Franco Merli

Biography

Franco Merli was an Italian actor born on October 31st, 1956, in Rome, Italy. He rose to fame after being discovered by Pier Paolo Pasolini at a petrol station, leading to roles in Pasolini's Arabian Nights and Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, where he became synonymous with the film's notorious images. Merli also appeared in Ettore Scola's Ugly, Dirty And Bad (1976) as Fernando, a transvestite character.