Personal Info
Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura
Lino Ventura
Acting
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 …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
At the End of the Day
as Lino (archive footage) (uncredited)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)
Patrick Dewaere, My Hero
as Self (archive footage) - actor
Bacri, comme un air de famille
as Self (archive footage)
Aznavour by Charles
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
as Self (archive footage)
Lino Ventura, la part intime
as Self (archive footage)
De Gaulle, the Last King of France
as Self (archive footage)
Lino Ventura, une histoire d'homme
as Self (archive footage)
Lino, il n'était que lui-même
as Self (archive footage)
TV Shows
Sacrée Soirée
as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep.
Le monde est à vous
as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep.
Champs-Elysées
as Self · 2 ep.
Auf los geht's los
as Self · 1 ep.
Cérémonie des César
as Self - President · 1 ep.
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self · 2 ep.
Numéro un
as Self · 3 ep.
Spécial cinéma
as Self · 4 ep.
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self - Main guest · 1 ep.
Midi trente
as Self · 2 ep.
