Lino Ventura
Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura (14 July 1919 – 22 October 1987) was an Italian actor. He was known for playing a tough man, either a criminal or a cop. He played a cop leader of the Resistance in the Jean-Pierre Melville directed Army of Shadows.
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| Born | Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura 14 July 1919 Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| Died | 22 October 1987 (aged 68) Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1953–1987 |
| Spouse(s) | Odette Lecomte (m. 1942; his death 1987) |
| Children | 4 |
Some of his most famous roles include the portrait of corrupt police chief Tiger Brown in The Threepenny Opera (1963) and mob boss Vito Genovese in The Valachi Papers (1972).
Lino Ventura Media
Italian actor Lino Ventura acting showing the David di Donatello Award won as best foreign actor in the film Happy New Year (La bonne année) by Claude Lelouch. The second award belongs to Françoise Fabian, best foreign actress in the same film. Taormina, 1974 (Photo by Angelo Deligio\Mondadori Portfolio by Getty Images)
Other websites
- Lino Ventura on IMDb
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