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.
| 1991 | Crack |
| 1987 | Montecarlo Gran Casinò as Cesare |
| 1986 | Detective School Dropouts |
| 1986 | Troppo forte as Sergio |
| 1984 | Amarsi un po'... as Padre di Marco |
| 1984 | Bir Zamanlar Amerika as Mandy |
| 1983 | Vacanze di Natale as Arturo Marchetti |
| 1983 | Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio as Alberigo (episodio "Il mago") |
| 1982 | Borotalco as Augusto |
| 1982 | Pierino la peste alla riscossa as Giulio |
| 1981 | Una vacanza del cactus as Zio Michele |
| 1981 | Bianco, rosso e Verdone as Er Principe |
| 1980 | Un sacco bello as Mario |
| 1979 | Il giocattolo as Slavic's Enforcer |
| 1977 | Il gatto as Rosario Calascibetta, a killer |
| 1977 | La Banda Del Trucido as Questore Alberti |
| 1976 | Il conto è chiuso as Bobo Belmondo |
| 1975 | Dahi İki Arkadaş ve Bir Aptal as Coach Driver |
| 1975 | Due cuori, una cappella as Il Macellaio |
| 1975 | Simone e Matteo: un gioco da ragazzi |
| 1975 | I sette del gruppo selvaggio as Tornado |
| 1975 | Quant'è bella la Bernarda, tutta nera, tutta calda as Mirafiore |
| 1974 | Anche gli angeli tirano di destro as Barman |
| 1974 | Basta con la guerra... facciamo l'amore as Garozzi |
| 1973 | Benim Adım Hiç Kimse as Pedro |
| 1973 | Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone! as Quattropalle |
| 1972 | Sotto a chi tocca! as Fregonese the Tyrant |
| 1972 | Decameron n° 2 - Le altre novelle del Boccaccio as Ferondo |
| 1972 | I racconti di Canterbury N. 2 |
| 1971 | Bello, onesto, emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibata as cameriere italiano a Brisbane |
| 1971 | Detenuto in attesa di giudizio as Detenuto amico di Scalia (uncredited) |
| 1971 | Se t'incontro, t'ammazzo as Grendel |
| 1971 | Cose di Cosa Nostra |
| 1970 | Cannabis |
| 1970 | Il divorzio as giornalaio |
| 1969 | El Puro as Tim |
| 1969 | Blonde Köder für den Mörder as Riccardo |
| 1969 | Una lunga fila di croci as Brandon's Partner |
| 1968 | Büyük Sessizlik as Martin |
| 1968 | Tenderly as il mutilato |
| 1968 | Il Suo Nome Gridava Vendetta as Dirty |
| 1968 | Un minuto per pregare, un istante per morire as Kraut |
| 1967 | La più grande rapina del west as Andreas / Yanaro |
| 1967 | Da uomo a uomo as One-Eye (Paco) |
| 1967 | I diamanti che nessuno voleva rubare as Sansone |
| 1967 | Omicidio per appuntamento as Mario Galante |
| 1966 | İyi, Kötü ve Çirkin as Corporal Wallace |
| 1966 | El precio de un hombre as Miguel Cortinas |
| 1966 | Un angelo per Satana as Carlo Lionesi |
| 1965 | Bir Kaç Dolar İçin as Niño, Member of Indio's Gang |
| 1964 | Buffalo Bill, l'eroe del far west as Donaldson |
| 1964 | Bir Avuç Dolar as Chico |
| 1964 | Due mafiosi nel Far West as man with Rio |
| 1964 | Se permettete parliamo di donne |
| 1963 | I mostri as Rocchetti (segment "La nobile Arte") |
| 1963 | Le ore dell'amore |
| 1963 | Uno strano tipo as benzinaio |
| 1962 | La marcia su Roma as Mitraglia |
| 1962 | I motorizzati as Edoardo |
| 1962 | Diciottenni al sole as Gennarino |
| 1961 | Cronache del '22 as Panza |
| 1961 | Giorno per giorno disperatamente as infermiere |
| 1961 | Gli scontenti |
| 1959 | Il mondo dei miracoli as L'uomo con un occhio nero (uncredited) |
| 1958 | L'uomo di paglia as Uomo che blocca Andrea davanti al tassista (uncredited) |
| 1947 | La mascotte dei diavoli blu |
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