Maurizio Merli

Acting

Maurizio Merli

Born February 8, 1940 · Rome, Lazio, Italy

Died March 10, 1989 · aged 49

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 die…

Known For

The LeopardThe Leopard · 1963
The Leopard
★ 7.71963
MovieDrama
As Garibaldi's troops begin the unification of Italy in the 1860s, an aristocratic Sicilian family grudgingly adapts to the sweeping social changes undermining their way of life.
Kleinhoff HotelKleinhoff Hotel · 1977
Kleinhoff Hotel
★ 6.01977
MovieDrama
Pascale, married to an architect, misses her flight to London and is forced to stay in Berlin, at the Kleinhoff Hotel where she stayed as a student. Karl, a would-be revolutionary lives in the adjoining room and Pascale spies him and his ex-girl-friend through a hole. Then she follows him to a questionable place where she is arrested by the police during a revolutionists raid. When she returns to the Kleinhoff Hotel, Pascale finds Karl crying, and enters his room to console him and they have a love affair.
Skin DeepSkin Deep · 1979
Skin Deep
★ 5.51979
MovieComedyRomance
Danny, whose summer vacation with three friends and some nudists from Norway, turns into a real mess as sexual rivalries and jealousy escalate into tragedy.
From Corleone to BrooklynFrom Corleone to Brooklyn · 1979
From Corleone to Brooklyn
★ 6.31979
MovieCrime
Maurizio Merli takes up a familiar role as Commissioner Berni; a cop who puts his life on the line to transport a witness from Corleone to New York City in order to testify against a mob boss on trial for murder. Along the way, Berni and his prisoner face a series of traps set up by the Mafia.
Sexy SinnersSexy Sinners · 1972
Sexy Sinners
★ 4.71972
MovieComedy
During the early Italian Renaissance and the Black Death epidemic, a group of young men and women, seeking refuge in a secluded villa just outside the city of Florence, shares different stories of adultery and forbidden love.
The Cynic, the Rat & the FistThe Cynic, the Rat & the Fist · 1977
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
★ 6.61977
MovieActionCrime
A vengeful criminal targets the inspector who put him away, but the inspector survives and fakes his death. Ignoring orders to flee, he sets out to bring the fugitive back to justice.
White Fang to the RescueWhite Fang to the Rescue · 1975
White Fang to the Rescue
★ 5.71975
MovieWesternFamily
Set at the end of the 19th century in Canada's gold rush Klondike area, wolf-dog White Fang teams up with a prospector when his master is killed. Together they try to avenge his death.
Rome, Armed to the TeethRome, Armed to the Teeth · 1976
Rome, Armed to the Teeth
★ 6.61976
MovieActionCrime
A tough, violent cop who doesn't mind bending the law goes after a machine-gun-carrying, hunchbacked psychotic killer.

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