Mario Brega

Personal Info

Birthday

March 25, 1923

Day of Death

1994-07-23

(71 years old)

Place of Birth

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Also Known As

Richard Stuyvesant

M. Braga

Florestano Brega

Mario Brega

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.

Known For

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

For a Few Dollars More

Once Upon a Time in America

A Fistful of Dollars

My Name Is Nobody

The Great Silence

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

Death Rides a Horse

Filmography

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