Lino Ventura

Acting · Born 1919-07-13 in 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 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. Usually portraying a tough man,…

Filmography

• Elevator to the Gallows as Le Commissaire Cherrier
• The Sicilian Clan as Commissaire Le Goff
• The Inquisitor as Inspector Antoine Gallien
• A Pain in the Ass as Ralf Milan
• Le Deuxième Souffle as Gustave 'Gu' Minda
• Crooks in Clover as Fernand Naudin
• Touchez Pas au Grisbi as Angelo Fraiser
• Army of Shadows as Philippe Gerbier
• Les Misérables as Jean Valjean / Mr. Madeleine / Champmathieu
• The Last Adventure as Roland

TV

• Le Grand Échiquier as Self
• Le Grand Échiquier as Self - Main guest
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
• Numéro un as Self
• Champs-Elysées as Self
• Cinépanorama as Self
• Midi trente as Self
• Sacrée Soirée as Self (archive footage)
• Cérémonie des César as Self - President