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.
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 (Movies)
Crack
Character:
Release Date:06/09/1991
Montecarlo Gran Casinò
Character:Cesare
Release Date:23/12/1987
Detective School Dropouts
Character:
Release Date:07/08/1986
Too Much
Character:Sergio
Release Date:30/01/1986
Amarsi un po'...
Character:Padre di Marco
Release Date:05/10/1984
Once Upon a Time in America
Character:Mandy
Release Date:23/05/1984
Christmas Holidays
Character:Arturo Marchetti
Release Date:22/12/1983
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
Character:Alberigo (episodio "Il mago")
Release Date:30/11/1983
Pè sempe
Character:Don Enrico Roncilio
Release Date:05/03/1982
Talcum Powder
Character:Augusto
Release Date:22/01/1982
Pierino the Pest to the Rescue
Character:Giulio
Release Date:09/01/1982
Una vacanza del cactus
Character:Zio Michele
Release Date:16/08/1981
Bianco, rosso e Verdone
Character:Er Principe
Release Date:20/02/1981
Fun Is Beautiful
Character:Mario Brega
Release Date:19/01/1980
A Dangerous Toy
Character:Slavic's Enforcer
Release Date:21/02/1979
The Cat
Character:Rosario Calascibetta, a killer
Release Date:16/12/1977
Destruction Force
Character:Questore Alberti
Release Date:18/03/1977
The Last Round
Character:Bobo Belmondo
Release Date:30/12/1976
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
Character:Coach Driver
Release Date:16/12/1975
Two hearts, a Chapel
Character:Il Macellaio
Release Date:02/10/1975
Convoy Buddies
Character:
Release Date:20/07/1975
Seven Savage Men
Character:Tornado
Release Date:29/03/1975
How Beautiful Is Bernarda, All Black, All Hot
Character:Mirafiore
Release Date:12/01/1975
Charleston
Character:Barman
Release Date:10/09/1974
Basta con la guerra... facciamo l'amore
Character:Garozzi
Release Date:24/04/1974
My Name Is Nobody
Character:Pedro
Release Date:13/12/1973
Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone!
Character:Quattropalle
Release Date:31/05/1973
Sotto a chi tocca!
Character:Fregonese the Tyrant
Release Date:24/10/1972
Decameron II
Character:Ferondo
Release Date:17/03/1972
The Lusty Wives of Canterbury
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1972
A Girl in Australia
Character:cameriere italiano a Brisbane
Release Date:22/12/1971
Why
Character:Detenuto amico di Scalia (uncredited)
Release Date:27/10/1971
Finders Killers
Character:Grendel
Release Date:27/03/1971
Mafia Things
Character:
Release Date:30/01/1971
Cannabis
Character:
Release Date:02/09/1970
Il divorzio
Character:giornalaio
Release Date:20/04/1970
El Puro
Character:Tim
Release Date:23/12/1969
Death Knocks Twice
Character:Riccardo
Release Date:25/11/1969
No Room to Die
Character:Brandon's Partner
Release Date:01/01/1969
The Great Silence
Character:Martin
Release Date:22/11/1968
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
Character:il mutilato
Release Date:26/09/1968
Man Who Cried for Revenge
Character:Dirty
Release Date:28/07/1968
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
Character:Kraut
Release Date:08/02/1968
Halleluja for Django
Character:Andreas / Yanaro
Release Date:28/10/1967
Death Rides a Horse
Character:One-Eye (Paco)
Release Date:31/08/1967
No Diamonds for Ursula
Character:Sansone
Release Date:06/08/1967
Date for a Murder
Character:Mario Galante
Release Date:17/05/1967
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Character:Corporal Wallace
Release Date:22/12/1966
The Ugly Ones
Character:Miguel Cortinas
Release Date:04/11/1966
An Angel for Satan
Character:Carlo Lionesi
Release Date:04/05/1966
For a Few Dollars More
Character:Niño, Member of Indio's Gang
Release Date:18/12/1965
Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
Character:Donaldson
Release Date:19/11/1964
A Fistful of Dollars
Character:Chico
Release Date:12/09/1964
Two Gangsters in the Wild West
Character:man with Rio
Release Date:30/06/1964
Let's Talk About Women
Character:
Release Date:28/03/1964
The Monsters
Character:Rocchetti (segment "La nobile Arte")
Release Date:30/10/1963
The Hours of Love
Character:
Release Date:01/03/1963
The Strange Type
Character:benzinaio
Release Date:28/02/1963
March on Rome
Character:Mitraglia
Release Date:20/12/1962
I motorizzati
Character:Edoardo
Release Date:30/11/1962
Eighteen in the Sun
Character:Gennarino
Release Date:11/08/1962
Day by Day, Desperately
Character:infermiere
Release Date:23/11/1961
Cronache del '22
Character:Panza
Release Date:23/11/1961
Gli scontenti
Character:
Release Date:11/03/1961
Il mondo dei miracoli
Character:L'uomo con un occhio nero (uncredited)
Release Date:25/06/1959
Man of Straw
Character:Uomo che blocca Andrea davanti al tassista (uncredited)
Release Date:11/03/1958
The Mascot of the Blue Devils
Character:
Release Date:15/09/1947
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