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Mario Brega
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Mario Brega (25 March 1923 β 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 Fewβ¦
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Mario Brega (25 March 1923 β 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 NiΓ±o; 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.
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BODY OF WORK
Mario Brega's Filmography
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No Poster
Crack
Montecarlo Gran CasinΓ²
as Cesare
Detective School Dropouts
Too Much
as Sergio
Amarsi un po'...
as Padre di Marco
Once Upon a Time in America
as Mandy
Christmas Holidays
as Arturo Marchetti
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
as Alberigo (episodio "Il mago")
Pè sempe
as Don Enrico Roncilio
Talcum Powder
as Augusto
Pierino the Pest to the Rescue
as Giulio
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
ΞΞ³ΟΞ½Ξ±Ο ΟΟΟΞ―Ο ΟΞλοΟ
The Cat
as Rosario Calascibetta, a killer
Destruction Force
as Questore Alberti
The Last Round
as Bobo Belmondo
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
as Coach Driver
Two hearts, a Chapel
as Il Macellaio
Convoy Buddies
Seven Savage Men
as Tornado
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!
as Quattropalle
Le mille e una notte... e un'altra ancora!
as Visir
Sotto a chi tocca!
as Fregonese the Tyrant
Decameron II
as Ferondo
The Lusty Wives of Canterbury
A Girl in Australia
as cameriere italiano a Brisbane
Why
as Detenuto amico di Scalia (uncredited)
Return of Sabata
as Cameo (uncredited)
Finders Killers
as Grendel
Mafia Things
Cannabis
The Divorce
as giornalaio
El Puro
as Tim
Death Knocks Twice
as Riccardo
A Noose for Django
as Brandon's Partner
The Great Silence
as Martin
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
as il mutilato
Man Who Cried for Revenge
as Dirty
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
as Kraut
Halleluja for Django
as Andreas / Yanaro
Death Rides a Horse
as One-Eye
No Diamonds for Ursula
as Sansone
Date for a Murder
as Mario Galante
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
as NiΓ±o, Member of Indio's Gang
Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
as Donaldson
A Fistful of Dollars
as Chico
Two Gangsters in the Wild West
as man with Rio
Let's Talk About Women
The Monsters
as Rocchetti (segment "La nobile Arte")
The Hours of Love
The Strange Type
as benzinaio
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
Gli scontenti
Il mondo dei miracoli
as L'uomo con un occhio nero (uncredited)
Man of Straw
as Uomo che blocca Andrea davanti al tassista (uncredited)
