Before Charles Bronson changed his name and became a legend on the big screen, he was Charles Buchinsky, an up-and-coming ...

LOS ANGELES -- Charles Bronson, 81, the grim-faced tough guy who built a European following before making his mark in the United States with action films including the "Death Wish" series, died ...

Tough-guy Charles Bronson, who circumvented Hollywood to become a leading man in Europe, died Saturday of pneumonia at Cedars-Sinai. He was 81 and reportedly suffered from Alzheimer's disease.