Charles Bronson Charles Bronson Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky; ; November 3, 1921 – August 30, 2003) was an American actor. He was often cast in the role of a police officer, gunfighter, or vigilante in revenge-oriented plot lines. He had long-term collaborations with film directors Michael Winner and J. Lee Thompson, and appeared in fifteen films alongside his second wife, Jill Ireland. Bronson was born Charles Dennis Buchinsky, the 11th of 15 children, in a Roman Catholic family of Lithuanian descent in Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, in the coal region of the Allegheny Mountains north of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. His father, Valteris P.
Charles Williams (actor) with the short stature and high-pitched voice was often uncredited for his appearances, although he had lager roles in a number of B movies. Williams was known as a "B-movie regular", who often portrayed quirky, somewhat nerdy, bespectacled clerks, photographers and especially reporters. He is perhaps-best remembered today for appearing in "It's a Wonderful Life" as Eustace, George Bailey's cousin and co-worker at the "Building and Loan". Near the end of his life and career, Williams also played in a number of television series. Charles Williams (actor) Charles Williams (September 27, 1898 – January 3, 1958) was an American actor