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.
69 movies · 1 shows
Crack
1991·10.0
Montecarlo Gran Casinò
1987·5.5
Detective School Dropouts
1986·6.9
Too Much
1986·6.5
Amarsi un po'...
1984·6.3
Once Upon a Time in America
1984·8.4
Christmas Holidays
1983·6.2
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
1983·5.9
Pè sempe
1982·0.0
Talcum Powder
1982·6.8
Pierino the Pest to the Rescue
1982·3.5
Una vacanza del cactus
1981·3.9
Bianco, rosso e Verdone
1981·7.3
Fun Is Beautiful
1980·7.1
A Dangerous Toy
1979·7.0
Αγώνας χωρίς τέλος
1978·0.0
The Cat
1977·6.0
Destruction Force
1977·5.8
The Last Round
1976·6.2
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
1975·6.3
Two hearts, a Chapel
1975·5.3
Convoy Buddies
1975·6.2
Seven Savage Men
1975·9.0
How Beautiful Is Bernarda, All Black, All Hot
1975·3.5
Charleston
1974·5.1
Basta con la guerra... facciamo l'amore
1974·3.8
My Name Is Nobody
1973·7.3
Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone!
1973·9.0
Sotto a chi tocca!
1972·9.0
Decameron II
1972·3.7
The Lusty Wives of Canterbury
1972·4.3
A Girl in Australia
1971·6.6
Why
1971·7.3
Return of Sabata
1971·5.9
Finders Killers
1971·5.7
Mafia Things
1971·6.6
Cannabis
1970·4.4
The Divorce
1970·6.8
El Puro
1969·5.5
Death Knocks Twice
1969·4.2
A Noose for Django
1969·5.3
The Great Silence
1968·7.5
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
1968·7.0
Man Who Cried for Revenge
1968·4.3
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
1968·5.9
Halleluja for Django
1967·5.9
Death Rides a Horse
1967·7.0
No Diamonds for Ursula
1967·6.0
Date for a Murder
1967·6.8
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966·8.5
The Ugly Ones
1966·5.9
An Angel for Satan
1966·6.3
For a Few Dollars More
1965·8.0
Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
1964·5.4
A Fistful of Dollars
1964·7.8
Two Gangsters in the Wild West
1964·5.9
Let's Talk About Women
1964·6.3
The Monsters
1963·7.4
The Hours of Love
1963·5.0
The Strange Type
1963·5.8
March on Rome
1962·7.5
I motorizzati
1962·5.9
Eighteen in the Sun
1962·5.1
Day by Day, Desperately
1961·7.8
Cronache del '22
1961·7.2
Gli scontenti
1961·7.5
Il mondo dei miracoli
1959·8.0
Man of Straw
1958·7.3
The Mascot of the Blue Devils
1947·0.0