Lino Ventura

Born:July 13, 1919

Place of Birth:Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Died:October 22, 1987

Known For:Acting

Biography

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

Acting

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Army of Shadows

Philippe Gerbier

1969

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Crooks in Clover

Fernand Naudin

1963

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Elevator to the Gallows

Le Commissaire Cherrier

1958