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
Tom Hickey (actor) Bernard Farrell, and Marina Carr. In the early 1980s, the playwright Tom MacIntyre asked him to play the lead role in his adaptation of Patrick Kavanagh's poem "The Great Hunger". Following the success of that collaboration, he has become an acclaimed interpreter of MacIntyre's work, in such plays as "Rise Up Lovely Sweeney", "The Gallant John Joe" and "What Happened Bridgie Cleary". As a character actor, Hickey has appeared in numerous films, including "My Left Foot", "Inside I'm Dancing", and "Breakfast on Pluto". He was also cast in two of director Lenny Abrahamson's films: "Garage" and "What Richard Did". In