Franco Merli

Acting

Franco Merli

Born 1956-10-31 Rome, Italy 6 films

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 the male victims in Pasolini's last film, Salò, or the 120 D…

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Filmography

6 films
Hypochondriac poster

During the year 1673, Rome was besieged by poverty and violence. The rich Mr. Argante has two serva…

Hypochondriac

★ 6.1 1979

La collegiale poster

The sexually naive Daniela returns home from boarding school only to realize that her family is inv…

La collegiale

★ 4.6 1975

Arabian Nights poster

The final part of Pasolini's Trilogy of Life series is rich with exotic tales of slaves and kings,…

Arabian Nights

★ 6.5 1974