Born to Lithuanian immigrants in 1921, Brosnan began working in a Pennsylvania coal mine at the age of 12 to help maintain the family's income after the death of his father. It was surprisingly nuanced work for a minor character in a B horror movie, and it landed the up-and-coming actor a series of roles that led to his breakout performance. It wasn't easy for someone with Bronson's hard, not-exactly-handsome visage to become a star in the 1950s and 1960s (he was probably best suited to character parts in a Western TV show like "Gunsmoke"), and it would be absolutely impossible today in our age of baby-faced superheroes.
Author: staff@slashfilm.com (Jeremy Smith)
Published at: 2025-07-06 19:20:00
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