BRITAIN’S “most violent prisoner” Charles Bronson has an unusual story from petty crime and bare-knuckle boxing to armed robbery and lengthy prison sentence. He is currently serving time at HMP Wakefield – but how much do you know about his criminal past, boxing and bizarre art career?
Did Charles Bronson ever play a bad guy?
The film was a huge hit and Bronson had one of the leads, but he still found himself playing a villain in 4 for Texas (1963) for Robert Aldrich.
Did Tom Hardy meet Charles Bronson?
Tom Hardy met with Bronson several times and the two became good friends. Bronson was impressed with how Hardy managed to get just as muscular as he was and how well he could mimic his own personality and voice. Bronson has stated he believes Hardy was the only person who could play him.
Is the movie Bronson based on a true story?
That doesn’t make me evil, just confused.” He was the subject of the 2008 film Bronson starring Tom Hardy, a biopic based loosely on his life. Bronson has written many books about his experiences and the famous prisoners he has met throughout his incarceration….Charles Bronson (prisoner)
| Charles Bronson | |
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| Parent(s) | Eira and John G Peterson |
Does Jill Ireland have a daughter?
Zuleika Bronson
Katrina Holden Bronson
Jill Ireland/Daughters
Did Charles Bronson ever smoke?
Started Smoking at Age 9 He came from a large family of 15 (he was child number 11). Growing up very poor, they struggled to make ends meet. So poor in fact that Bronson sometimes had to wear his sister’s dresses to school. To help out, he began working with his dad in a coal mine at age 10.
Who is the longest serving prisoner in the UK?
Robert Maudsley
Since the death of Ian Brady, Maudsley has been the longest-serving British prisoner and the earliest person still living to be subject to a whole life order….
| Robert Maudsley | |
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| Country | England |
| Location(s) | London, Broadmoor, Wakefield Prison |