He worked as a coal miner in his teens before being recruited to fight in World War II. In films like “The Magnificent Seven” and “Death Wish,” he was most known for portraying tough-guy vigilantes.
1 box office draw in the early 1970s, charging $1 million for each picture. Lee Thompson for a long time, and he and his second wife, Jill Ireland, acted in 15 films together. He worked with filmmakers such as Michael Winner and J. Charles Bronson was an American actor most known for his roles as a cop, gunfighter, and vigilante in vengeance films.
