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Italian actor (1923–1994)
Mario Brega
Born (1923-03-25 ) 25 March 1923Died 23 July 1994(1994-07-23) (aged 71) Years active 1947–1991
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.
Biography
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;
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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.
Filmography
La mascotte dei diavoli blu (
1947 )
L'uomo di paglia (
1958 ) – Man who blocks Andrea davanti versus the driver (uncredited)
Il mondo dei miracoli (
1959 ) – Man with a black eye (uncredited)
Gli scontenti (
1961 )
Giorno per giorno disperatamente (1961)
I motorizzati (
1962 ) – Edoardo
La marcia su Roma of
Dino Risi (1962) – Mitraglia
La parmigiana (
1963 ) – Brega – policeman (uncredited)
Uno strano tipo (1963)
Le ore dell'amore (1963)
Il Fornaretto di Venezia (1963)
I mostri (episodio La nobile arte ) (1963) – Rocchetti (segment "La nobile Arte")
Se permettete parliamo di donne (
1964 )
Due mafiosi nel Far West (1964) – Uomo con Rio
A Fistful of Dollars (1964, by
Sergio Leone ) – Chico
Diciottenni al sole (1964)
Buffalo Bill, l'eroe del far west (
1964 ) – Big Sam Donaldson
I complessi (1965) – (segment "Il complesso della schiava nubiana")
For a Few Dollars More (1965, by
Sergio Leone ) – Nino (Indio's Gang)
Un angelo per Satana (
1966 ) – Carlo Lionesi
El precio de un hombre (1966) – Miguel
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966, by
Sergio Leone ) – Corporal Wallace
Omicidio per appuntamento (
1967 ) – Mario Galante
No Diamonds for Ursula (1967) – Sansone
Da uomo a uomo by
Giulio Petroni (1967) – Walcott's Henchman in Waistcoat
Hallelujah for Django (1967) – Andreas / Yanaro
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die (
1968 ) – Krant
Il suo nome gridava vendetta (1968) – Dirty
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No (1968) – Cripple
Il Grande Silenzio by
Sergio Corbucci (1968) – Martin
A Noose for Django (
1969 ) – Brandon's Partner
Death Knocks Twice (1969) – Riccardo Beni
La taglia è tua... l'uomo l'ammazzo io di
Edoardo Mulargia (1969) – Tim
Il divorzio (
1970 ) – Newsvendor
New York-Parigi per una condanna a morte (1970)
Cose di Cosa Nostra (
1971 ) – Bellacque
Se t'incontro t'ammazzo (1971) – Grendel
Return of Sabata (1971) – Cameo (uncredited)
In Prison Awaiting Trial (1971) – Detenuto amico di Scalia (uncredited)
A Girl in Australia (1971) – Cameriere italiano a Brisbane (uncredited)
Decameron No. 2 - Le altre novelle del Boccaccio di
Mino Guerrini (
1972 ) – Ferondo
Sotto a chi Tocca! (1972) – Fregonese
Le mille e una notte e un’altra ancora… (
1973 ) – Vizier
I racconti di Canterbury N. 2 (1973)
Even Angels Eat Beans (1973) – Angelo's Weapon Master (uncredited)
Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone! (1973)
My Name Is Nobody (1973) – Pedro
Basta con la guerra, facciamo l'amore (
1974 ) – Garozzi
Anche gli angeli tirano di destro (1974) – Barman
I sette del gruppo selvaggio by
Gianni Crea (
1975 ) – Tornado
Simone e Matteo, un gioco da ragazzi di
Giuliano Carnimeo (1975) – Gang Member
Due cuori, una cappella (1975) – Il macellaio
Quant'è bella la Bernarda, tutta nera, tutta calda by
Lucio Dandolo (1975) – Mirafiore (segment "Il Cavalier Mirafiore")
Genio, due compari, un pollo, Un (1975) – Officer at Fort
Il conto è chiuso (1976) – Bobo Belmondo
La banda del trucido (
1977 ) – Questore Alberti
Il gatto (1977) – Killer
Agonas horis telos (1978)
Il giocattolo (
1979 ) – Un rapinatore
Un sacco bello di
Carlo Verdone (
1980 ) – Mario
Bianco, rosso e Verdone by
Carlo Verdone (
1981 ) – The 'Prince'
Una vacanza del cactus (1981) – Zio Michele, zio di Augusto
Pierino la Peste alla riscossa (
1982 ) – Giulio, padre di Pierino
Borotalco by
Carlo Verdone (1982) – Augusto
Pè sempe (1982) – Don Enrico
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio (episodio Il mago ) (
1983 ) – Alberigo
Vacanze di Natale (1983) – Arturo Marchetti
Amarsi un po' (
1984 ) – Augusto Coccia
Sogni e bisogni (1984) – Er Policlinico
Once Upon a Time in America by
Sergio Leone (1984) – Mandy
Troppo forte di
Carlo Verdone (
1986 ) – Sergio
Asilo di polizia (1986) – Don Lombardi
Montecarlo Gran Casinò (1987) – Luciano
Crack (
1991 ) – (final film role)
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