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Lino Ventura

Jul 13, 1919 - Oct 22, 1987 (68 years old) in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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

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The Sicilian Clan
Commissaire Le Goff
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Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
Self (archive footage)
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Army of Shadows
Philippe Gerbier
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Les Misérables
Jean Valjean
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At The End Of The Day
(archive footage)
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La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Self (archive footage)
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The Angry Man
Romain Dupre
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Crooks in Clover
Fernand Naudin
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D'un film à l'autre
Self (archive footage)
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The Valachi Papers
Vito Genovese

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