 Maurizio Merli

Maurizio Merli (8 February 1940, in Rome – 10 March 1989) was an Italian film actor and a star of many Italian police thrillers.After a decade of minor film roles, 1974 saw a breakthrough for Merli with his first starring role in a remake of romantic drama "Catene", and brought in as lead in the third of a franchise for "White Fang to the Rescue", in part due to his resemblance to Franco Nero.