Mario Brega

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.

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Filmography (68 Appearances)

Crack

1991

Montecarlo Gran Casinò

1987

Detective School Dropouts

1986

Too Much

1986

Sogni e bisogni

1985

Amarsi un po'...

1984

Once Upon a Time in America

1984

Christmas Holidays

1983

Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio

1983

Pè sempe

1982

Talcum Powder

1982

Pierino the Pest to the Rescue

1982

Una vacanza del cactus

1981

Bianco, rosso e Verdone

1981

Fun Is Beautiful

1980

A Dangerous Toy

1979

The Cat

1977

Destruction Force

1977

The Last Round

1976

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

1975

Two hearts, a Chapel

1975

Convoy Buddies

1975

Seven Savage Men

1975

How Beautiful Is Bernarda, All Black, All Hot

1975

Charleston

1974

Basta con la guerra... facciamo l'amore

1974

My Name Is Nobody

1973

Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone!

1973

Sotto a chi tocca!

1972

Decameron II

1972

The Lusty Wives of Canterbury

1972

A Girl in Australia

1971

Why

1971

Finders Killers

1971

Mafia Things

1971

Cannabis

1970

Il divorzio

1970

El Puro

1969

Death Knocks Twice

1969

A Noose for Django

1969

The Great Silence

1968

The Girl Who Couldn't Say No

1968

Man Who Cried for Revenge

1968

A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die

1968

Halleluja for Django

1967

Death Rides a Horse

1967

No Diamonds for Ursula

1967

Date for a Murder

1967

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

1966

The Ugly Ones

1966

An Angel for Satan

1966

For a Few Dollars More

1965

Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West

1964

A Fistful of Dollars

1964

Two Gangsters in the Wild West

1964

Let's Talk About Women

1964

The Monsters

1963

The Hours of Love

1963

The Strange Type

1963

March on Rome

1962

I motorizzati

1962

Eighteen in the Sun

1962

Cronache del '22

1961

Day by Day, Desperately

1961

Gli scontenti

1961

Il mondo dei miracoli

1959

Man of Straw

1958

The Mascot of the Blue Devils

1947 Debut
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