Lino Ventura

Lino Ventura

Acting
Born 1919-07-13 - Died 1987-10-22Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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 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 nominated for a Cesar Award for his portrayal of Jean Valjean in the 1982 film adaptation of Les Misérables. After one of his four children, a daughter, was born handicapped, he and his wife founded a charity Perce-Neige (Snowdrop) which aids disabled children and their parents. Though a lifelong resident and pop cultural icon in France, Ventura always considered himself an Italian first and foremost, and never took French citizenship. He was nonetheless voted 23rd in a 2005 poll of the 100 greatest Frenchmen. ... Description above from the Wikipedia article Lino Ventura, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies (93)

Army of Shadows
7.9

Army of Shadows

1969Movie7.9
Elevator to the Gallows
7.6

Elevator to the Gallows

1958Movie7.6
The Dictator's Guns
6.0

The Dictator's Guns

1965Movie6.0
Le Deuxième Souffle
7.7

Le Deuxième Souffle

1966Movie7.7
The Medusa Touch
6.8

The Medusa Touch

1978Movie6.8
The Sicilian Clan
7.6

The Sicilian Clan

1969Movie7.6
Les Misérables
7.0

Les Misérables

1982Movie7.0
The Lions Are Loose
6.0

The Lions Are Loose

1961Movie6.0
The Great Spy Chase
6.8

The Great Spy Chase

1964Movie6.8
Aznavour by Charles
6.9

Aznavour by Charles

2019Movie6.9
The Inquisitor
7.5

The Inquisitor

1981Movie7.5
The French Detective
6.7

The French Detective

1975Movie6.7
The Cage
6.0

The Cage

1975Movie6.0
At the End of the Day
5.9

At the End of the Day

2024Movie5.9
The Big Risk
7.0

The Big Risk

1960Movie7.0
The Valachi Papers
6.5

The Valachi Papers

1972Movie6.5
Crooks in Clover
7.7

Crooks in Clover

1963Movie7.7
Black City
7.7

Black City

1961Movie7.7
Burning Fuse
4.8

Burning Fuse

1957Movie4.8
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
7.2

Touchez Pas au Grisbi

1954Movie7.2
Taxi for Tobruk
7.1

Taxi for Tobruk

1961Movie7.1
The Last Adventure
6.9

The Last Adventure

1967Movie6.9
The Slap
6.6

The Slap

1974Movie6.6
Last Known Address
7.3

Last Known Address

1970Movie7.3
The Right of the Maddest
6.4

The Right of the Maddest

1973Movie6.4
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
7.7

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

2019Movie7.7
Jean-Pierre Melville on the Set of Le Deuxième Souffle

Jean-Pierre Melville on the Set of Le Deuxième Souffle

1966Movie
Sunday Lovers
5.8

Sunday Lovers

1980Movie5.8
Marie-Octobre
7.3

Marie-Octobre

1959Movie7.3
A Pain in the Ass
7.0

A Pain in the Ass

1973Movie7.0
Butterfly on the Shoulder
5.9

Butterfly on the Shoulder

1978Movie5.9
Far West
6.5

Far West

1973Movie6.5
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
7.2

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

2022Movie7.2
Way of Youth
6.2

Way of Youth

1959Movie6.2
Razzia
6.7

Razzia

1955Movie6.7
Happy New Year
7.3

Happy New Year

1973Movie7.3
The Threepenny Opera
5.8

The Threepenny Opera

1963Movie5.8
Rum Runners
4.7

Rum Runners

1971Movie4.7
The Last Judgment
6.4

The Last Judgment

1961Movie6.4
Spy, Stand Up
7.2

Spy, Stand Up

1982Movie7.2
Sword of Gideon
6.6

Sword of Gideon

1986Movie6.6
Greed in the Sun
7.1

Greed in the Sun

1964Movie7.1
Illustrious Corpses
6.7

Illustrious Corpses

1976Movie6.7
Money Money Money
6.7

Money Money Money

1972Movie6.7
The Mask of the Gorilla
6.1

The Mask of the Gorilla

1958Movie6.1
The Lovers of Montparnasse
6.9

The Lovers of Montparnasse

1958Movie6.9
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
5.6

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

