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 2 inches (1.88 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. He was also
featured in many Federico Fellini films, and later in his career 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. Mario Brega Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter
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