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Mario Brega

1923-03-25

The Biography

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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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

8.5 average rating
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A Fistful of Dollars

7.842 average rating
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Once Upon a Time in America

8.419 average rating
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For a Few Dollars More

8.015 average rating
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My Name Is Nobody

7.258 average rating
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The Great Silence

7.4 average rating
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Death Rides a Horse

6.978 average rating
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Christmas Holidays

6.2 average rating
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A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

6.3 average rating
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Talcum Powder

6.797 average rating
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Troppo forte

6.475 average rating
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A Girl in Australia

6.707 average rating
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Bianco, rosso e Verdone

7.347 average rating
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Fun Is Beautiful

7.128 average rating
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Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio

5.9 average rating
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Amarsi un po'...

6.3 average rating
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The Monsters

7.4 average rating
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Why

7.2 average rating
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March on Rome

7.429 average rating
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I motorizzati

5.8 average rating