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Mario Brega

Actor
Born March 25, 1923Died July 23, 1994 (71 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex
  • My Name Is Nobody
  • Death Rides a Horse
  • A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe
  • Return of Sabata
  • A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
  • Man Who Cried for Revenge
  • Seven Devils on Horseback
Known For
  • Death Rides a Horse
  • The Great Silence
  • Fun Is Beautiful
  • Bianco, rosso e Verdone
  • A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe
  • Troppo forte
  • An Angel for Satan
  • No Room to Die
  • Vacanze di Natale
  • The Ugly Ones
  • A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
  • La taglia è tua... l'uomo l'ammazzo io
  • Buffalo Bill
  • Detective School Dropouts
  • The Cat
  • Convoy Buddies
  • Man Who Cried for Revenge
  • The Blonde Connection
  • Halleluja for Django
  • Seven Devils on Horseback
  • Montecarlo Gran Casinò
  • The Last Round
  • Date for a Murder
  • Decameron n° 2 - Le altre novelle del Boccaccio

Filmography

2017
1987
1986
1986
Troppo forte · as Sergio
1985
Sogni e bisogni (TV Series) · as Er Policlinico
1984
Amarsi un po'... · as Padre Di Marco
1984
1983
Vacanze di Natale · as Arturo Marchetti
1983
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio · as Alberigo (episodio "il Mago")
1982
Pè sempe · as Don Enrico
1982
Talcum Powder · as Augusto
1982
1981
Una vacanza del cactus · as Zio Michele
1981
Bianco, rosso e Verdone · as Er Principe
1980
Fun Is Beautiful · as Mario
1979
Il giocattolo · 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
1975
Due cuori, una cappella · as Il Macellaio
1975
1975
1974
Charleston · as Barman
1974
1973
1973
Even Angels Eat Beans · as Angelo's Weapon Master
1972
Sotto a chi tocca! · as Fregonese The Tyrant
1972
1972
1971
A Girl in Australia · as Cameriere Italiano A Brisbane
1971
Why? · as Detenuto Amico Di Scalia (uncredited)
1971
1971
Finders Killers · as Grendel
1971
1970
1970
The Divorce · as Giornalaio
1969
1969
The Blonde Connection · as Riccardo
1969
No Room to Die · as Brandon's Partner
1968
The Great Silence · as Martin
1968
1968
1967
1967
Halleluja for Django · as Andreas / Yanaro
1967
Death Rides a Horse · as One-Eye (paco)
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
1965
I complessi · as (segment "il Complesso Della Schiava Nubiana")
1964
Buffalo Bill · as Donaldson
1964
1964
1964
1963
The Monsters · as Rocchetti (segment "la Nobile Arte")
1963
La parmigiana · as Brega - Policeman
1963
1963
1963
Uno strano tipo · as Benzinaio
1962
La marcia su Roma · 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
A Day for Lionhearts · as Fascista
1959
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)

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