Lino Ventura

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Lino Ventura (born Angiolino Joseph Pascal Ventura on July 14, 1919 - October 22, 1987) was an Italian actor who starred in French movies. He was born in Parma, northern Italy. His parents were Giovanni Ventura and Luisa Borrini. Lino Ventura dropped out of school at the age of eight and later took on a variety of jobs. At one point Ventura was pursuing a prizefighting career but had to end it because of an injury. In 1953 Ventura entered the film industry in a gangster movie called Touchez pas au grisbi by Jacques Becker and started to built up an acting career in similar hard boiled gangster roles, often playing beside his friend Jean Gabin. His most famous roles include the portrait of corrupt police chief Tiger Brown in 1963's The Threepenny Opera and mob functionary Vito Genovese in The Valachi Papers. Lino Ventura remained active until the year before his death caused by a heart attack at the age 68 in 1987. Lino Ventura was also know for creating a foundiation called 'Snowdrop' in 1966 that supports handicapped people.

[edit] Filmography

Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1953)
- With Jean Gabin, Jeanne Moreau.
  Director: Jacques Becker.
Razzia sur la Chnouf (1954)
- With Jean Gabin.
  Director: Henri Decoin
La Loi des Rues (1956)
- With Jean Gabin.
  Director: Ralph Habib
Crime et Châtiment (1956)
- With Jean Gabin, Marina Vlady.
  Director: Georges Lampin
Le Feux aux Poudres (1956)
- With Raymond Pellegrin, Peter van Eyck.
  Director: Henri Decoin
Action Immédiate (1956)
- With Henri Vidal, Barbara Laage.
  Director: Maurice Labro
Le Rouge est Mis (1957)
- With Jean Gabin, Annie Girardot.
  Director: Gilles Grangier
L'Étrange Monsieur Steve (1957)
- With Jeanne Moreau, Philippe Lemaire.
  Director: Raymond Bailly
Trois Jours à Vivre (1957)
- With Daniel Gélin, Jeanne Moreau.
  Director: Gilles Grangier
Ces Dames Préfèrent le Mambo (1957)
- With Eddie Constantine.
  Director: Bernard Borderie
Maigret Tend un Piège (1957)
- With Jean Gabin, Annie Girardot.
  Director: Jean Delannoy
Ascenseur pour l'Échafaud (1957)
- With Jeanne Moreau.
  Director: Louis Malle.
Montparnasse 19 (1957)
- With Gérard Philipe, Anouk Aimée, Lilli Palmer.
  Director: Jacques Becker
Le Gorille Vous Salue Bien (1958)
- With Charles Vanel, Bella Darvi.
  Director: Bernard Borderie
Le Fauve est Laché (1958)
- With Estella Blain, Paul Frankeur.
  Director: Maurice Labro
Sursis pour un Vivant / Il Mistero della Pensione Edelweiss (1958)
- With Henri Vidal, Dawn Addams.
  Director: Victor Merenda
Douze Heures d'Horloge (1958)
- With Eva Bartok, Hannes Messemer, Gert Fröbe.
  Director: Geza Redvanyi
Marie Octobre (1958)
- With Danielle Darrieux.
  Director: Julien Duvivier.
Un Témoin dans la Ville (1959)
- With Franco Fabrizzi, Sandra Milo.
  Director: Edouard Molinaro
125 Rue Montmartre (1959)
- With Andréa Parisi.
  Director: Gilles Grangier
Le Chemin des Écoliers (1959)
- With Françoise Arnoul, Bourvil, Alain Delon.
  Director: Michel Boisrond
Classe Tous Risques (1959)
- With Sandra Milo, Jean-Paul Belmondo.
  Director: Claude Sautet
Herrin der Welt / Les Mystères d'Angkor (1960)
- With Matha Hyer, Carlos Thompson.
  Director: William Dieterle
La Fille dans la Vitrine (1960)
- With Marina Vlady.
  Director: Luciano Emmer
Un Taxi pour Tobrouk (1961)
- With Charles Aznavour, Hardy Krüger.
  Director: Denys de la Patelliére
Les Lions Sont Lachés (1961)
- With Jean-Claude Brialy, Claudia Cardinale.
  Director: Henri Verneuil
Il Re di Poggioreale / Le Roi des Truands (1961)
- With Ernest Borgnine, Yvonne Sanson.
  Director: Duilio Coletti
Le Bateau d'Emile (1961)
- With Annie Girardot, Michel Simon, Pierre Brasseur.
  Director: Denys de la Patelliére
Les Petits Matins (1961)
- With Agathe Aems, Gilbert Bécaud.
  Director: Jacqueline Audry
Il Giudizio Universale / Le Jugement Dernier (1961)
- With Fernandel, Georges Rivière.
  Director: Vittorio de Sica
Le Diable et les Dix Commandements (1962)
- With Charles Aznavour, Maurice Biraud.
  Director: Julien Duvivier
Die Dreigroschenoper (1962)
- With Curd Jürgens, Hildegard Knef, Gert Fröbe.
  Director: Wolfgang Staudte
Carmen di Trastevere / Carmen 63 (1963)
- With Giovanna Ralli, Dante di Paolo.
  Director: Carmine Gallone
Les Tontons Flingueurs (1963)
- With Sabine Sinjen, Horst Frank.
  Director: Georges Lautner
Llanto por un Bandito / Cordoba (1963)
- With Francisco Rabal, Lea Massari.
  Director: Carlos Saura
Cent Milles Dollar au Soleil (1963)
