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Mario Brega
Rome, Lazio, Italy
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 caree…
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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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Movies and shows, newest first
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1991
Crack
Movie
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1987
Montecarlo Gran Casinò
Movie Cesare
- 1986
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1986
Too Much
Movie Sergio
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1985
Sogni e bisogni
TV show
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1984
Amarsi un po'...
Movie Padre di Marco
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1984
Once Upon a Time in America
Movie Mandy
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1983
Christmas Holidays
Movie Arturo Marchetti
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1983
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
Movie Alberigo (episodio "Il mago")
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1982
Pè sempe
Movie Don Enrico Roncilio
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1982
Talcum Powder
Movie Augusto
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1982
Pierino the Pest to the Rescue
Movie Giulio
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1981
Una vacanza del cactus
Movie Zio Michele
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1981
Bianco, rosso e Verdone
Movie Er Principe
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1980
Fun Is Beautiful
Movie Mario Brega
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1979
A Dangerous Toy
Movie Slavic's Enforcer
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1978
Αγώνας χωρίς τέλος
Movie
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1977
The Cat
Movie Rosario Calascibetta, a killer
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1977
Destruction Force
Movie Questore Alberti
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1976
The Last Round
Movie Bobo Belmondo
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1975
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
Movie Coach Driver
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1975
Two hearts, a Chapel
Movie Il Macellaio
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1975
Convoy Buddies
Movie
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1975
Seven Savage Men
Movie Tornado
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1975
How Beautiful Is Bernarda, All Black, All Hot
Movie Mirafiore
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1974
Charleston
Movie Barman
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1974
Basta con la guerra... facciamo l'amore
Movie Garozzi
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1973
My Name Is Nobody
Movie Pedro
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1973
Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone!
Movie Quattropalle
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1973
Le mille e una notte... e un'altra ancora!
Movie Visir
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1972
Sotto a chi tocca!
Movie Fregonese the Tyrant
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1972
Decameron II
Movie Ferondo
- 1972
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1971
A Girl in Australia
Movie cameriere italiano a Brisbane
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1971
Why
Movie Detenuto amico di Scalia (uncredited)
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1971
Return of Sabata
Movie Cameo (uncredited)
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1971
Finders Killers
Movie Grendel
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1971
Mafia Things
Movie
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1970
Cannabis
Movie
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1970
The Divorce
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