Mario Brega
Acting
Born March 25, 1923 · Rome, Lazio, Italy
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.
Films (67)
Crack
1991
Montecarlo Gran Casinò
1987
Detective School Dropouts
1986
Too Much
1986
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
Day by Day, Desperately
1961
Cronache del '22
1961
Gli scontenti
1961
Il mondo dei miracoli
1959
Man of Straw
1958
The Mascot of the Blue Devils
1947