- With Gert Fröbe.
  Director: Henri Verneuil
Le Monocle Rit Jaune (1964)
- With Paul Meurisse.
  Director: Georges Lautner
Les Barbouzes (1964)
- With Bernard Blier, Mireille Darc.
  Director: Georges Lautner
L'Arme à Gauche (1965)
- With Sylvia Koscina, Léo Gordon.
  Director: Claude Sautet
La Métamorphose des Cloportes (1965)
- With Irina Demick, Pierre Brasseur, Charles Aznavour.
  Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre
Les Grandes Gueules (1965)
- With Bourvil, Marie Dubois.
  Director: Robert Enrico
Ne Nous Fâchons Pas (1965)
- With Jean Lefebvre, Mireille Darc.
  Director: Georges Lautner
Avec la Peau des Autres (1966)
- With Jean Bouise, Marilu Tolo.
  Director: Jacques Deray
Le Deuxième Souffle (1966)
- With Paul Meurisse, Raymond Pellegrin.
  Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Les Aventuriers (1967)
- With Alain Delon, Joanna Shimkus.
  Director: Robert Enrico
Le Rapace (1967)
- With Rosa Furman, Xavier Marc.
  Director: José Giovanni
L'Armée des Ombres (1969)
- With Simone Signoret.
  Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Le Clan des Siciliens (1968)
- With Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Irina Demick.
  Director: Henri Verneuil
Dernier Domicile Connu (1969)
- With Marlène Jobert.
  Director: José Giovanni
Fantasia chez les Ploucs (1970)
- With Mireille Darc, Jacques Dufilho.
  Director: Gérard Pirès
Boulevard du Rhum (1971)
- With Brigitte Bardot, Guy Marchand.
  Director: Robert Enrico
L'Aventure c'est l'Aventure (1972)
- With Jacques Brel, Charles Denner, Charles Gérard.
  Director: Claude Lelouch
I Segreti di Cosa Nostra / The Valachi Papers (1972)
- With Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland.
  Director: Terence Young
Le Silencieux (1972)
- With Lea Massari.
  Director: Claude Pinoteau
La Raison du Plus Fou (1972)
- With Raymond Devos, Alice Sapritch.
  Director: François Reichenbach
La Bonne Année (1973)
- With Françoise Fabian.
  Director: Claude Lelouch
Le Far West (1973)
- With Gabriel Jabbour, Danièle Evenou.
  Director: Jacques Brel
L'Emmerdeur (1973)
- With Jacques Brel.
  Director: Edouard Molinaro
Uomini Duri / Tough Guys / Les Durs (1974)
- With Isaac Hayes.
  Director: Duccio Tessari
La Gifle (1974)
- With Annie Girardot, Isabelle Adjani.
  Director: Claude Pinoteau
La Cage (1975)
- With Ingrid Thulin.
  Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre
Adieu Poulet (1975)
- With Patrick Dewaere, Françoise Brion.
  Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre
Cadaveri Excellenti / Cadavres Exquis (1976)
- With Fernando Rey.
  Director: Francesco Rosi
The Medusa Touch / La Grande Menace (1978)
- With Richard Burton, Lee Remick
  Director: Jack Gold
Un Papillon sur l'épaule (1978)
- With Claudine Auger, Paul Crauchet.
  Director: Jacques Deray
L'Homme en Colère (1979)
- With Angie Dickinson, Laurent Malet.
  Director: Claude Pinoteau
Les Seducteurs / Sunday Lovers ("Paris") (1980)
- With Catherine Salviat.
  Director: Edouard Molinaro
Garde à Vue (1981)
- With Michel Serrault, Romy Schneider.
  Director: Claude Miller
Espion Lève-toi (1981)
- With Michel Piccoli, Bruno Cremer.
  Director: Yves Boisset
Les Misérables (1982)
- With Michel Bouquet.
  Director: Robert Hossein
Le Ruffian (1982)
- With Bernard Giraudeau, Claudia Cardinale.
  Director: José Giovanni
Cento Giorni a Palermo / Cent Jours à Palermo (1983)
- With Lino Troisi.
  Director: Giuseppe Ferrara
La 7ème Cible (1984)
- With Lea Massari.
  Director: Claude Pinoteau
Vengeance / Sword of Gideon (1986)
- With Rod Steiger, Michael York.
  Director: Michael Anderson
La Rumba (1987)
- With Roger Hanin, Michel Piccoli.
  Director: Roger Hanin
Maledetto Ferragosto (1987)
- With (?).
  Director: Francesco Massaro

[edit] Further reading

Durant, Philippe (1989): Lino Ventura. Bergisch Gladbach: Lübbe. ISBN 3-404-61142-X
Durieux, Gilles (2001): Lino Ventura. Paris: Flammarion. ISBN 2-08-068113-3
Giovanni, José (2002): Mes Grandes Gueules. Fayard. ISBN 2-213-61262-5
Ventura, Clélia (2003): Lino ou la Gourmandise de la Vie. Paris: Robert Laffont. ISBN 2-221-09884-6
Ventura, Odette (1992): Lino. Paris: Robert Laffont. ISBN 2-7242-7179-3 (see also: External Links)
Ventura, Odette (1993): Lino. Weinheim; Berlin: Beltz Quadriga. ISBN 3-88679-217-X
Ventura, Odette (1997): Lino. Paris: Robert Laffont. ISBN 2-221-08646-5
Ventura, Odette (1997): Lino. Guanda "Biblioteca della Pilotta". ISBN
Zurhorst, Meinolf / Just, Lothar (1984). Lino Ventura: Seine Filme - Sein Leben. München: Heyne. ISBN 3-453-86065-9