Luc Charles Olivier Merenda (born 3 September 1943) is a French

film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

. He was one of the most prominent actors of the Italian

poliziotteschi Poliziotteschi (; singular ''poliziottesco'') constitute a subgenre of crime and action films that emerged in Italy in the late 1960s and reached the height of their popularity in the 1970s. They are also known as ''polizieschi all'italiana'', ' ...

genre, working several times with

Sergio Martino Sergio Martino (born 19 July 1938) is an Italian film director and producer, notable for his contributions to the giallo genre. Martino is the brother of the late producer Luciano Martino (who died in 2013). They collaborated frequently in their ...

and Fernando Di Leo. He is of Italian origin through his paternal grandfather.

Partial filmography

* ''

The Palace of Angels ''The Palace of Angels'' ( pt, O Palácio dos Anjos; french: Le palais des anges) is a 1970 Brazilian-French drama film directed by Walter Hugo Khouri. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Bárb ...

'' (1970) - Ricardo * '' OSS 117 Takes a Vacation'' (1970) - Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117 * '' Law Breakers'' (1971) - Marco (uncredited) * '' Le Mans'' (1971) - Claude Aurac * ''

Red Sun ''Red Sun'' (french: Soleil rouge, it, Sole rosso) is a 1971 Franco-Italian international co-production Spaghetti Western film directed by Terence Young and starring Charles Bronson, Toshirō Mifune, Alain Delon, Ursula Andress, and Capucine. ...

'' (1971) - Chato * '' Man Called Amen'' (1972) - Così Sia / Amen * ''D'amore si muore'' (1972) - Enzo * ''

Torso The torso or trunk is an anatomical term for the central part, or the core, of the body of many animals (including humans), from which the head, neck, limbs, tail and other appendages extend. The tetrapod torso — including that of a huma ...

'' (1973) - Roberto * '' The Nun and the Devil'' (1973) - Carafo * '' The Violent Professionals'' (1973) - Giorgio Martini - un giornalista pubblicitario * '' Milano trema: la polizia vuole giustizia'' (1973) - Giorgio * ''Oremus, Alleluia e Così Sia'' (1973) - Cosi' Sia / Amen * '' Shoot First, Die Later'' (1974) - Domenico Malacarne * '' Puzzle'' (1974) - Edward * ''

Gambling City ''Gambling City'' ( it, La città gioca d'azzardo) is a 1975 Italian ''poliziotteschi'' film by Sergio Martino. It stars Luc Merenda, Enrico Maria Salerno, Dayle Haddon and Corrado Pani. ''Gambling City'' is one of several European heist film ...

'' (1975) - Luca Altieri * ''

Silent Action ''Silent Action'' ( it, La polizia accusa: il Servizio Segreto uccide, lit=The Police Accuse... The Secret Service Kills) is a 1975 Italian ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Sergio Martino. The film's plot alludes to the Golpe Borghese, a failed ...

'' (1975) - Inspector Giorgio Solmi * ''

Kidnap Syndicate ''Kidnap Syndicate'' ( it, La città sconvolta: caccia spietata ai rapitori, lit=The City is Shaken: Ruthless Pursuit of the Kidnappers) is a 1975 Italian ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Fernando Di Leo. Even being a minor work in the Di Leo's ...

'' (1975) - Mario Colella * ''

Nick the Sting ''Nick the Sting'' ( it, Gli amici di Nick Hezard) is a 1976 Italian film directed by Fernando Di Leo. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. Cast * Luc Merenda as Nick Hezard *Lee J. Cobb as Robert Clark *Gabriele Ferzetti as Maurice *Luciana Paluzzi ...

'' (1976) - Nick Hezard * ''

Evil Thoughts ''Evil Thoughts'', (Italian title: ''Cattivi pensieri'', also known as ''Who Mislaid My Wife?'') is a 1976 Italian comedy film written, directed and starred by Ugo Tognazzi. Plot The Milanese lawyer Mario Marani (Tognazzi), due to fog at the ai ...

'' (1976) - Jean-Luc Retrosi * '' The Last Round'' (1976) - Rico Manzetti * '' Destruction Force'' (1977) - Commissario Ghini * ''

A Man Called Magnum ''A Man Called Magnum'' (in original Italian ''Napoli si ribella'') is a 1977 ''poliziotteschi'' film. This film by Michele Massimo Tarantini stars Luc Merenda. Plot Cast * Luc Merenda: commissario Dario Mauri *Enzo Cannavale: maresciallo Nic ...

'' (1977) - Commissario Dario Mauri * ''

Could It Happen Here? ''Could It Happen Here?'' ( it, Italia: ultimo atto?) is a 1977 Italian political fiction thriller film written and directed by Massimo Pirri. Plot Rome, 1977. In a more and more confused climate, between popular discontent and difficulties o ...

'' (1977) - Ferruccio * '' Hotel Fear'' (1977) - Rodolfo * '' Tough to Kill'' (1978) - Keaton * '' Deadly Chase'' (1978) - Commissario Verrazzano * ''

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'' (1979) - Martin * ''

Action Action may refer to: * Action (narrative), a literary mode * Action fiction, a type of genre fiction * Action game, a genre of video game Film * Action film, a genre of film * ''Action'' (1921 film), a film by John Ford * ''Action'' (1980 fil ...

'' (1980) - Bruno Martel * ''

Love in First Class ''Un amore in prima classe'' (internationally released as ''Love in First Class'') is a List of Italian films of 1980, 1980 Cinema of Italy, Italian comedy film directed by Salvatore Samperi. Cast * Enrico Montesano: Carmelo * Sylvia Kristel: ...

'' (1980) - Il poliziotto * '' Il ficcanaso'' (1980) - Paolo * ''

Honey Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of plants (primar ...

'' (1981) - El hombre de la habitación * (1981) - Maniaco (uncredited) * ''Pover'ammore'' (1982) * ''Occhio nero, occhio biondo e occhio felino'' (1983) * ''

Superfantozzi ''Superfantozzi'' is an Italian film from 1986. It is the fifth film in the saga of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo Villaggio. This film portrays the "evolution" of Fantozzi in History, from the Creation of the World ...

'' (1986) - Various Characters * ''Missione eroica - I pompieri 2'' (1987) - McFarland * '' 'O Re'' (1988) * '' Hostel: Part II'' (2007) - Italian Detective (final film role)

Television

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The Black Adder ''The Black Adder'' is the first series of the BBC sitcom ''Blackadder'', written by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson, directed by Martin Shardlow and produced by John Lloyd. The series was originally aired on BBC 1 from 15 June 1983 to 20 ...

'' (1983) as The Hawk (French dub) * ''

Nonni and Manni ''Nonni and Manni'' is an adventure children's television series produced as a joint venture between Iceland and West Germany. It debuted on 26 December 1988 on West Germany's ZDF channel and lasted for six episodes with the last one being aired o ...

'' (1988–1989)

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* 1943 births People from Eure-et-Loir Living people French male film actors French male television actors French people of Italian descent {{france-film-actor-stub