Mario Brega

Actor Mar 25 (died age 71) Rome, Lazio, Italy 1947–1991 (44 year career)

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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 phy…

Known For

Film

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Corporal Wallace

Film

Once Upon a Time in America

Mandy

Film

For a Few Dollars More

Niño, Member of Indio's Gang

Film

A Fistful of Dollars

Chico

Film

My Name Is Nobody

Pedro

Film

Bianco, rosso e Verdone

Er Principe

Film

The Great Silence

Martin

Film

Fun Is Beautiful

Mario Brega

Filmography

Acting (68)

Movies (67)

Crack

1991

Montecarlo Gran Casinò

as Cesare

Too Much

as Sergio

Detective School Dropouts

1986

7.0

Once Upon a Time in America

as Mandy

Amarsi un po'...

as Padre di Marco

Christmas Holidays

as Arturo Marchetti

Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio

1983

as Alberigo (episodio "Il mago")

5.8

Pierino the Pest to the Rescue

as Giulio

Talcum Powder

as Augusto

Pè sempe

as Don Enrico Roncilio

Bianco, rosso e Verdone

1981

as Er Principe

7.3

Una vacanza del cactus

as Zio Michele

Fun Is Beautiful

as Mario Brega

A Dangerous Toy

as Slavic's Enforcer

Destruction Force

as Questore Alberti

The Cat

as Rosario Calascibetta, a killer

The Last Round

as Bobo Belmondo

Two hearts, a Chapel

as Il Macellaio

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

1975

as Coach Driver

6.3

Seven Savage Men

1975

as Tornado

Convoy Buddies

1975

5.9

How Beautiful Is Bernarda, All Black, All Hot

as Mirafiore

Charleston

as Barman

Basta con la guerra... facciamo l'amore

as Garozzi

My Name Is Nobody

as Pedro

Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone!

1973

as Quattropalle

The Lusty Wives of Canterbury

Decameron II

as Ferondo

Sotto a chi tocca!

as Fregonese the Tyrant

Finders Killers

1971

as Grendel

4.0

A Girl in Australia

1971

as cameriere italiano a Brisbane

6.6

Why

1971

as Detenuto amico di Scalia (uncredited)

Mafia Things

Cannabis

Il divorzio

as giornalaio

A Noose for Django

as Brandon's Partner

Death Knocks Twice

as Riccardo

El Puro

as Tim

Man Who Cried for Revenge

as Dirty

The Great Silence

as Martin

A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die

1968

as Kraut

5.9

The Girl Who Couldn't Say No

1968

as il mutilato

No Diamonds for Ursula

as Sansone

Death Rides a Horse

as One-Eye (Paco)

Date for a Murder

as Mario Galante

Halleluja for Django

as Andreas / Yanaro

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

as Corporal Wallace

The Ugly Ones

as Miguel Cortinas

An Angel for Satan

as Carlo Lionesi

For a Few Dollars More

1965

as Niño, Member of Indio's Gang

8.0

A Fistful of Dollars

1964

as Chico

7.8

Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West

1964

as Donaldson

4.9

Two Gangsters in the Wild West

1964

as man with Rio

5.7

Let's Talk About Women

1964

6.2

The Monsters

1963

as Rocchetti (segment "La nobile Arte")

The Strange Type

as benzinaio

The Hours of Love

I motorizzati

as Edoardo

Eighteen in the Sun

as Gennarino

March on Rome

as Mitraglia

Cronache del '22

as Panza

Gli scontenti

Day by Day, Desperately

1961

as infermiere

8.0

Il mondo dei miracoli

1959

as L'uomo con un occhio nero (uncredited)

Man of Straw

1958

as Uomo che blocca Andrea davanti al tassista (uncredited)

7.1

The Mascot of the Blue Devils

1947

Television (1)

Sogni e bisogni

1985