Charles Bronson Jack (based on a real person), who relishes wearing the tunics of soldiers he has killed. He had roles in "Tennessee Champ" (1954) for MGM, and "Crime Wave" (1954) directed by de Toth. In 1954, during the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) proceedings, he changed his surname from Buchinsky to Bronson at the suggestion of his agent, who feared that an Eastern European surname might damage his career. As "Charles Bronson", he could be seen in "Target Zero" (1955), "Big House, U.S.A." (1955), and "Jubal" (1956). Bronson had the lead role of the episode "The Apache Kid" of the syndicated
Surname which relates to a village green. Surnames which are 'patronymic' are those which originally enshrined the father's name – such as Jackson, or Jenkinson. There are also names where the origin describes the original bearer such as Brown, Short, or Thin – though Short may in fact be an ironic 'nickname' surname for a tall person." By 1400, most English and some Scottish people used surnames, but many Scottish and Welsh people did not adopt surnames until the 17th century, or later. Henry VIII (ruled 1509–1547) ordered that marital births be recorded under the surname of the father. In England