Mario Brega

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mario Brega, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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