Mario Brega
Acting
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.
Born: March 25, 1923
Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Known For
Filmography
as Cesare
as Sergio
as Padre di Marco
as Mandy
as Arturo Marchetti
as Alberigo (episodio "Il mago")
as Don Enrico Roncilio
as Augusto
as Giulio
as Zio Michele
as Er Principe
as Mario Brega
as Slavic's Enforcer
as Rosario Calascibetta, a killer
as Questore Alberti
as Bobo Belmondo
as Coach Driver
as Il Macellaio
as Mirafiore
as Barman
as Garozzi
as Pedro
as Fregonese the Tyrant
as Ferondo
as cameriere italiano a Brisbane
as Detenuto amico di Scalia (uncredited)
as Grendel
as giornalaio
as Tim
as Riccardo
as Brandon's Partner
as Martin
as il mutilato
as Dirty
as Andreas / Yanaro
as One-Eye (Paco)
as Sansone
as Mario Galante
as Corporal Wallace
as Miguel Cortinas
as Carlo Lionesi
as Niño, Member of Indio's Gang
as Donaldson
as Chico
as man with Rio
as Rocchetti (segment "La nobile Arte")
as benzinaio
as Mitraglia
as Edoardo
as Gennarino
as infermiere
as Panza
as L'uomo con un occhio nero (uncredited)
as Uomo che blocca Andrea davanti al tassista (uncredited)