Mario Brega
Biography
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.
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Movies (49)
Crack
1991
Montecarlo Gran Casinò
as Cesare
1987
Detective School Dropouts
1986
Troppo forte
as Sergio
1986
Amarsi un po'...
as Padre di Marco
1984
Once Upon a Time in America
as Mandy
1984
Christmas Holidays
as Arturo Marchetti
1983
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
as Alberigo (episodio "Il mago")
1983
Pè sempe
as Don Enrico Roncilio
1982
Talcum Powder
as Augusto
1982
Pierino the Pest to the Rescue
as Giulio
1982
Una vacanza del cactus
as Zio Michele
1981
Bianco, rosso e Verdone
as Er Principe
1981
Fun Is Beautiful
as Mario Brega
1980
A Dangerous Toy
as Slavic's Enforcer
1979
The Cat
as Rosario Calascibetta, a killer
1977
Destruction Force
as Questore Alberti
1977
The Last Round
as Bobo Belmondo
1976
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
as Coach Driver
1975
Two hearts, a Chapel
as Il Macellaio
1975
Convoy Buddies
1975
Seven Savage Men
as Tornado
1975
How Beautiful Is Bernarda, All Black, All Hot
as Mirafiore
1975
Charleston
as Barman
1974
Basta con la guerra... facciamo l'amore
as Garozzi
1974
My Name Is Nobody
as Pedro
1973
Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone!
as Quattropalle
1973
Sotto a chi tocca!
as Fregonese the Tyrant
1972
Decameron II
as Ferondo
1972
The Lusty Wives of Canterbury
1972
A Girl in Australia
as cameriere italiano a Brisbane
1971
Why
as Detenuto amico di Scalia (uncredited)
1971
Finders Killers
as Grendel
1971
Mafia Things
1971
Cannabis
1970
Il divorzio
as giornalaio
1970
El Puro
as Tim
1969
Death Knocks Twice
as Riccardo
1969
No Room to Die
as Brandon's Partner
1969
The Great Silence
as Martin
1968
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
as il mutilato
1968
Man Who Cried for Revenge
as Dirty
1968
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
as Kraut
1968
Halleluja for Django
as Andreas / Yanaro
1967
Death Rides a Horse
as One-Eye (Paco)
1967
No Diamonds for Ursula
as Sansone
1967
Date for a Murder
as Mario Galante
1967
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
as Corporal Wallace
1966
The Ugly Ones
as Miguel Cortinas
1966
