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Lino Ventura

Actor | * 07/14/1919 († 68, 10/22/1987) | Parma, Emilia-Romagna (Italy)
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 man of French cinema during the 1960’s and ‘70s, known for his portrayal of tough characters on both sides of the law in crime dramas. Born in Parma and raised there and in Paris, Ventura was first a professional wrestler, before his career was ended by injury. 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, either a criminal or a cop, he also featured as a leader of the Resistance in the Jean-Pierre Melville-directed Army of Shadows (1969). He was nomianted for a Cesar Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jean Valjean in the 1982 film adaptation of ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Comedies

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Awards & Nominations for Lino Ventura

Silver Shell for Best Actor César Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Lino Ventura as Actor(85)

as Self - Actor (archive footage)2019 Aznavour by Charles
as Self (archive footage)2019 Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
as Self (archive footage)2018 Lino Ventura, la part intime
as Self (archive footage)2017 De Gaulle, the Last King of France
as Self (archive footage)2012 Lino, il n'était que lui-même
as Self (archive footage)2011 D'un film à l'autre
as himself2008 Code Name: Melville
as un caïd1987 La Rumba
as Papa1986 Sword of Gideon
as Generale Carlo Dalla Chiesa1984 Cento giorni a Palermo
as Bastien Grimaldi1984 The Seventh Target
as Aldo1983 The Ruffian
as Sébastien Grenier1982 Espion, lève-toi
as Jean Valjean1982 Les Misérables
as Inspector Antoine Gallien1981 The Inquisitor
as François Quérole (sketch 'La méthode française')1980 Sunday Lovers
as Romain Dupre1979 The Angry Man
as Brunel1978 The Medusa Touch
as Roland Fériaud1978 Butterfly on the Shoulder
as Inspector Amerigo Rogas1976 Illustrious Corpses
as Julien1975 The Cage
as Commissioner Verjeat1975 The French Detective
as Jean Douléan1974 The Slap
as Father Charlie1974 Three Tough Guys
as Ralf Milan1973 A Pain in the Ass
as Un motard1973 The Right of the Maddest
as Clément Tibère1973 The Silent One
as Simon1973 Happy New Year
as Vito Genovese1972 The Valachi Papers
as Lino Massaro1972 Money Money Money
as Sagamore Noonan1971 Fantasia chez les ploucs
as Cornelius von Zeelinga1971 Rum Runners
as Principal Inspector Marceau Leonetti1970 Last Known Address
as Commissioner Le Goff1969 The Sicilian Clan
as Philippe Gerbier1969 Army of Shadows
as Le rapace / Le rital1968 Birds of Prey
as Un client du bar1967 Deux Romains en Gaule
as Roland1967 The Last Adventure
as Pascal Fabre1966 To Skin a Spy
as Gustave 'Gu' Minda1966 Le Deuxième Souffle
as Antoine Beretto1966 Let's Not Get Angry
as Jacques Cournot1965 The Dictator's Guns
as Alphonse Maréchal1965 Cloportes
as Laurent1965 The Wise Guys
as "El lutos"1964 Weeping for a Bandit
as Francis Lagneau1964 The Great Spy Chase
as Hervé Marec, aka 'Le plouc'1964 Greed in the Sun
as Fernand Naudin1963 Crooks in Clover
as Brown, Polizeichef von London1963 The Threepenny Opera
as Émile Bouet1962 Emile's Boat
as Paul, le chauffeur de car1962 Hitch-Hike
as Vincenzo, le caïd1962 Carmen di Trastevere
as Federico1961 Girl in the Window
as le docteur André Challenberg1961 The Lions Are Loose
as Il bandito1961 Black City
as le brigadier Théo Dumas1961 Taxi for Tobruk
as Giovanna's father1961 The Last Judgment
as Abel Davos1960 The Big Risk
as Ancelin1959 Witness in the City
as Tiercelin1959 Way of Youth
as Carlo Bernardi1959 Marie-Octobre
as Borcher1959 Pensione Edelweiss
as Fourbieux1959 12 heures d'horloge
as Pascal1959 125, rue Montmartre
as Paul Lamiani1959 The Tiger Attacks
as Lino Ferrari1958 Three Days to Live
as Le Commissaire Cherrier1958 Elevator to the Gallows
as Inspecteur Torrence1958 Maigret Sets a Trap
as Géo Paquet - le gorille1958 The Mask of the Gorilla
as Bérès1957 To Catch a Spy
as Pepito1957 Speaking of Murder
as Gustave Messonnier1956 Crime and Punishment
as Mario1956 Law of the Streets
as Roger le Catalan1955 Razzia
as Angelo Fraiser1954 Touchez Pas au Grisbi

TV Shows/Series with Lino Ventura as Actor(8)

as himself1982 Champs-Elysées
as himself1977 Auf los geht's los
as himself1975 Numéro un
as himself1972 Midi trente
as himself1972 Le Grand Échiquier
as Self - Main guest1972 Le Grand Échiquier
as himself1956 Cinépanorama

Full Name: Lino Ventura
Citizenship: Italy
Born: Monday, 07/14 1919 (July) in Parma, Emilia-Romagna (Italy)
Died: Thursday, 10/22 1987 (October) in Saint-Cloud (aged: 68)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: French (FR), Italian (IT, native language)
Children: Clelia Ventura
Other names for Lino Ventura (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura"
"Angiolino Joseph Pascal Ventura"
Lino Ventura frequently works together with these people:
Michel Audiard (22x, Crew)
José Giovanni (19x, Crew)
Claude Lelouch (12x, Crew)
Gilbert Bécaud (11x, Actor)
Alain Poiré (11x, Crew)
Robert Dalban (10x, Actor)
Claude Pinoteau (10x, Crew)
Mireille Mathieu (9x, Actress)
Charles Aznavour (9x, Actor)
Jacques Brel (9x, Actor)
Tino Rossi (9x, Actor)
Michel Sardou (9x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:52974, Added: 05/17/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024