Mario Brega
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 25, 1923
- Died
- July 23, 1994 (aged 71)
- Birthplace
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
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.
Known For
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Filmography
Crack
Movie
Montecarlo Gran Casinò
Movie · as Cesare
Too Much
Movie · as Sergio
Detective School Dropouts
Movie
Sogni e bisogni
TV · 11 eps
Amarsi un po'...
Movie · as Padre di Marco
Once Upon a Time in America
Movie · as Mandy
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
Movie · as Alberigo (episodio "Il mago")
Christmas Holidays
Movie · as Arturo Marchetti
Talcum Powder
Movie · as Augusto
Pierino the Pest to the Rescue
Movie · as Giulio
Pè sempe
Movie · as Don Enrico Roncilio
Una vacanza del cactus
Movie · as Zio Michele
Bianco, rosso e Verdone
Movie · as Er Principe
Fun Is Beautiful
Movie · as Mario Brega
A Dangerous Toy
Movie · as Slavic's Enforcer
Αγώνας χωρίς τέλος
Movie
Destruction Force
Movie · as Questore Alberti
The Cat
Movie · as Rosario Calascibetta, a killer
The Last Round
Movie · as Bobo Belmondo
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
Movie · as Coach Driver
Two hearts, a Chapel
Movie · as Il Macellaio
Seven Savage Men
Movie · as Tornado
Convoy Buddies
Movie
How Beautiful Is Bernarda, All Black, All Hot
Movie · as Mirafiore
Basta con la guerra... facciamo l'amore
Movie · as Garozzi
Charleston
Movie · as Barman
My Name Is Nobody
Movie · as Pedro
Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone!
Movie · as Quattropalle
Le mille e una notte... e un'altra ancora!
Movie · as Visir
Decameron II
Movie · as Ferondo
Sotto a chi tocca!
Movie · as Fregonese the Tyrant
The Lusty Wives of Canterbury
Movie
Finders Killers
Movie · as Grendel
Mafia Things
Movie
Why
Movie · as Detenuto amico di Scalia (uncredited)
A Girl in Australia
Movie · as cameriere italiano a Brisbane
Return of Sabata
Movie · as Cameo (uncredited)
The Divorce
Movie · as giornalaio
Cannabis
Movie
A Noose for Django
Movie · as Brandon's Partner
Death Knocks Twice
Movie · as Riccardo
El Puro
Movie · as Tim
The Great Silence
Movie · as Martin
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
Movie · as Kraut
Man Who Cried for Revenge
Movie · as Dirty
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
Movie · as il mutilato
Death Rides a Horse
Movie · as One-Eye
Date for a Murder
Movie · as Mario Galante
Halleluja for Django
Movie · as Andreas / Yanaro
No Diamonds for Ursula
Movie · as Sansone
The Ugly Ones
Movie · as Miguel Cortinas
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Movie · as Corporal Wallace
An Angel for Satan
Movie · as Carlo Lionesi
For a Few Dollars More
Movie · as Niño, Member of Indio's Gang
Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
Movie · as Donaldson
Two Gangsters in the Wild West
Movie · as man with Rio
A Fistful of Dollars
Movie · as Chico
Let's Talk About Women
Movie
The Hours of Love
Movie
The Strange Type
Movie · as benzinaio
The Monsters
Movie · as Rocchetti (segment "La nobile Arte")
March on Rome
Movie · as Mitraglia
I motorizzati
Movie · as Edoardo
Eighteen in the Sun
Movie · as Gennarino
Day by Day, Desperately
Movie · as infermiere
Gli scontenti
Movie
Cronache del '22
Movie · as Panza
Il mondo dei miracoli
Movie · as L'uomo con un occhio nero (uncredited)
Man of Straw
Movie · as Uomo che blocca Andrea davanti al tassista (uncredited)
The Mascot of the Blue Devils
Movie