Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1919-07-13
- Day of Death1987-10-22 (68 years)
- Place of BirthParma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Also Known As-
Lino Ventura
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1987
La Rumba
As: un caïd
- 1986
Sword of Gideon
As: Papa
- 1984
The Seventh Target
As: Bastien Grimaldi
- 1984
One Hundred Days in Palermo
As: General Carlo Dalla Chiesa
- 1983
The Ruffian
As: Aldo
- 1982
Les Misérables
As: Jean Valjean / Mr. Madeleine / Champmathieu
- 1982
Spy, Stand Up
As: Sébastien Grenier
- 1981
The Inquisitor
As: Inspector Antoine Gallien
1980Sunday Lovers
As: François Quérole (sketch 'La méthode française')
1979L'Homme en colère
As: Romain Dupre
1978Butterfly on the Shoulder
As: Roland Fériaud
1978The Medusa Touch
As: Brunel
1976Illustrious Corpses
As: Inspector Amerigo Rogas
1975The French Detective
As: Commissioner Verjeat
1975The Cage
As: Julien
1974The Slap
As: Jean Douléan
1974Three Tough Guys
As: Father Charlie
1973A Pain in the Ass
As: Ralf Milan
1973Far West
As: Prisoner
1973Happy New Year
As: Simon
1973The Right of the Maddest
As: Le gendarme motorisé instructeur
1973The Silent One
As: Clément Tibère
1972Money Money Money
As: Lino Massaro
1972The Valachi Papers
As: Vito Genovese
1971Rum Runners
As: Cornelius von Zeelinga
1971Fantasia Among the Squares
As: Sagamore Noonan
1970Last Known Address
As: Principal Inspector Marceau Leonetti
- 1969
The Sicilian Clan
As: Commissaire Le Goff
- 1969
Army of Shadows
As: Philippe Gerbier
1968Birds of Prey
As: Le rapace / Le rital
1967The Last Adventure
As: Roland
1967Deux Romains en Gaule
As: Un client du bar
1966Le Deuxième Souffle
As: Gustave 'Gu' Minda
1966To Skin a Spy
As: Pascal Fabre
1966Let's Not Get Angry
As: Antoine Beretto
1965The Wise Guys
As: Laurent Dannecker
1965Cloportes
As: Alphonse Maréchal aka 'Le Malin'
1965The Dictator's Guns
As: Jacques Cournot
1964The Great Spy Chase
As: Francis Lagneau
1964The Monocle's Sour Laugh
As: Elie's Client (uncredited)
1964Weeping for a Bandit
As: "El lutos"
1964Greed in the Sun
As: Hervé Marec, aka 'Le plouc'
- 1963
Crooks in Clover
As: Fernand Naudin
1963The Threepenny Opera
As: Brown, Polizeichef von London
1962Carmen di Trastevere
As: Vincenzo, le caïd
1962The Devil and the Ten Commandments
As: Garigny
1962Hitch-Hike
As: Paul, le chauffeur de car
1962Emile's Boat
As: Émile Bouet
1961The Last Judgment
As: Giovanna's father
1961The Lions Are Loose
As: le docteur André Challenberg
1961Black City
As: Il bandito
1961Taxi for Tobruk
As: le brigadier Théo Dumas
1961Girl in the Window
As: Federico
1960Mistress of the World - Part II
As: Biamonte
1960Mistress of the World - Part I
As: Biamonte
1960The Big Risk
As: Abel Davos
1959Way of Youth
As: Tiercelin
1959125 rue Montmartre
As: Pascal
1959Witness in the City
As: Ancelin
1959Marie-Octobre
As: Carlo Bernardi
1959Twelve Hours by the Clock
As: Fourbieux
1959Pensione Edelweiss
As: Borcher
1959The Beast Is Loose
As: Paul Lamiani
1958The Mask of the Gorilla
As: Géo Paquet, Le Gorille
1958The Lovers of Montparnasse
As: Morel
1958Three Days to Live
As: Lino Ferrari
- 1958
Elevator to the Gallows
As: Le Commissaire Cherrier
1958Maigret Sets a Trap
As: Inspecteur Torrence
1957Dishonorable Discharge
As: Paulo, Claire's lover
1957The Strange Mr. Steve
As: Denis
1957Speaking of Murder
As: Pepito
1957To Catch a Spy
As: Bérès
1957Burning Fuse
As: Legentil
1956Crime and Punishment
As: Gustave Messonnier
1956Law of the Streets
As: Mario
1955Razzia
As: Roger le Catalan
- 1954
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
As: Angelo Fraiser