Bronson (Buchinsky), Charles b. November 3, 1921 d. August 30, 2003 Actor. Best remembered for his roles in the movies, "The Great Escape" (1963), "The Dirty Dozen" (1967), and the "Death Wish" series of movies. Born Charles Buchinski in Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, to a family of Lithuanian immigrant coal miners, he followed his father and brothers into the coal mines after high school, until World War II, when he joined the Army Air Force, serving as a tail gunner on B-29 bombers in the Pacific. He flew 25 missions, and was wounded in action, receiving the...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson) Cause of death: Pneumonia Brownsville Cemetery, West Windsor, Windsor County, Vermont, USA