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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Known For
The Big Risk
(1960)
Abel Davos
Army of Shadows
(1969)
Philippe Gerbier
Elevator to the Gallows
(1958)
Le Commissaire Cherrier
The Valachi Papers
(1972)
Vito Genovese
The Great Spy Chase
(1964)
Francis Lagneau
The French Detective
(1975)
Commissioner Verjeat
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
(1954)
Angelo Fraiser
Les Misérables
(1982)
Jean Valjean
The Sicilian Clan
(1969)
Commissaire Le Goff
The Last Adventure
(1967)
Roland
The Medusa Touch
(1978)
Brunel
Money Money Money
(1972)
Lino Massaro
The Inquisitor
(1981)
Inspector Antoine Gallien
The Ruffian
(1983)
Aldo
Crooks in Clover
(1963)
Fernand Naudin
Illustrious Corpses
(1976)
Inspector Amerigo Rogas
Full Filmography
Acting
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
(1954)
Angelo Fraiser
Razzia
(1955)
Roger le Catalan
Crime and Punishment
(1956)
Gustave Messonnier
Law of the Streets
(1956)
Mario
Burning Fuse
(1957)
To Catch a Spy
(1957)
Bérès
Speaking of Murder
(1957)
Pepito
The Strange Mr. Steve
(1957)
Denis
The Mask of the Gorilla
(1958)
Géo Paquet, Le Gorille
Three Days to Live
(1958)
Lino Ferrari
Elevator to the Gallows
(1958)
Le Commissaire Cherrier
Maigret Sets a Trap
(1958)
Inspecteur Torrence
Dishonorable Discharge
(1958)
Paulo
The Lovers of Montparnasse
(1958)
Morel
Witness in the City
(1959)
Ancelin
Twelve Hours by the Clock
(1959)
Fourbieux
Pensione Edelweiss
(1959)
Borcher
Marie-Octobre
(1959)
Carlo Bernardi
125, rue Montmartre
(1959)
Pascal
Way of Youth
(1959)
Tiercelin
The Tiger Attacks
(1959)
Paul Lamiani
Mistress of the World - Part I
(1960)
Biamonte
Mistress of the World - Part II
(1960)
Biamonte
The Big Risk
(1960)
Abel Davos
Taxi for Tobruk
(1961)
le brigadier Théo Dumas
Black City
(1961)
Il bandito
The Lions Are Loose
(1961)
le docteur André Challenberg
Girl in the Window
(1961)
Federico
The Last Judgment
(1961)
Giovanna's father
Emile's Boat
(1962)
Émile Bouet
Carmen di Trastevere
(1962)
Vincenzo, le caïd
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
(1962)
Garigny
Hitch-Hike
(1962)
Paul, le chauffeur de car
Crooks in Clover
(1963)
Fernand Naudin
The Threepenny Opera
(1963)
Brown, Polizeichef von London
Weeping for a Bandit
(1964)
"El lutos"
The Great Spy Chase
(1964)
Francis Lagneau
Greed in the Sun
(1964)
Hervé Marec, aka 'Le plouc'
The Monocle's Sour Laugh
(1964)
The Wise Guys
(1965)
Laurent Dannecker
Cloportes
(1965)
Alphonse Maréchal
The Dictator's Guns
(1965)
Jacques Cournot
To Skin a Spy
(1966)
Pascal Fabre
Jean-Pierre Melville on the Set of Le Deuxième Souffle
(1966)
Self - Interviewee
Let's Not Get Angry
(1966)
Antoine Beretto
Le Deuxième Souffle
(1966)
Gustave 'Gu' Minda
Deux Romains en Gaule
(1967)
Un client du bar
The Last Adventure
(1967)
Roland
Birds of Prey
(1968)
Le rapace / Le rital
Army of Shadows
(1969)
Philippe Gerbier
The Sicilian Clan
(1969)
Commissaire Le Goff
Last Known Address
(1970)
Principal Inspector Marceau Leonetti
Rum Runners
(1971)
Cornelius von Zeelinga
Fantasia chez les ploucs
(1971)
Sagamore Noonan
Money Money Money
(1972)
Lino Massaro
The Valachi Papers
(1972)
Vito Genovese
The Silent One
(1973)
Clément Tibère
A Pain in the Ass
(1973)
Ralf Milan
The Right of the Maddest
(1973)
Un motard
Happy New Year
(1973)
Simon
Far West
(1973)
The Slap
(1974)
Jean Douléan
Three Tough Guys
(1974)
Father Charlie
The French Detective
(1975)
Commissioner Verjeat
The Cage
(1975)
Julien
Illustrious Corpses
(1976)
Inspector Amerigo Rogas
Butterfly on the Shoulder
(1978)
Roland Fériaud
The Medusa Touch
(1978)
Brunel
The Angry Man
(1979)
Romain Dupre
Sunday Lovers
(1980)
François Quérole (sketch 'La méthode française')
The Inquisitor
(1981)
Inspector Antoine Gallien
Espion, lève-toi
(1982)
Sébastien Grenier
Les Misérables
(1982)
Jean Valjean
The Ruffian
(1983)
Aldo
The Seventh Target
(1984)
Bastien Grimaldi
One Hundred Days in Palermo
(1984)
Generale Carlo Dalla Chiesa
Sword of Gideon
(1986)
Papa
La Rumba
(1987)
un caïd
Code Name: Melville
(2008)
Self
Il était une fois... Les Tontons flingueurs
(2010)
Self
D'un film à l'autre
(2011)
Self (archive footage)
Lino, il n'était que lui-même
(2012)
Self (archive footage)
Lino Ventura, une histoire d'homme
(2017)
De Gaulle, the Last King of France
(2017)
Self (archive footage)
Personne Ne Bouge ! Lino Ventura
(2018)
Lino Ventura
Lino Ventura, la part intime
(2018)
Self (archive footage)
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
Aznavour by Charles
(2019)
Self - Actor (archive footage)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Bacri, comme un air de famille
(2022)
Self (archive footage)