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Mario Brega
Mario Brega (25 March 1923 – 23 July 1994) was a prominent Italian character actor renowned for his heavy build, which often found him roles as a thug, particularly in his early career in westerns. This fact is underscored by his height which stood at 6 feet 4 inches and a weight well over 250 pounds at his peak. However, after the 1960s, he slimmed down significantly, which shifted his career trajectory significantly. Brega was not always an actor; on the contrary, he started as a butcher in his native Rome, before he drifted into acting with his heavy physique making him stand out in character roles. His debut with director Dino Risi marked the beginning of an illustrious acting career. He then played minor roles in Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Western movies such as A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. He also partook in Spaghetti Westerns like Death Rides a Horse, The Great Silence, and My Name is Nobody. Towards the end of his career, he worked with director Carlo Verdone in comedies such as Un sacco bello and Talcum Powder.
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Given Name: Mario Brega
Born: Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Citizenship: Italian
Birthday: March 25, 1923
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1947-1991
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Movies Featuring Mario Brega
For a Few Dollars More
Death Rides a Horse
The Great Silence (1968)
Bianco, rosso e Verdone
Fun Is Beautiful
Talcum Powder
Amarsi un po’…
Troppo forte
Una vacanza del cactus
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
Christmas Holidays
Detective School Dropouts
Montecarlo Gran Casinò
Two Gangsters in the Wild West
The Cat
Man Who Cried for Revenge
The Hours of Love
A Dangerous Toy
An Angel for Satan
Day by Day, Desperately
Two hearts, a Chapel
El Puro
The Monsters
Destruction Force
The Ugly Ones
Eighteen in the Sun
A Girl in Australia
Halleluja for Django
Cannabis
Date for a Murder
Why
No Room to Die
Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
The Last Round
Convoy Buddies
Death Knocks Twice
Charleston
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
The Strange Type
March on Rome
I motorizzati
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
Il divorzio
Man of Straw
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