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I USUALLY LEAVE BIRTHDAYS and anniversaries to others, but one such observance caught my eye last week. Charles Bronson is about to turn 80.

Bronson at 80! Unreal! How could that stony-faced gunslinger in “Once Upon a Time in the West” be 80?

Bronson was a throwback to another era in Hollywood, before all the actors looked like they were refugees from “Dawson’s Creek.” A one-time coal miner, Bronson wasn’t born, he was chiseled. He had acetylene torches for eyes. His roots and influences harken back to the era of Bogart, Garfield and Raft. Leading men back then didn’t need lines; they had looks.

Charlie Bronson was never much of a talker, as I was reminded the other day over dinner. Approaching 80, he still walks with that don’t-mess-with-me swagger. He doesn’t act anymore. Why should he?

The reason I’m writing this, however, is that I know his dirty little secret. You see, Charlie may look homicidal, but in reality he’s all heart.

The reason we were celebrating the other day is that his daughter, Katrina Holden Bronson, a lissome and talented 27-year-old, won the emerging director award for her short film. The prize was awarded by the Media Trust at the Malibu Film Festival and Charlie Bronson was teary-eyed at the awards ceremony. Called “Righteous Indignation,” it’s a spirited film, and if he was proud, so was I.

Charlie adopted Katrina when she was a sprightly, delightful 11-year-old. Her mother, a British-born casting director and single mother named Hilary Holden, had died of a sudden heart attack, and Katrina was orphaned. Hilary had moved around a great deal in her life, and there were no close relatives. In fact, it quickly became clear that only two couples were in a position to adopt Katrina — Charlie and his wife, the late Jill Ireland, or my wife, Blackie, and I. Charlie already had a raft of kids, so he se

Our July 13 & 14 screenings are devoted to the little guy. Specifically, the little guy with lots of pals, who’s got lofty goals for the future but bigger problems in the present. We all have someone like that in our lives. If you don’t, you’re them. And in these two star-packed but rarely screened gems, you’ll get to laugh and cry along with their struggle.

First, we’re in Hoboken for 1998’s RESTAURANT, where bartender Chris (Adrien Brody) should be upbeat: he’s about to mount his first play, he’s got amiable co-workers, and he’s struck up a promising relationship with new waitress Jeanine (Elise Neal). But there’s the matter of Chris’ lapsed sobriety, the ex (Lauryn Hill) that inspired the play, the leading actor in the play (Simon Baker) who slept with her, and the racial tensions among the staff that are beginning to bubble up. It’s possible Chris may not be able to keep his play, romance, or extended family together much longer.

RESTAURANT was a reunion for Brody with director Eric Bross and writer Tom Cudworth; the three first collaborated on the New Jersey-set indie drama TEN BENNY, which was Brody’s first headlining role. It was also loosely autobiographical: Bross and Cudworth had met while working in a Montclair, NJ restaurant, and Cudworth was involved in an interracial relationship during that time. The owners of the restaurant where it was filmed were so enamored with the production, for many years they continued to operate it under the scripted name from the film.

The familiar faces in the supporting cast include Jesse L. Martin in his first film role, Malcolm Jamal-Warner, Catherine Kellner, Vonte Sweet, and John Carroll Lynch. Producer Shana Stein would go on to produce Larry Bishop’s HELL RIDE for Quentin Tarantino, and had cameos in KILL BILL V.2 and DJANGO UNCHAINED; she is currently an executive producer on the cable dramas “UNFORGETTABLE” and “POWER.”

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By Paul Talbot

The poster screamed: "Most criminals answer to the law. The world's most savage executioner must answer to Bronson. Since the late 1960s, Charles Bronson's name on a marquee was a guarantee of unchained action. When The Evil That Men Do opened in 1984, fans were hit with the expected violence, but this time they were also assaulted with thick layers of sadism, sleaze and depravity. And they loved it.

Born in 1921, Charles Bronson (originally Bunchinsky) was a dirt-poor Pennsylvania coal miner before he was drafted and later used the GI Bill to study acting. After dozens of small roles, he became a popular supporting player in hit films like The Magnificent Seven (1960) and The Great Escape (1963) and then went overseas to star in European pictures like Farewell, Friend (1967), Once Upon a Time in the West (1967) and Rider on the Rain (1970). Although ignored in the States where they were shelved or sparsely-released,Bronson's foreign films were international blockbusters and made him one of the biggest superstars in the world. With the vigilante-themed American movie Death Wish (1974), Bronsonfinally became huge at U.S. theaters and he followed it with worldwide hits including Breakout (1975) and Breakheart Pass (1975). By the early 1980s, weak entries like Love and Bullets (1979) and Borderline (1980) weren't doing much at North American box offices, but the Bronson name (with the right material) could still secure financing.

Looking for suitable material was independent producer Pancho Kohner, son of Paul Kohner, the successful Hollywood agent and the longtime representative of Bronson. Pancho Kohner had already produced the Bronson vehicles St. Ives (1976), The White Buffalo (1977), and Love and Bullets. He recalls, "[Bronson] always liked to satisfy his audience. He knew what his audience expected of him. He didn't want to deviate too far. He did a couple of films that were different, but mostly he

American actor (1921–2003)

This article is about the American actor. For other people named Charles Bronson, see Charles Bronson (disambiguation).

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. Bronson himself worked in the mines as well until joining the United States Army Air Forces in 1943 to fight in World War II. After his service, he joined a theatrical troupe and studied acting. During the 1950s, he played various supporting roles in motion pictures and television, including anthology drama TV series in which he would appear as the main character. Near the end of the decade, he had his first cinematic leading role in Machine-Gun Kelly (1958).

Bronson had sizeable co-starring roles in The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963), This Property Is Condemned (1966), and The Dirty Dozen (1967). Bronson