Mario Brega
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1923-03-25
Day of Death
1994-07-23 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Rome, Lazio, Italy
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.
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Known For
Acting
(1991)
(1987)
Montecarlo Gran Casinò
as Cesare
(1986)
Troppo forte
as Sergio
(1986)
(1984)
Once Upon a Time in America
as Mandy
(1984)
Amarsi un po'...
as Padre di Marco
(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)
Bianco, rosso e Verdone
as Er Principe
(1981)
Una vacanza del cactus
as Zio Michele
(1980)
Fun Is Beautiful
as Mario
(1979)
A Dangerous Toy
as Slavic's Enforcer
(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)
(1975)
Two hearts, a Chapel
as Il Macellaio
(1975)
How Beautiful Is Bernarda, All Black, All Hot
as Mirafiore
(1975)
Seven Savage Men
as Tornado
(1974)
Charleston
as Barman
(1974)
Basta con la guerra... facciamo l'amore
as Garozzi
(1973)
My Name Is Nobody
as Pedro
(1973)
(1972)
Decameron II
as Ferondo
(1972)
(1972)
Sotto a chi tocca!
as Fregonese the Tyrant
(1971)
A Girl in Australia
as cameriere italiano a Brisbane
(1971)
Why
as Detenuto amico di Scalia (uncredited)
(1971)
(1971)
Finders Killers
as Grendel
(1970)
Il divorzio
as giornalaio
(1970)
(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)
(1968)
Man Who Cried for Revenge
as Dirty
(1968)
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
as il mutilato
(1967)
Death Rides a Horse
as One-Eye (Paco)
(1967)
Halleluja for Django
as Andreas / Yanaro
(1967)
Date for a Murder
as Mario Galante
(1967)
No Diamonds for Ursula
as Sansone
(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)
A Fistful of Dollars
as Chico
(1964)
Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
as Donaldson
(1964)
(1964)
Two Gangsters in the Wild West
as man with Rio
(1963)
The Monsters
as Rocchetti (segment "La nobile Arte")
(1963)
(1963)
The Strange Type
as benzinaio
(1962)
I motorizzati
as Edoardo
(1962)
March on Rome
as Mitraglia
(1962)
Eighteen in the Sun
as Gennarino
(1961)
Day by Day, Desperately
as infermiere
(1961)
Cronache del '22
as Panza
(1961)
(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)