
Maurizio Merli
Born: 1940-02-08
Place of birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy
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)
Filmography

Il giovane Garibaldi
1974

The Leopard
1963

Spy Connection
1983

Covert Action
1978

Chains
1974

Massacre Mania
1967

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
1977

A Man Called Blade
1977

Rome, Armed to the Teeth
1976

Violent Naples
1976

From Corleone to Brooklyn
1979

Vultures Over the City
1981

A Special Cop in Action
1976

Violent Rome
1975

Kleinhoff Hotel
1977

Blue Tango
1987

Calling All Police Cars
1975

The Iron Commissioner
1978