Lino Ventura

Lino Ventura

Date of Birth:

Jul 13, 1919

Place of Birth:

Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura (14 July 1919 – 22 October 1987), known as Lino Ventura, was an Italian actor. Born in Italy, he was raised in Paris by his mother. After a first career as a professional wrestler was ended by injury, he was offered a part as a gang boss in the Jacques Becker film Touchez pas au grisbi (1954) and rapidly became one of France's favourite film actors, playing opposite many other great stars and working with such leading directors as Louis Malle, Claude Sautet, and Claude Miller.

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filmography:

Black City Black City

1961

Code Name: Melville Code Name: Melville

2008

Burning Fuse Burning Fuse

1957

Three Days to Live Three Days to Live

1958

Birds of Prey Birds of Prey

1968

Sunday Lovers Sunday Lovers

1980

Mistress of the World - Part I Mistress of the World - Part I

1960

The Threepenny Opera The Threepenny Opera

1963

Twelve Hours by the Clock Twelve Hours by the Clock

1959

The Angry Man The Angry Man

1979

Pensione Edelweiss Pensione Edelweiss

1959

Witness in the City Witness in the City

1959

The French Detective The French Detective

1975

Carmen di Trastevere Carmen di Trastevere

1962

The Last Judgment The Last Judgment

1961

Happy New Year Happy New Year

1973

Three Tough Guys Three Tough Guys

1974

Speaking of Murder Speaking of Murder

1957

The Tiger Attacks The Tiger Attacks

1959

The Mask of the Gorilla The Mask of the Gorilla

1958

Hitch-Hike Hitch-Hike

1962

The Cage The Cage

1975

Weeping for a Bandit Weeping for a Bandit

1964

Aznavour by Charles Aznavour by Charles

2019

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

2019

The Monocle's Sour Laugh The Monocle's Sour Laugh

1964

Jean-Pierre Melville on the Set of Le Deuxième Souffle Jean-Pierre Melville on the Set of Le Deuxième Souffle

1966

Lino, il n'était que lui-même Lino, il n'était que lui-même

2012

The Right of the Maddest The Right of the Maddest

1973

At The End Of The Day At The End Of The Day

2024

De Gaulle, the Last King of France De Gaulle, the Last King of France

2017

Deux Romains en Gaule Deux Romains en Gaule

1967

Il était une fois... « Les Tontons flingueurs » Il était une fois... « Les Tontons flingueurs »

2010

Lino Ventura, la part intime Lino Ventura, la part intime

2018

Law of the Streets Law of the Streets

1956

Mistress of the World - Part II Mistress of the World - Part II

1960

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

2022

Maigret Sets a Trap Maigret Sets a Trap

1958

Bacri, comme un air de famille Bacri, comme un air de famille

2022

Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment

1956

Far West Far West

1973

Sword of Gideon Sword of Gideon

1986

The Strange Mr. Steve The Strange Mr. Steve

1957

Patrick Dewaere, My Hero Patrick Dewaere, My Hero

2022

Marie-Octobre Marie-Octobre

1959

The Lions Are Loose The Lions Are Loose

1961

Let's Not Get Angry Let's Not Get Angry

1966

The Valachi Papers The Valachi Papers

1972

Way of Youth Way of Youth

1959

Greed in the Sun Greed in the Sun

1964

The Big Risk The Big Risk

1960

Money Money Money Money Money Money

1972

Illustrious Corpses Illustrious Corpses

1976

Army of Shadows Army of Shadows

1969

Emile's Boat Emile's Boat

1962

Touchez Pas au Grisbi Touchez Pas au Grisbi

1954

Taxi for Tobruk Taxi for Tobruk

1961

Crooks in Clover Crooks in Clover

1963

The Inquisitor The Inquisitor

1981

Les Misérables Les Misérables

1982

The Sicilian Clan The Sicilian Clan

1969

D'un film à l'autre D'un film à l'autre

2011

The Last Adventure The Last Adventure

1967

The Medusa Touch The Medusa Touch

1978

Le Deuxième Souffle Le Deuxième Souffle

1966

A Pain in the Ass A Pain in the Ass

1973

The Great Spy Chase The Great Spy Chase

1964

Espion, lève-toi Espion, lève-toi

1982

Razzia Razzia

1955

Cloportes Cloportes

1965

The Devil and the Ten Commandments The Devil and the Ten Commandments

1962

Lino Ventura, une histoire d'homme Lino Ventura, une histoire d'homme

2017

Last Known Address Last Known Address

1970

The Wise Guys The Wise Guys

1965

Girl in the Window Girl in the Window

1961

The Slap The Slap

1974

The Dictator's Guns The Dictator's Guns

1965

Rum Runners Rum Runners

1971

Butterfly on the Shoulder Butterfly on the Shoulder

1978

The Seventh Target The Seventh Target

1984

The Silent One The Silent One

1973

125 Rue Montmartre 125 Rue Montmartre

1959

Fantasia chez les ploucs Fantasia chez les ploucs

1971

One Hundred Days in Palermo One Hundred Days in Palermo

1984

Dishonorable Discharge Dishonorable Discharge

1958

The Lovers of Montparnasse The Lovers of Montparnasse

1958

La Rumba La Rumba

1987

To Catch a Spy To Catch a Spy

1957

The Ruffian The Ruffian

1983

To Skin a Spy To Skin a Spy

1966

Elevator to the Gallows Elevator to the Gallows

1958

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