Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lino Ventura, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Elevator to the Gallows
Le Commissaire Cherrier
Army of Shadows
Philippe Gerbier
Crooks in Clover
Fernand Naudin
Les Misérables
Jean Valjean
The Sicilian Clan
Commissaire Le Goff
At The End Of The Day
(archive footage)
The Valachi Papers
Vito Genovese
The Medusa Touch
Brunel
Spy, Stand Up
Sébastien Grenier
Maigret Sets a Trap
Inspecteur Torrence