Mario Brega
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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.