Birth name: Charles Dennis Buchinsky.
Born: November 3, 1921.
Occupation: Actor who doled out vigilante justice in several Death Wish movies, and starred in Once Upon a Time in the West and The Mechanic. His role as Danny King in the 1963 film The Great Escape brought him long-lasting fame.
Before Fame: He worked in a Pennsylvania coal mine as a teen before joining the U.S. Air Force during WWII.
Trivia: In 1951, he landed his first big screen roles in the films The Mob, The People Against O’Hara and You’re in the Navy Now.
Family Life: He starred in over 14 movies with his second wife, actress Jill Ireland, whom he married in 1968. They remained married until her death in 1990.
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