Maurizio Merli

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 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)

Known For

The Leopard

as (uncredited)

Rome, Armed to the Teeth

as Commissioner Leonardo Tanzi

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

as Leonardo Tanzi

Violent Naples

as Il commissario Betti

A Man Called Blade

as Mannaja

Violent Rome

as Police Commissioner Betti

A Special Cop in Action

as Commissioner Betti

Highway Racer

as Marco Palma

White Fang to the Rescue

as Burt Halloway

From Corleone to Brooklyn

as Commissario Giorgio Berni