Lino Ventura

Lino Ventura

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...

Known For

Army of Shadows

as Philippe Gerbier

Crooks in Clover

as Fernand Naudin

Elevator to the Gallows

as Le Commissaire Cherrier

Cast Credits

At the End of the Day

as Lino (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lino, il n'était que lui-même

as Self (archive footage)

La Rumba

as un caïd

The Seventh Target

as Bastien Grimaldi

One Hundred Days in Palermo

as General Carlo Dalla Chiesa

Les Misérables

as Jean Valjean / Mr. Madeleine / Champmathieu

Spy, Stand Up

as Sébastien Grenier

The Inquisitor

as Inspector Antoine Gallien

Sunday Lovers

as François Quérole (sketch 'La méthode française')

L'Homme en colère

as Romain Dupre

Butterfly on the Shoulder

as Roland Fériaud

Illustrious Corpses

as Inspector Amerigo Rogas

The French Detective

as Commissioner Verjeat

The Cage

as Julien

The Slap

as Jean Douléan

Three Tough Guys

as Father Charlie

A Pain in the Ass

as Ralf Milan

Far West

as Prisoner

The Right of the Maddest

as Le gendarme motorisé instructeur

The Silent One

as Clément Tibère

Money Money Money

as Lino Massaro

The Valachi Papers

as Vito Genovese

Rum Runners

as Cornelius von Zeelinga

Fantasia Among the Squares

as Sagamore Noonan

Last Known Address

as Principal Inspector Marceau Leonetti

The Sicilian Clan

as Commissaire Le Goff