Mario Brega
Acting
Mario Brega (25 March 1923 – 23 July 1994) was an Italian character actor. His heavy build meant that he regularly portrayed a thug in his films, particularly earlier in his career in westerns. Later in his career, however, he featured in numerous Italian comedy films. Brega stood at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and well over 250 pounds (110 kg) at his heaviest but after the 1960s slimmed down significantly. Brega was born in Rome. He was a butcher before he drifted into acting, where his heavy physique ensured him a plethora of character roles. Debuting with director Dino Risi, he then played some minor roles in Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Western movies: A Fistful of Dollars, as Chico; For a Few Dollars More, as Niño; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly as Corporal Wallace; and also as a gangster in Once Upon a Time in America. He appeared in many other Spaghetti Westerns, including Death Rides a Horse, The Great Silence, and My Name is Nobody. Later in his career he had comical roles with director Carlo Verdone, such as in Un sacco bello and Talcum Powder. He died of heart attack in Rome in 1994. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mario Brega, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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movieToo Much
1986
Sergio
movieAmarsi un po'...
1984
Padre di Marco
movieChristmas Holidays
1983
Arturo Marchetti
movieOcchio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
1983
Alberigo (episodio "Il mago")
moviePè sempe
1982
Don Enrico Roncilio
movieTalcum Powder
1982
Augusto
movieUna vacanza del cactus
1981
Zio Michele
movieBianco, rosso e Verdone
1981
Er Principe
movieFun Is Beautiful
1980
Mario Brega
movieA Dangerous Toy
1979
Slavic's Enforcer
movieThe Cat
1977
Rosario Calascibetta, a killer
movieDestruction Force
1977
Questore Alberti
movieThe Last Round
1976
Bobo Belmondo
movieA Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
1975
Coach Driver
movieTwo hearts, a Chapel
1975
Il Macellaio
movieSeven Savage Men
1975
Tornado
movieCharleston
1974
Barman
movieSotto a chi tocca!
1972
Fregonese the Tyrant
movieDecameron II
1972
Ferondo
movieA Girl in Australia
1971
cameriere italiano a Brisbane
movieWhy
1971
Detenuto amico di Scalia (uncredited)
movieFinders Killers
1971
Grendel
movieThe Divorce
1970
giornalaio
movieDeath Knocks Twice
1969
Riccardo
movieA Noose for Django
1969
Brandon's Partner
movieThe Girl Who Couldn't Say No
1968
il mutilato
movieHalleluja for Django
1967
Andreas / Yanaro
movieDeath Rides a Horse
1967
One-Eye (Paco)
movieDate for a Murder
1967
Mario Galante
movieThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966
Corporal Wallace
movieThe Ugly Ones
1966
Miguel Cortinas
movieAn Angel for Satan
1966
Carlo Lionesi
movieFor a Few Dollars More
1965
Niño, Member of Indio's Gang
movieTwo Gangsters in the Wild West
1964
man with Rio
movieThe Monsters
1963
Rocchetti (segment "La nobile Arte")
movieThe Strange Type
1963
benzinaio
movieMarch on Rome
1962
Mitraglia
movieI motorizzati
1962
Edoardo
movieEighteen in the Sun
1962
Gennarino
movieDay by Day, Desperately
1961
infermiere
movieIl mondo dei miracoli
1959
L'uomo con un occhio nero (uncredited)
movieMan of Straw
1958
Uomo che blocca Andrea davanti al tassista (uncredited)
