Mario Brega

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Mario Brega as Prison Guard Wallace in the Good the Bad and the Ugly.
Mario Brega as Prison Guard Wallace in the Good the Bad and the Ugly.

Mario Brega (March 5, 1923 in Rome - July 23, 1994) was an Italian actor. His heavy build meant that he mostly portrayed a thug in his films.

Brega was born in Rome. 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 Nino, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly as Wallace, and also Once Upon a Time in America. He was also featured in many Federico Fellini films, and had comical roles with director Carlo Verdone.

He died in Rome.

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