Franco Merli
Franco Merli was an Italian actor born in Rome, Italy, on the 31st of October, 1956. Much of Merli's earlier life is unknown, but whilst working as a petrol station attendant at 16, he was discovered by the Italian poet and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini, and was cast in Pasolini's Arabian Nights as Nur Ed Din thanks to his lean figure and dark complexion. Later, Merli would go on to play one of...
Franco Merli was an Italian actor born in Rome, Italy, on the 31st of October, 1956. Much of Merli's earlier life is unknown, but whilst working as a petrol station attendant at 16, he was discovered by the Italian poet and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini, and was cast in Pasolini's Arabian Nights as Nur Ed Din thanks to his lean figure and dark complexion. Later, Merli would go on to play one of...
Known For
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
as Male Victim
Ugly, Dirty and Bad
as Fernando
Arabian Nights
as Nur Ed Din
Cast Credits
120 Days of Sodom Literally
as Male Victim #4
Ugly, Dirty and Bad
as Fernando
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
as Male Victim
La collegiale
as Stefano
Arabian Nights
as Nur Ed Din