Acting
Mario Brega
IT, EN, EL, FR cinema · 70 credits
Born
25 March 1923
Died
23 July 1994 (aged 71)
Birthplace
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Also known as Richard Stuyvesant · M. Braga · Florestano 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
Filmography
Montecarlo Gran Casinò
as Cesare
Too Much
as Sergio
Amarsi un po'...
as Padre di Marco
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
as Alberigo (episodio "Il mago")
Christmas Holidays
as Arturo Marchetti
Talcum Powder
as Augusto
Pè sempe
as Don Enrico Roncilio
Una vacanza del cactus
as Zio Michele
Bianco, rosso e Verdone
as Er Principe
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
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
as Coach Driver
Two hearts, a Chapel
as Il Macellaio
Seven Savage Men
as Tornado
Charleston
as Barman
My Name Is Nobody
as Pedro
Decameron II
as Ferondo
Sotto a chi tocca!
as Fregonese the Tyrant
Finders Killers
as Grendel
Why
as Detenuto amico di Scalia (uncredited)
A Girl in Australia
as cameriere italiano a Brisbane
Return of Sabata
as Cameo (uncredited)
The Divorce
as giornalaio
Cannabis
Actor
A Noose for Django
as Brandon's Partner
Death Knocks Twice
as Riccardo
El Puro
as Tim
The Great Silence
as Martin
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
as il mutilato
Death Rides a Horse
as One-Eye
Date for a Murder
as Mario Galante
Halleluja for Django
as Andreas / Yanaro
No Diamonds for Ursula
as Sansone
The Ugly Ones
as Miguel Cortinas
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
as Corporal Wallace
An Angel for Satan
as Carlo Lionesi
For a Few Dollars More
as Niño, Member of Indio's Gang
Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
as Donaldson
Two Gangsters in the Wild West
as man with Rio
A Fistful of Dollars
as Chico
The Strange Type
as benzinaio
The Monsters
as Rocchetti (segment "La nobile Arte")
March on Rome
as Mitraglia
I motorizzati
as Edoardo
Eighteen in the Sun
as Gennarino
Day by Day, Desperately
as infermiere
Cronache del '22
as Panza
Il mondo dei miracoli
as L'uomo con un occhio nero (uncredited)
Man of Straw
as Uomo che blocca Andrea davanti al tassista (uncredited)
