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