Cast & creator
Mario Brega
Best known for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in America, A Fistful of Dollars
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.
Also known as: Richard Stuyvesant , M. Braga, Florestano Brega
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1947–1991 · acting roles
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Filmography (71)
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Corporal Wallace
1966
Once Upon a Time in America
Mandy
1984
A Fistful of Dollars
Chico
1964
For a Few Dollars More
Niño, Member of Indio's Gang
1965
Talcum Powder
Augusto
1982
My Name Is Nobody
Pedro
1973
The Great Silence
Martin
1968
Death Rides a Horse
One-Eye
1967
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
Coach Driver
1975
Sogni e bisogni
1985
The Monsters
Rocchetti (segment "La nobile Arte")
1963
Too Much
Sergio
1986
Return of Sabata
Cameo (uncredited)
1971
Cannabis
1970
Death Knocks Twice
Riccardo
1969
Halleluja for Django
Andreas / Yanaro
1967
The Ugly Ones
Miguel Cortinas
1966
Convoy Buddies
1975
El Puro
Tim
1969
Let's Talk About Women
1964
A Girl in Australia
cameriere italiano a Brisbane
1971
Bianco, rosso e Verdone
Er Principe
1981
Le mille e una notte... e un'altra ancora!
Visir
1973
Two hearts, a Chapel
Il Macellaio
1975
Man of Straw
Uomo che blocca Andrea davanti al tassista (uncredited)
1958
An Angel for Satan
Carlo Lionesi
1966
March on Rome
Mitraglia
1962
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
Kraut
1968
A Noose for Django
Brandon's Partner
1969
Charleston
Barman
1974
Man Who Cried for Revenge
Dirty
1968
Christmas Holidays
Arturo Marchetti
1983
Mafia Things
1971
Destruction Force
Questore Alberti
1977
The Last Round
Bobo Belmondo
1976
Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
Donaldson
1964
Fun Is Beautiful
Mario Brega
1980
Why
Detenuto amico di Scalia (uncredited)
1971
Il mondo dei miracoli
L'uomo con un occhio nero (uncredited)
1959
Two Gangsters in the Wild West
man with Rio
1964
Date for a Murder
Mario Galante
1967
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
Alberigo (episodio "Il mago")
1983
The Hours of Love
1963
Day by Day, Desperately
infermiere
1961
Seven Savage Men
Tornado
1975
Pierino the Pest to the Rescue
Giulio
1982
Una vacanza del cactus
Zio Michele
1981
Sotto a chi tocca!
Fregonese the Tyrant
1972
Montecarlo Gran Casinò
Cesare
1987
Detective School Dropouts
1986
Decameron II
Ferondo
1972
I motorizzati
Edoardo
1962
The Lusty Wives of Canterbury
1972
How Beautiful Is Bernarda, All Black, All Hot
Mirafiore
1975
Basta con la guerra... facciamo l'amore
Garozzi
1974
The Strange Type
benzinaio
1963
The Divorce
giornalaio
1970
Eighteen in the Sun
Gennarino
1962
The Cat
Rosario Calascibetta, a killer
1977
Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone!
Quattropalle
1973
Amarsi un po'...
Padre di Marco
1984
A Dangerous Toy
Slavic's Enforcer
1979
No Diamonds for Ursula
Sansone
1967
The Mascot of the Blue Devils
1947Crack
1991
Finders Killers
Grendel
1971
Gli scontenti
1961
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
il mutilato
1968
Αγώνας χωρίς τέλος
1978
Cronache del '22
Panza
1961
Pè sempe
Don Enrico Roncilio
1982