Mario Brega (Rome 5 March 1923 – Rome 23 July 1994) was an Italian 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. He was also featured in many Federico Fellini films, and later in his career had comical roles with director Carlo Verdone.
We literally shot "A Fistful of Dollars" without any money. We were in Spain. Many times we had to go to a restaurant and leave without paying the bill, or we would've not be able to eat.
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Beefy Italian character actor, a former butcher, who specialised in playing heavies in spaghetti westerns.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Crack
1991
Montecarlo Gran Casinò
1987
Luciano
Detective School Dropouts
1986
Don Lombardi
Follia amore mio
1986
TV Movie
Troppo forte
1986
Sergio
Sogni e bisogni
1985
TV Mini-Series
Er Policlinico
Allô Béatrice
1984
TV Series
Le colosse
Amarsi un po'...
1984
Augusto Coccia
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
Mandy
Vacanze di Natale
1983
Arturo Marchetti
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
1983
Alberigo
Pè sempe
1982
Don Enrico
Borotalco
1982
Augusto
Pierino la peste alla riscossa
1982
Giulio, padre di Pierino
Una vacanza del cactus
1981
Zio Michele, zio di Augusto
Bianco, rosso e Verdone
1981
The 'Prince'
Un sacco bello
1980
Mario
Il giocattolo
1979
Un rapinatore
Agonas horis telos
1978
Il gatto
1977
killer
Destruction Force
1977
Questore Alberti
Il conto è chiuso
1976
Bobo Belmondo
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
1975
Officer at Fort
Quant'è bella la Bernarda, tutta nera, tutta calda
1975
Mirafiore (segment "Il Cavalier Mirafiore")
Due cuori, una cappella
1975
Il macellaio
Convoy Buddies
1975
Gang Member
Seven Devils on Horseback
1975
Tornado
Anche gli angeli tirano di destro
1974
Barman
Basta con la guerra... facciamo l'amore
1974
Garozzi
My Name Is Nobody
1973
Pedro
Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone!
1973
Even Angels Eat Beans
1973
Angelo's Weapon Master (uncredited)
I racconti di Canterbury N. 2
1973
Le mille e una notte... e un'altra ancora!
1973
Vizier
Sotto a chi tocca!
1972
Fregonese
Decameron n° 2 - Le altre novelle del Boccaccio
1972
Ferondo
Bello onesto emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibata
1971
Cameriere italiano a Brisbane (uncredited)
Why
1971
Detenuto amico di Scalia (uncredited)
È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta!
1971
Cameo (uncredited)
Finders Killers
1971
Grendel
Cose di Cosa Nostra
1971
Bellacque
French Intrigue
1970
Il divorzio
1970
News-vendor
La taglia è tua... l'uomo l'ammazzo io
1969
Tim
The Blonde Connection
1969
Riccardo Beni
Una lunga fila di croci
1969
Brandon's Partner
The Great Silence
1968
Martin
Tenderly
1968
Cripple
Man Who Cried for Revenge
1968
Dirty
Un minuto per pregare, un istante per morire
1968
Krant (boss of Escondido)
Halleluja for Django
1967
Andreas / Yanaro
Death Rides a Horse
1967
Walcott's Henchman in Waistcoat
No Diamonds for Ursula
1967
Sansone
Omicidio per appuntamento
1967
Mario Galante
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966
Cpl. Wallace
The Ugly Ones
1966
Miguel
An Angel for Satan
1966
Carlo Lionesi
For a Few Dollars More
1965
Nino, Member of Indio's Gang
I complessi
1965
segment "Il complesso della schiava nubiana"
Buffalo Bill
1965
Big Sam Donaldson (as Richard Stuyvesant)
Eighteen in the Sun
1964
A Fistful of Dollars
1964
Chico (as Richard Stuyvesant)
Two Gangsters in the Wild West
1964
Uomo con Rio
Let's Talk About Women
1964
I mostri
1963
Rocchetti (segment "La nobile Arte")
Il fornaretto di Venezia
1963
The Hours of Love
1963
Uno strano tipo
1963
Garage Attendant
La parmigiana
1963
Brega - policeman (uncredited)
La marcia su Roma
1962
Mitraglia
I motorizzati
1962
Edoardo
Giorno per giorno disperatamente
1961
Gli scontenti
1961
Il mondo dei miracoli
1959
L'uomo con un occhio nero (uncredited)
L'uomo di paglia
1958
Uomo che blocca Andrea davanti al tassista (uncredited)