Mario Brega
Born March 25, 1923 (Age: 103)
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Rome, Lazio, Italy
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. 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.
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.
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Filmography
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Crack
1991
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Age: 68
Montecarlo Gran Casinò
1987
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as Cesare
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Age: 64
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
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as Mandy
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Age: 61
Christmas Holidays
1983
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as Arturo Marchetti
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Age: 60
Pè sempe
1982
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as Don Enrico Roncilio
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Age: 58
Una vacanza del cactus
1981
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as Zio Michele
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Age: 58
Bianco, rosso e Verdone
1981
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as Er Principe
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Age: 57
Fun Is Beautiful
1980
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as Mario Brega
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Age: 56
How Beautiful Is Bernarda, All Black, All Hot
1975
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as Mirafiore
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Age: 51
Charleston
1974
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as Barman
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Age: 51
Basta con la guerra... facciamo l'amore
1974
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as Garozzi
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Age: 51
My Name Is Nobody
1973
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as Pedro
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Age: 50
Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone!
1973
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as Quattropalle
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Age: 50
Sotto a chi tocca!
1972
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as Fregonese the Tyrant
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Age: 49
Decameron II
1972
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as Ferondo
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Age: 48
The Lusty Wives of Canterbury
1972
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Age: 48
El Puro
1969
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as Tim
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Age: 46
Death Knocks Twice
1969
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as Riccardo
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Age: 46
A Noose for Django
1969
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as Brandon's Partner
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Age: 46
The Great Silence
1968
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as Martin
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Age: 45
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966
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as Corporal Wallace
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Age: 43
For a Few Dollars More
1965
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as Niño, Member of Indio's Gang
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Age: 42
Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
1964
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as Donaldson
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Age: 41
A Fistful of Dollars
1964
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as Chico
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Age: 41
Two Gangsters in the Wild West
1964
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as man with Rio
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Age: 41
Let's Talk About Women
1964
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Age: 41
The Monsters
1963
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as Rocchetti (segment "La nobile Arte")
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Age: 40
The Hours of Love
1963
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Age: 39
The Strange Type
1963
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as benzinaio
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Age: 39
March on Rome
1962
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as Mitraglia
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Age: 39
I motorizzati
1962
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as Edoardo
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Age: 39
Eighteen in the Sun
1962
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as Gennarino
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Age: 39
Day by Day, Desperately
1961
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as infermiere
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Age: 38
Cronache del '22
1961
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as Panza
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Age: 38
Gli scontenti
1961
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Age: 37
Il mondo dei miracoli
1959
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as L'uomo con un occhio nero (uncredited)
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Age: 36
Man of Straw
1958
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as Uomo che blocca Andrea davanti al tassista (uncredited)
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Age: 34