Lino Ventura
About
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Also Known As
Lino Borrini
Birth Place
Parma, IT
Born
July 14, 1919
Died
October 23, 1987
Cause of Death
Heart Attack
Biography
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Solidly built, husky-voiced performer whose background as a boxer initially landed him numerous roles as tough cops or bad guys. Ventura made a competent debut in Jacques Becker's gangster study "Touchez pas au Grisbi" (1953) and, after supporting parts in several other films starring Jean Gabin, was turning in immaculately nuanced lead performances by the end of the decade. Superb as th...
Filmography
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Montparnasse 19
(1993)
Morel
La Rumba
(1987)
Nono Gozlan
Sword of Gideon
(1986)
Le Septieme Cible
(1984)
Bastien Grimaldy
One Hundred Days in Palermo
(1984)
General Carlo Dalla Chiesa
Le Ruffian
(1983)
Aldo
Family & Companions
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Odette Ventura
Wife
Notes
With his wife, they established Perce-Neige foundation to raise money to help the retarded children.
Biography
Solidly built, husky-voiced performer whose background as a boxer initially landed him numerous roles as tough cops or bad guys. Ventura made a competent debut in Jacques Becker's gangster study "Touchez pas au Grisbi" (1953) and, after supporting parts in several other films starring Jean Gabin, was turning in immaculately nuanced lead performances by the end of the decade. Superb as the title character of Claude Pinoteau's taut spy thriller "Le Silencieux" (1972).
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Montparnasse 19
(1993)
Morel
La Rumba
(1987)
Nono Gozlan
Sword of Gideon
(1986)
Le Septieme Cible
(1984)
Bastien Grimaldy
One Hundred Days in Palermo
(1984)
General Carlo Dalla Chiesa
Le Ruffian
(1983)
Aldo
Sunday Lovers
(1981)
Francois Querole
Garde a Vue
(1981)
The Angry Man
(1979)
The Medusa Touch
(1978)
Detective Inspector Brunel
Un Papillon sur l'Epaule
(1978)
Roland Feriaud
The Context
(1976)
La Cage
(1975)
Julien
Adieu Poulet
(1975)
Verjeat
Escape to Nowhere
(1974)
Three Tough Guys
(1974)
La Gifle
(1974)
Jean
Le Far-West
(1973)
La Bonne Annee
(1973)
The Valachi Papers
(1972)
Don Vito Genovese
L' Aventure c'est l'aventure
(1972)
Le Silencieux
(1972)
Tibere
Boulevard du Rhum
(1971)
Corny
Fantasia Chez Les Ploucs
(1971)
Sagamore
The Sicilian Clan
(1970)
Inspector Le Goff
Wise Guys
(1969)
Laurent
Army of Shadows
(1969)
The Last Adventure
(1968)
Roland
Cloportes
(1966)
Alphonse
The Great Spy Chase
(1966)
Lagneau
Le Deuxieme Souffle
(1966)
Taxi for Tobruk
(1965)
Théo
Greed in the Sun
(1965)
Hervé
Three Penny Opera
(1964)
Tiger Brown
The Big Risk
(1963)
Abel
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
(1963)
Garigny
Modigliani of Montparnasse
(1961)
Morel
Elevator to the Gallows
(1958)
Inspector Chérier
Inspector Maigret
(1958)
Razzia
(1957)
Crime and Punishment
(1956)
Grisbi
(1954)
Angelo
Life Events
1927
Moved to Paris aged eight
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Companions
Odette Ventura
Wife
Bibliography
Notes
With his wife, they established Perce-Neige foundation to raise money to help the retarded children.