1962Movie5.6
Patrick Dewaere, My Hero
8.7

Patrick Dewaere, My Hero

2022Movie8.7
To Skin a Spy
5.8

To Skin a Spy

1966Movie5.8
The Seventh Target
6.0

The Seventh Target

1984Movie6.0
The Wise Guys
7.9

The Wise Guys

1965Movie7.9
The Beast Is Loose
6.3

The Beast Is Loose

1959Movie6.3
Cloportes
6.3

Cloportes

1965Movie6.3
Maigret Sets a Trap
7.0

Maigret Sets a Trap

1958Movie7.0
Three Days to Live
5.4

Three Days to Live

1958Movie5.4
Witness in the City
6.3

Witness in the City

1959Movie6.3
One Hundred Days in Palermo
6.9

One Hundred Days in Palermo

1984Movie6.9
Let's Not Get Angry
7.5

Let's Not Get Angry

1966Movie7.5
The Silent One
7.3

The Silent One

1973Movie7.3
Twelve Hours by the Clock
4.4

Twelve Hours by the Clock

1959Movie4.4
De Gaulle, the Last King of France
7.0

De Gaulle, the Last King of France

2017Movie7.0
The Ruffian
6.3

The Ruffian

1983Movie6.3
Three Tough Guys
5.1

Three Tough Guys

1974Movie5.1
L'Homme en colère
5.6

L'Homme en colère

1979Movie5.6
125 rue Montmartre
7.5

125 rue Montmartre

1959Movie7.5
Girl in the Window
6.1

Girl in the Window

1961Movie6.1
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
7.7

Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes

2002Movie7.7
Crime and Punishment
7.0

Crime and Punishment

1956Movie7.0
Speaking of Murder
6.4

Speaking of Murder

1957Movie6.4
Fantasia Among the Squares
5.0

Fantasia Among the Squares

1971Movie5.0
Pensione Edelweiss
5.2

Pensione Edelweiss

1959Movie5.2
The French
7.2

The French

1982Movie7.2
Code Name: Melville
6.7

Code Name: Melville

2010Movie6.7
Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres

Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres

2011Movie
Deux Romains en Gaule
7.0

Deux Romains en Gaule

1967Movie7.0
Mistress of the World - Part I
6.8

Mistress of the World - Part I

1960Movie6.8
Law of the Streets
7.5

Law of the Streets

1956Movie7.5
Lino Ventura, la part intime
7.9

Lino Ventura, la part intime

2018Movie7.9
Birds of Prey
6.6

Birds of Prey

1968Movie6.6
Bacri, comme un air de famille
7.3

Bacri, comme un air de famille

2022Movie7.3
Hitch-Hike
6.1

Hitch-Hike

1962Movie6.1
Weeping for a Bandit
5.8

Weeping for a Bandit

1964Movie5.8
To Catch a Spy
6.0

To Catch a Spy

1957Movie6.0
Mistress of the World - Part II
5.0

Mistress of the World - Part II

1960Movie5.0
Carmen di Trastevere
8.0

Carmen di Trastevere

1962Movie8.0
La Rumba
5.3

La Rumba

1987Movie5.3
Dishonorable Discharge
5.7

Dishonorable Discharge

1957Movie5.7
Emile's Boat
6.6

Emile's Boat

1962Movie6.6
Il était une fois... Les Tontons flingueurs
7.3

Il était une fois... Les Tontons flingueurs

2010Movie7.3
The Monocle's Sour Laugh
5.4

The Monocle's Sour Laugh

1964Movie5.4
Lino Ventura, une histoire d'homme

Lino Ventura, une histoire d'homme

2017Movie
The Strange Mr. Steve
5.4

The Strange Mr. Steve

1957Movie5.4
Lino, il n'était que lui-même
6.0

Lino, il n'était que lui-même

2012Movie6.0

TV Shows (12)

Sacrée soirée
5.7

Sacrée soirée

1987Series5.7
Ciné regards
5.0

Ciné regards

1978Series5.0
Spécial cinéma
9.5

Spécial cinéma

1974Series9.5
Le monde est à vous

Le monde est à vous

1987Series
Champs-Elysées
6.8

Champs-Elysées

1982Series6.8
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
6.0

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975Series6.0
Le Grand Échiquier
8.0

Le Grand Échiquier

1972Series8.0
Midi trente
6.0

Midi trente

1972Series6.0
Numéro un
7.5

Numéro un

1975Series7.5
Cinépanorama
8.7

Cinépanorama

1956Series8.7
Cérémonie des César
4.6

Cérémonie des César

1976Series4.6
Auf los geht's los
8.0

Auf los geht's los

1977Series8.0