score 38

as Paul Kersey

The Evil That Men Do
The Evil That Men Do (1984)
GoodWatch score 37

as Holland

10 to Midnight
10 to Midnight (1983)
GoodWatch score 43

as Leo Kessler

Death Wish II
Death Wish II (1982)
GoodWatch score 41

as Paul Kersey

Death Hunt
Death Hunt (1981)
GoodWatch score 48

as Albert Johnson

Borderline
Borderline (1980)
GoodWatch score 54

as Jeb Maynard

Caboblanco
Caboblanco (1980)
GoodWatch score 40

as Gifford Hoyt

1970s

26 titles · average score 54
Telefon
Telefon (1977)
GoodWatch score 52

as Major Grigori Borzov

The White Buffalo
The White Buffalo (1977)
GoodWatch score 37

as Wild Bill Hickok/James Otis

Hard Times
Hard Times (1975)
GoodWatch score 72

as Chaney

Breakheart Pass
Breakheart Pass (1975)
GoodWatch score 66

as John Deakin

Breakout
Breakout (1975)
GoodWatch score 49

as Nick Colton

Death Wish
Death Wish (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

as Paul Kersey

Mr. Majestyk
Mr. Majestyk (1974)
GoodWatch score 69

as Vince Majestyk

The Mechanic
The Mechanic (1972)
GoodWatch score 58

as Arthur Bishop

Chato's Land
Chato's Land (1972)
GoodWatch score 63

as Pardon Chato

Red Sun
Red Sun (1971)
GoodWatch score 53

as Link

Cold Sweat
Cold Sweat (1970)
GoodWatch score 49

as Joe Martin

You Can't Win 'Em All
You Can't Win 'Em All (1970)
GoodWatch score 50

as Josh Corey

1960s

30 titles · average score 63
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
GoodWatch score 88

as 'Harmonica'

Farewell, Friend
Farewell, Friend (1968)
GoodWatch score 62

as Franz Propp

Villa Rides
Villa Rides (1968)
GoodWatch score 55

as Rodolfo Fierro

The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
GoodWatch score 78

as Joseph Wladislaw

Guns for San Sebastian
Guns for San Sebastian (1967)
GoodWatch score 63

as Teclo

This Property Is Condemned
This Property Is Condemned (1966)
GoodWatch score 66

as J.J. Nichols

Guns of Diablo
Guns of Diablo (1964)
GoodWatch score 46

as Linc Murdock

The Great Escape
The Great Escape (1963)
GoodWatch score 87

as Danny 'Tunnel King'

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Linc Murdock

Master of the World
Master of the World (1961)
GoodWatch score 50

as John Strock

X-15
X-15 (1961)
GoodWatch score 52

as Lt. Col. Lee Brandon

The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
GoodWatch score 80

as Bernardo O'Reilly

1950s

69 titles · average score 65
Never So Few
Never So Few (1959)
GoodWatch score 44

as Sgt. John Danforth

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show · as Man

Man with a Camera
Man with a Camera (1958)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show · as Mike Kovac

U.S. Marshall
U.S. Marshall (1958)

TV show · as Zenogalache a.k.a. Apache Kid

Machine-Gun Kelly
Machine-Gun Kelly (1958)
GoodWatch score 54

as George R. 'Machine Gun' Kelly

Showdown at Boot Hill
Showdown at Boot Hill (1958)
GoodWatch score 61

as Luke Welsh

When Hell Broke Loose
When Hell Broke Loose (1958)
GoodWatch score 54

as Steve Boland

Run of the Arrow
Run of the Arrow (1957)
GoodWatch score 63

as Blue Buffolo

Target Zero
Target Zero (1955)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sgt. Vince Gaspari

Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz (1954)
GoodWatch score 80

as Pittsburgh

Apache
Apache (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

as Hondo

Crime Wave
Crime Wave (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ben Hastings

1940s

1 title · average score 65
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Cal