Acting
Lino Ventura
Born 1919-07-13 · Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy · Died 1987-10-22
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lino Ventura, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Elevator to the Gallows
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
Army of Shadows
The Medusa Touch
The Sicilian Clan
The Last Adventure
Money Money Money
The Angry Man
The Big Risk
The Great Spy Chase
Taxi for Tobruk
A Pain in the Ass
Crooks in Clover
The Lions Are Loose
The Inquisitor
Maigret Sets a Trap
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
The Valachi Papers
Le Deuxième Souffle
Marie-Octobre
The Slap
Les Misérables
Razzia
Witness in the City
Let's Not Get Angry
The Wise Guys
Greed in the Sun
Rum Runners
The Dictator's Guns
The French Detective
Sunday Lovers
The Mask of the Gorilla
Illustrious Corpses
Last Known Address
The Ruffian
Butterfly on the Shoulder
Emile's Boat
Espion, lève-toi
The Last Judgment
Cento giorni a Palermo