Mario Brega

Mario Brega

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Crack ★ 10.0 Crack 1991 Montecarlo Gran Casinò ★ 5.5 Montecarlo Gran Casinò 1987 Detective School Dropouts ★ 6.9 Detective School Dropouts 1986 Too Much ★ 6.4 Too Much 1986 Sogni e bisogni ★ 7.0 Sogni e bisogni 1985 Amarsi un po'... ★ 6.3 Amarsi un po'... 1984 Once Upon a Time in America ★ 8.4 Once Upon a Time in America 1984 Christmas Holidays ★ 6.2 Christmas Holidays 1983 Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio ★ 5.9 Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio 1983 Pè sempe Pè sempe 1982 Talcum Powder ★ 6.8 Talcum Powder 1982 Pierino the Pest to the Rescue ★ 3.4 Pierino the Pest to the Rescue 1982 Una vacanza del cactus ★ 3.9 Una vacanza del cactus 1981 Bianco, rosso e Verdone ★ 7.3 Bianco, rosso e Verdone 1981 Fun Is Beautiful ★ 7.1 Fun Is Beautiful 1980 A Dangerous Toy ★ 7.0 A Dangerous Toy 1979 Αγώνας χωρίς τέλος Αγώνας χωρίς τέλος 1978 The Cat ★ 6.0 The Cat 1977 Destruction Force ★ 5.8 Destruction Force 1977 The Last Round ★ 6.2 The Last Round 1976 A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot ★ 6.3 A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot 1975 Two hearts, a Chapel ★ 5.3 Two hearts, a Chapel 1975 Convoy Buddies ★ 6.2 Convoy Buddies 1975 Seven Savage Men ★ 9.0 Seven Savage Men 1975 How Beautiful Is Bernarda, All Black, All Hot ★ 3.5 How Beautiful Is Bernarda, All Black, All Hot 1975 Charleston ★ 5.1 Charleston 1974 Basta con la guerra... facciamo l'amore ★ 3.8 Basta con la guerra... facciamo l'amore 1974 My Name Is Nobody ★ 7.3 My Name Is Nobody 1973 Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone! ★ 9.0 Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone! 1973 Sotto a chi tocca! ★ 9.0 Sotto a chi tocca! 1972 Decameron II ★ 3.7 Decameron II 1972 The Lusty Wives of Canterbury ★ 4.3 The Lusty Wives of Canterbury 1972 A Girl in Australia ★ 6.6 A Girl in Australia 1971 Why ★ 7.3 Why 1971 Finders Killers ★ 5.7 Finders Killers 1971 Mafia Things ★ 6.6 Mafia Things 1971 Cannabis ★ 4.4 Cannabis 1970 The Divorce ★ 6.8 The Divorce 1970 El Puro ★ 5.5 El Puro 1969 Death Knocks Twice ★ 4.2 Death Knocks Twice 1969 A Noose for Django ★ 5.3 A Noose for Django 1969 The Great Silence ★ 7.5 The Great Silence 1968 The Girl Who Couldn't Say No ★ 7.0 The Girl Who Couldn't Say No 1968 Man Who Cried for Revenge ★ 4.3 Man Who Cried for Revenge 1968 A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die ★ 5.9 A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die 1968 Halleluja for Django ★ 5.9 Halleluja for Django 1967 Death Rides a Horse ★ 7.0 Death Rides a Horse 1967 No Diamonds for Ursula ★ 6.0 No Diamonds for Ursula 1967 Date for a Murder ★ 6.8 Date for a Murder 1967 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ★ 8.5 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1966 The Ugly Ones ★ 5.9 The Ugly Ones 1966 An Angel for Satan ★ 6.3 An Angel for Satan 1966 For a Few Dollars More ★ 8.0 For a Few Dollars More 1965 Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West ★ 5.4 Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West 1964 A Fistful of Dollars ★ 7.8 A Fistful of Dollars 1964 Two Gangsters in the Wild West ★ 5.9 Two Gangsters in the Wild West 1964 Let's Talk About Women ★ 6.3 Let's Talk About Women 1964 The Monsters ★ 7.4 The Monsters 1963 The Hours of Love ★ 5.0 The Hours of Love 1963 The Strange Type ★ 5.8 The Strange Type 1963 March on Rome ★ 7.5 March on Rome 1962 I motorizzati ★ 5.9 I motorizzati 1962 Eighteen in the Sun ★ 5.1 Eighteen in the Sun 1962 Day by Day, Desperately ★ 7.8 Day by Day, Desperately 1961 Cronache del '22 ★ 7.2 Cronache del '22 1961 Gli scontenti ★ 7.5 Gli scontenti 1961 Il mondo dei miracoli ★ 8.0 Il mondo dei miracoli 1959 Man of Straw ★ 7.3 Man of Straw 1958 The Mascot of the Blue Devils The Mascot of the Blue Devils 1947