Lino Ventura
Acting
Born July 13, 1919 · Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Biography
Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura (14 July 1919 – 22 October 1987), known as Lino Ventura, was an Italian-born actor and philanthropist, who lived and worked for most of his life in France. He was considered one of the greatest leading men of French cinema during the 1960s and 1970s, known for his portrayal of tough characters on both sides of the law in crime dramas. Born in Parma and raised in Paris, Ventura worked as a professional wrestler before an injury ended his career. He made his film debut as a gangster in the 1954 Jacques Becker film Touchez pas au grisbi and rapidly became one…
Known For · 40 titles
Spécial cinéma
Champs-Elysées
Sacrée soirée
Ciné regards
Le Grand Échiquier
Le monde est à vous
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Numéro un
Midi trente
Cinépanorama
Cérémonie des César
Auf los geht's los
Army of Shadows
Elevator to the Gallows
The Sicilian Clan
Jean-Pierre Melville on the Set of Le Deuxième Souffle
The Valachi Papers
The Cage
The Great Spy Chase
The Mask of the Gorilla
The Medusa Touch
Crooks in Clover
Razzia
Spy, Stand Up
Cloportes
The Threepenny Opera
The Last Judgment
Way of Youth
The Big Risk
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
Greed in the Sun
The Inquisitor
Les Misérables
Money Money Money
At the End of the Day
The Seventh Target
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
The Last Adventure
Happy New Year
Maigret Sets a Trap