Mario Brega
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
ActingBirthday
March 25, 1923Deathday
July 23, 1994Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
65Place of birth
Rome, Lazio, ItalyAlso known as
Richard Stuyvesant , M. Braga
Cast credits
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
Coach Driver
Finders Killers
Grendel
Troppo forte
Sergio
The Great Silence
Martin
My Name Is Nobody
Pedro
Fun Is Beautiful
Mario
Talcum Powder
Augusto
Death Rides a Horse
One-Eye (Paco)
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
Kraut
The Ugly Ones
Miguel Cortinas
No Room to Die
Brandon's Partner
Amarsi un po'...
Padre di Marco
A Dangerous Toy
Uomo dello Slavo
Man Who Cried for Revenge
Dirty
Halleluja for Django
Andreas / Yanaro
Montecarlo Gran Casinò
Cesare
Two hearts, a Chapel
Il Macellaio
El Puro
Tim
Il divorzio
giornalaio
Day by Day, Desperately
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