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