Lino Ventura
Acting
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…
Filmography
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At the End of the Day
2024
La Rumba
1987
Sword of Gideon
1986
The Seventh Target
1984
One Hundred Days in Palermo
1984
The Ruffian
1983
Les Misérables
1982
Spy, Stand Up
1982
The Inquisitor
1981
Sunday Lovers
1980
L'Homme en colère
1979
Butterfly on the Shoulder
1978
The Medusa Touch
1978
Illustrious Corpses
1976
The French Detective
1975
The Cage
1975
The Slap
1974
Three Tough Guys
1974
A Pain in the Ass
1973
Far West
1973
Happy New Year
1973
The Right of the Maddest
1973
The Silent One
1973
Money Money Money
1972
The Valachi Papers
1972
Rum Runners
1971
Fantasia Among the Squares
1971
Last Known Address
1970
The Sicilian Clan
1969
Army of Shadows
1969
Birds of Prey
1968
The Last Adventure
1967
Deux Romains en Gaule
1967
Le Deuxième Souffle
1966
To Skin a Spy
1966
Let's Not Get Angry
1966
The Wise Guys
1965
Cloportes
1965
The Dictator's Guns
1965
The Great Spy Chase
1964
The Monocle's Sour Laugh
1964
Weeping for a Bandit
1964
Greed in the Sun
1964
Crooks in Clover
1963
The Threepenny Opera
1963
Carmen di Trastevere
1962
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962
Hitch-Hike
1962
Emile's Boat
1962
The Last Judgment
1961
The Lions Are Loose
1961
Black City
1961
Taxi for Tobruk
1961
Girl in the Window
1961
Mistress of the World - Part II
1960
Mistress of the World - Part I
1960
The Big Risk
1960
Way of Youth
1959
125 rue Montmartre
1959
Witness in the City
1959
Marie-Octobre
1959
Twelve Hours by the Clock
1959
Pensione Edelweiss
1959
The Beast Is Loose
1959
The Mask of the Gorilla
1958
The Lovers of Montparnasse
1958
Three Days to Live
1958
Elevator to the Gallows
1958
Maigret Sets a Trap
1958
Dishonorable Discharge
1957
The Strange Mr. Steve
1957
Speaking of Murder
1957
To Catch a Spy
1957
Burning Fuse
1957
Crime and Punishment
1956
Law of the Streets
1956
Razzia
1955
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
1954