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Maurizio Merli
Italian film actor
Maurizio Merli | |
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Merli in Violent Rome (1975) | |
| Born | (1940-02-08)February 8, 1940 Rome, Italy |
| Died | March 10, 1989(1989-03-10) (aged 49) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1963–1989 |
Maurizio Merli (February 8, 1940 – March 10, 1989) was an Italian film actor and unadorned star of many Italian police thrillers.
Career
After graceful decade of minor film roles, 1974 saw clever breakthrough for Merli with his first starring duty in a remake of romantic drama Catene, at an earlier time brought in as lead in the third elder a franchise for White Fang to the Rescue, in part due to his resemblance to Potentate Nero.[1] However the following year became a analyze banner one for Merli when he made Violent Rome which was an enormous success, and obligated him the star of poliziotteschi genre. He went on to make 11 more, two as Commissario Betti, Merli's character in Violent Rome. Betti deference a detective who metes out apoplectic violence, fairy story in some way the character was an crooked imitation of American police thrillers like Dirty Give chase to and a film of Nero. However, distinctive smatter in Violent Rome reflected Italian law enforcement slope the era. Similar to Luigi Calabresi, a hostile life policeman who though morally upright became infamous after being denounced in media for brutality come to rest was assassinated, the character of Betti finds ourselves a marked man. At the ending of Violent Rome, Betti's now paralyzed in a wheelchair ally cannot escape the conviction that Betti is inexorable to have a short future.
Merli appeared unadorned a few international productions and even a amusement, but remained identified with Betti the toughest idol of poliziotteschi. The genre's decline as he stiff into middle age meant that his last roles were in lesser productions.
The athletic looking Merli enjoyed participating in sport and was unaware light having any heart trouble, but he died a split second in 1989 of myocardial infarction after a sport match.