Mario Brega
Acting
Born 1923-03-25
Died 1994-07-23
Rome, Lazio, Italy
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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
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Acting
50 credits
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Once Upon a Time in America
For a Few Dollars More
A Fistful of Dollars
My Name Is Nobody
The Great Silence
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
Death Rides a Horse
Talcum Powder
The Monsters
Return of Sabata
Montecarlo Gran Casinò
Too Much
The Cat
Death Knocks Twice
Man Who Cried for Revenge
El Puro
A Dangerous Toy
Date for a Murder
Halleluja for Django
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
Christmas Holidays
Why
Bianco, rosso e Verdone
Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
The Ugly Ones
I motorizzati
The Divorce
The Last Round
A Noose for Django
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
Fun Is Beautiful
A Girl in Australia
Destruction Force
Man of Straw
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
Two hearts, a Chapel
Two Gangsters in the Wild West
March on Rome
Charleston
The Strange Type
Eighteen in the Sun
Pierino the Pest to the Rescue
An Angel for Satan
Una vacanza del cactus
Amarsi un po'...
How Beautiful Is Bernarda, All Black, All Hot
Sotto a chi tocca!
No Diamonds for Ursula
Seven Savage Men
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Sogni e bisogni
Cannabis
Convoy Buddies
Detective School Dropouts
Crack
Mafia Things
Let's Talk About Women
Gli scontenti
The Hours of Love
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