Maurizio Merli
- Date of Birth: 1940-02-08
- Date of Death: 1989-03-10
- Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Biography
Maurizio Merli (8 February 1940 in Rome – 10 March 1989) was an Italian film actor. Merli got his first lead role in 1974 in the film White Fang to the Rescue due to his resemblance to the hi... Maurizio Merli (8 February 1940 in Rome – 10 March 1989) was an Italian film actor. Merli got his first lead role in 1974 in the film White Fang to the Rescue due to his resemblance to the highly popular cult actor Franco Nero, who played the lead role in the first two films. Merli later became one of the most prominent actors of the poliziotteschi genre by starring in almost a dozen films. He died in 1989 of myocardial infarction after a tennismatch. (source Wikipedia)
The Leopard
Drama • 1963 March
Chains
• 1974 April
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
Action, Crime, Thriller • 1977 February
Rome, Armed to the Teeth
Action, Crime • 1976 October
A Man Called Blade
Western • 1977 August
Violent Naples
Thriller, Action, Crime • 1976 August
A Special Cop in Action
Thriller, Action, Crime • 1976 November
From Corleone to Brooklyn
Crime • 1979 April
Violent Rome
Crime, Action • 1975 August
White Fang to the Rescue
Western, Family, Adventure • 1975 February