This was suggested by his agent in order to save his career from potentially being blacklisted as a communist. Charles Bronson has mild PTSD and is not ready for release yet, despite posing less of a risk to the public than in prison, an independent psychologist has told his parole hearing. Rectified - Karolis was the 1st name, his parents being from Litva, a Balto-Slavic nation, not Tartar.īorn Charles Buchinsky, Bronson changed his last name during his early career in the 1950s during the rise of McCarthyism.

His real full name was Charles Dennis Buchinsky He played Paul Kersey in the Death Wish movie series. The 70-year-old, who is currently at HMP Woodhill in. He died of pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease. Charles Bronson, one of the UKs longest-serving prisoners, has 'not done himself any favours' during his parole hearing, his son has said. Bronson was married to Jill Ireland (his second marriage, 1968–1990) until her death from breast cancer. Respiratory and congestive heart failure complicated by COPD and lung cancerĬharles Bronson (Novem– August 30, 2003) was an American actor.