Biography

Mario Brega was born on March 25, 1923 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor and producer, known for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and My Name Is Nobody (1973). He died on July 23, 1994 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Heavy and rude characters

Appeared In Almost All Of Sergio Leone's Movies

Beefy Italian character actor, a former butcher, who specialised in playing heavies in spaghetti westerns.

He was a huge supporter of Soccer Team S.S. Lazio Calcio, the oldest multi-sport team of the city of Rome.

A misspelling in the main credits of "An Angel for Satan" (1966) resulted in him being billed under the feminine name "Maria Brega".

We literally shot "A Fistful of Dollars" without any money. We were in Spain. Many times we had to go to a restaurant and leave without paying the bill, or we would've not be able to eat.