The film star who was in both "The Magnificent Seven" and "The Dirty Dozen" was Charles Bronson. In 1960, Bronson garnered attention in John Sturges' "The Magnificent Seven", in which he was cast as one of 7 gunfighters taking up the cause of the defenseless. This role made him a favorite actor in many countries outside the USA. In 1967 in "The Dirty Dozen", Robert Aldrich, the film's director, gave Bronson an excellent support role. He played an Army death row convict conscripted into a suicide mission. This film was a big box office success but Bronson was the third lead. He was unable at that point in time to become a major US star making big studio films.

Born Charles Dennis Buchinsky, Bronson (November 1921 – August 2003) was an actor who was often cast in roles of police officers, gunfighters, or vigilantes. He is well known for making films with revenge-oriented plot lines. He had long-term collaborations with film directors Michael Winner and J. Lee Thompson and appeared in 15 films with his second wife, British actress Jill Ireland. They were married from 1968 until her death in 1990. He died at age 81 from Alzheimer's disease and pneumonia.

The height of his fame came in the early 1970s; he was the world's No. 1 box office attraction, commanding $1 million per film. He's known for the violent thrillers; "The Mechanic" (1972), "Death Wish" (1974), "Ten to Midnight" (1983), "The President's Assassin" (1987), "Death Wish V" (1994), and "Dead to Rights" (1995).

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