Mario Brega
Acting
- Born:
- 1923-03-25
- Died:
- 1994-07-23
- Place of birth:
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
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.
Known For
Filmography
Crack
Montecarlo Gran Casinò
Detective School Dropouts
Too Much
Sogni e bisogni
Amarsi un po'...
Once Upon a Time in America
Christmas Holidays
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
Pè sempe
Talcum Powder
Pierino the Pest to the Rescue
Una vacanza del cactus
Bianco, rosso e Verdone
Fun Is Beautiful
A Dangerous Toy
Αγώνας χωρίς τέλος
The Cat
Destruction Force
The Last Round
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
Two hearts, a Chapel
Convoy Buddies
Seven Savage Men
How Beautiful Is Bernarda, All Black, All Hot
Charleston
Basta con la guerra... facciamo l'amore
My Name Is Nobody
Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone!
Le mille e una notte... e un'altra ancora!
Sotto a chi tocca!
Decameron II
The Lusty Wives of Canterbury
A Girl in Australia
Why
Return of Sabata
Finders Killers
Mafia Things
Cannabis
The Divorce
El Puro
Death Knocks Twice
A Noose for Django
The Great Silence
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
Man Who Cried for Revenge
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
Halleluja for Django
Death Rides a Horse
No Diamonds for Ursula
Date for a Murder
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Ugly Ones
An Angel for Satan
For a Few Dollars More
Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
A Fistful of Dollars
Two Gangsters in the Wild West
Let's Talk About Women
The Monsters
The Hours of Love
The Strange Type
March on Rome
I motorizzati
Eighteen in the Sun
Day by Day, Desperately
Cronache del '22
Gli scontenti
Il mondo dei miracoli
Man of Straw
The Mascot of the Blue Devils