Actor Charles Bronson dead at 81

Tuesday, September 2, 2003

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 Saturday of pneumonia at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with his wife at his bedside. He had been in the hospital for weeks.

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