Mario Brega

Acting Mar 25, 1923 Jul 23, 1994 (aged 71) Rome, Lazio, Italy

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 Acting Credits

Mario Brega

Acting

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Once Upon a Time in America

A Fistful of Dollars

For a Few Dollars More

My Name Is Nobody

Bianco, rosso e Verdone

Talcum Powder

The Great Silence

Fun Is Beautiful

Christmas Holidays

Death Rides a Horse

Too Much

The Monsters

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio

A Girl in Australia

Why

Montecarlo Gran Casinò

March on Rome

Amarsi un po'...

The Cat

An Angel for Satan

The Ugly Ones

Destruction Force