Acting
Mario Brega
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.
Movies with Mario Brega
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
For a Few Dollars More
1965
A Fistful of Dollars
1964
My Name Is Nobody
1973
Talcum Powder
1982
Montecarlo Gran Casinò
1987
Death Rides a Horse
1967
The Great Silence
1968
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
1975
The Monsters
1963
Too Much
1986
Cannabis
1970
The Divorce
1970
Fun Is Beautiful
1980
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
1983
March on Rome
1962
Death Knocks Twice
1969
Date for a Murder
1967
The Cat
1977
Bianco, rosso e Verdone
1981
Pierino the Pest to the Rescue
1982
Halleluja for Django
1967
A Noose for Django
1969
I motorizzati
1962
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
1968
Crack
1991
A Girl in Australia
1971
Man Who Cried for Revenge
1968
Two hearts, a Chapel
1975
Mafia Things
1971
The Strange Type
1963
Why
1971
Christmas Holidays
1983
The Ugly Ones
1966
Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
1964
Convoy Buddies
1975
A Dangerous Toy
1979
Man of Straw
1958
Gli scontenti
1961
Amarsi un po'...
1984
An Angel for Satan
1966
Destruction Force
1977
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
1968
Two Gangsters in the Wild West
1964
El Puro
1969
Let's Talk About Women
1964
Charleston
1974
Decameron II
1972
Detective School Dropouts
1986
Seven Savage Men
1975
The Hours of Love
1963
The Last Round
1976
Una vacanza del cactus
1981
Αγώνας χωρίς τέλος
1978
Eighteen in the Sun
1962
Il mondo dei miracoli
1959
Cronache del '22
1961
Finders Killers
1971
No Diamonds for Ursula
1967
Day by Day, Desperately
1961
The Lusty Wives of Canterbury
1972
Sotto a chi tocca!
1972
Basta con la guerra... facciamo l'amore
1974
How Beautiful Is Bernarda, All Black, All Hot
1975
Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone!
1973
The Mascot of the Blue Devils
1947
Pè sempe
1982
