Mario Brega
70 movies · 1 TV show
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 25, 1923
- Died
- Jul 23, 1994 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Also known as
- Richard Stuyvesant · M. Braga · Florestano Brega
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 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.
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He died of heart attack in Rome in 1994.
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Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 8.5 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966 · Film
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★ 8.4 Once Upon a Time in America
1984 · Film
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★ 7.8 A Fistful of Dollars
1964 · Film
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★ 8.0 For a Few Dollars More
1965 · Film
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★ 7.3 My Name Is Nobody
1973 · Film
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★ 7.3 Bianco, rosso e Verdone
1981 · Film
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★ 6.8 Talcum Powder
1982 · Film
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★ 7.5 The Great Silence
1968 · Film
Mario Brega: movies and TV shows
Acting (71)
- 1991
- 1987 Montecarlo Gran Casinò
as Cesare
- 1986
- 1986 Too Much
as Sergio
- 1985
- 1984 Amarsi un po'...
as Padre di Marco
- 1984 Once Upon a Time in America
as Mandy
- 1983 Christmas Holidays
as Arturo Marchetti
- 1983 Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
as Alberigo (episodio "Il mago")
- 1982 Pè sempe
as Don Enrico Roncilio
- 1982 Talcum Powder
as Augusto
- 1982 Pierino the Pest to the Rescue
as Giulio
- 1981 Una vacanza del cactus
as Zio Michele
- 1981 Bianco, rosso e Verdone
as Er Principe
- 1980 Fun Is Beautiful
as Mario Brega
- 1979 A Dangerous Toy
as Slavic's Enforcer
- 1978
- 1977 The Cat
as Rosario Calascibetta, a killer
- 1977 Destruction Force
as Questore Alberti
- 1976 The Last Round
as Bobo Belmondo
- 1975 A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
as Coach Driver
- 1975 Two hearts, a Chapel
as Il Macellaio
- 1975
- 1975 Seven Savage Men
as Tornado
- 1975 How Beautiful Is Bernarda, All Black, All Hot
as Mirafiore
- 1974 Charleston
as Barman
- 1974 Basta con la guerra... facciamo l'amore
as Garozzi
- 1973 My Name Is Nobody
as Pedro
- 1973
- 1973
- 1972 Sotto a chi tocca!
as Fregonese the Tyrant
- 1972 Decameron II
as Ferondo
- 1972
- 1971 A Girl in Australia
as cameriere italiano a Brisbane
- 1971 Why
as Detenuto amico di Scalia (uncredited)
- 1971 Return of Sabata
as Cameo (uncredited)
- 1971 Finders Killers
as Grendel
- 1971
- 1970
- 1970 The Divorce
as giornalaio
- 1969 El Puro
as Tim
- 1969 Death Knocks Twice
as Riccardo
- 1969 A Noose for Django
as Brandon's Partner
- 1968 The Great Silence
as Martin
- 1968 The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
as il mutilato
- 1968 Man Who Cried for Revenge
as Dirty
- 1968 A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
as Kraut
- 1967 Halleluja for Django
as Andreas / Yanaro
- 1967 Death Rides a Horse
as One-Eye
- 1967 No Diamonds for Ursula
as Sansone
- 1967 Date for a Murder
as Mario Galante
- 1966 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
as Corporal Wallace
- 1966 The Ugly Ones
as Miguel Cortinas
- 1966 An Angel for Satan
as Carlo Lionesi
- 1965 For a Few Dollars More
as Niño, Member of Indio's Gang
- 1964 Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
as Donaldson
- 1964 A Fistful of Dollars
as Chico
- 1964 Two Gangsters in the Wild West
as man with Rio
- 1964
- 1963 The Monsters
as Rocchetti (segment "La nobile Arte")
- 1963
- 1963 The Strange Type
as benzinaio
- 1962 March on Rome
as Mitraglia
- 1962 I motorizzati
as Edoardo
- 1962 Eighteen in the Sun
as Gennarino
- 1961 Day by Day, Desperately
as infermiere
- 1961 Cronache del '22
as Panza
- 1961
- 1959 Il mondo dei miracoli
as L'uomo con un occhio nero (uncredited)
- 1958 Man of Straw
as Uomo che blocca Andrea davanti al tassista (uncredited)
- 1947