Lino Ventura
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| Lino Ventura | |
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 from the trailer for Touchez pas au grisbi (1954) |
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| Born | Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura 14 July 1919 Parma, Italy |
| Died | 22 October 1987 (aged 68) |
Lino Ventura (14 July 1919 – 22 October 1987), was an Italian actor who starred in French movies.
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[edit] Biography
Born as Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura in Parma, Italy to Giovanni Ventura and Luisa Borrini, "Lino" 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 and professional wrestling career but had to end it because of an injury. Despite living most of his life in France, he never acquired French citizenship.[citation needed]
In 1953, totally by happenstance, one of his friends mentioned him to Jacques Becker who was looking for an Italian actor to play opposite Jean Gabin in a gangster movie called Touchez pas au grisbi. Becker offered him on the spot the role of Angelo, that Ventura refused at first but then accepted. He has such a presence in the movie that the whole profession took notice.
Ventura started to build up an acting career in similar hard boiled gangster movies, often playing beside his friend Jean Gabin. A couple of his most famous roles include the portrait of corrupt police chief Tiger Brown in 1963's The Threepenny Opera and mob boss Vito Genovese in The Valachi Papers.
Although he was Italian, he only made a handful of films in his native language, among them The Last Judgement (Il giudizio universale, 1961), Illustrious Corpses (Cadaveri eccellenti, 1976) and Cento Giorni a Palermo (1983), long used to seeing him dubbed into Italian from the original French release.
Ventura remained active until the year before his death from a heart attack in 1987 at the age of 68. Having a handicapped daughter himself, he created a charitable foundation, Perce-Neige (Snowdrop), in 1966, which supports handicapped people.
[edit] Filmography
- Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1953)
- With Jean Gabin, Jeanne Moreau.
Director: Jacques Becker.
- With Jean Gabin, Jeanne Moreau.
- Razzia sur la Chnouf (1954)
- With Jean Gabin.
Director: Henri Decoin
- With Jean Gabin.
- La Loi des Rues (1956)
- With Louis de Funès.
Director: Ralph Habib
- With Louis de Funès.
- Crime et Châtiment (1956)
- With Jean Gabin, Marina Vlady.
Director: Georges Lampin
- With Jean Gabin, Marina Vlady.
- Le Feux aux Poudres (1956)
- With Raymond Pellegrin, Peter van Eyck.
Director: Henri Decoin
- With Raymond Pellegrin, Peter van Eyck.
- Action Immédiate (1956)
- With Henri Vidal, Barbara Laage.
Director: Maurice Labro
- With Henri Vidal, Barbara Laage.
- Le Rouge est Mis (1957)
- With Jean Gabin, Annie Girardot.
Director: Gilles Grangier
- With Jean Gabin, Annie Girardot.
- L'Étrange Monsieur Steve (1957)
- With Jeanne Moreau, Philippe Lemaire.
Director: Raymond Bailly
- With Jeanne Moreau, Philippe Lemaire.
- Trois Jours à Vivre (1957)
- With Daniel Gélin, Jeanne Moreau.
Director: Gilles Grangier
- With Daniel Gélin, Jeanne Moreau.
- Ces Dames Préfèrent le Mambo (1957)
- With Eddie Constantine.
Director: Bernard Borderie
- With Eddie Constantine.
- Maigret Tend un Piège (1957)
- With Jean Gabin, Annie Girardot.
Director: Jean Delannoy
- With Jean Gabin, Annie Girardot.
- Ascenseur pour l'Échafaud (1957)
- With Jeanne Moreau.
Director: Louis Malle.
- With Jeanne Moreau.
- Montparnasse 19 (1957)
- With Gérard Philipe, Anouk Aimée, Lilli Palmer.
Director: Jacques Becker
- With Gérard Philipe, Anouk Aimée, Lilli Palmer.
- Le Gorille Vous Salue Bien (1958)
- With Charles Vanel, Bella Darvi.
Director: Bernard Borderie
- With Charles Vanel, Bella Darvi.
- Le Fauve est Laché (1958)
- With Estella Blain, Paul Frankeur.
Director: Maurice Labro
- With Estella Blain, Paul Frankeur.
- Sursis pour un Vivant / Il Mistero della Pensione Edelweiss (1958)
- With Henri Vidal, Dawn Addams.
Director: Victor Merenda
- With Henri Vidal, Dawn Addams.
- Douze Heures d'Horloge (1958)
- With Eva Bartok, Hannes Messemer, Gert Fröbe.
Director: Geza Redvanyi
- With Eva Bartok, Hannes Messemer, Gert Fröbe.
- Marie Octobre (1958)
- With Danielle Darrieux.
Director: Julien Duvivier.
- With Danielle Darrieux.
- Un Témoin dans la Ville (1959)
- With Franco Fabrizzi, Sandra Milo.
Director: Edouard Molinaro
- With Franco Fabrizzi, Sandra Milo.
- 125 Rue Montmartre (1959)
- With Andréa Parisi.
Director: Gilles Grangier
- With Andréa Parisi.
- Le Chemin des Écoliers (1959)
- With Françoise Arnoul, Bourvil, Alain Delon.
Director: Michel Boisrond
- With Françoise Arnoul, Bourvil, Alain Delon.
- Classe Tous Risques (1960)
- With Sandra Milo, Jean-Paul Belmondo.
Director: Claude Sautet
- With Sandra Milo, Jean-Paul Belmondo.
- Herrin der Welt / Les Mystères d'Angkor (1960)
- With Martha Hyer, Carlos Thompson.
Director: William Dieterle
- With Martha Hyer, Carlos Thompson.
- La Fille dans la Vitrine (1960)
- With Marina Vlady.
Director: Luciano Emmer
- With Marina Vlady.
- Un Taxi pour Tobrouk (1961)
- With Charles Aznavour, Hardy Krüger.
Director: Denys de la Patelliére
- With Charles Aznavour, Hardy Krüger.
- Les Lions Sont Lachés (1961)
- With Jean-Claude Brialy, Claudia Cardinale.
Director: Henri Verneuil
- With Jean-Claude Brialy, Claudia Cardinale.
- Il Re di Poggioreale / Le Roi des Truands (1961)
- With Ernest Borgnine, Yvonne Sanson.
Director: Duilio Coletti
- With Ernest Borgnine, Yvonne Sanson.
- Le Bateau d'Emile (1961)
- With Annie Girardot, Michel Simon, Pierre Brasseur.
Director: Denys de la Patelliére
- With Annie Girardot, Michel Simon, Pierre Brasseur.
- Les Petits Matins (1961)
- With Agathe Aems, Gilbert Bécaud.
Director: Jacqueline Audry
- With Agathe Aems, Gilbert Bécaud.
- Il Giudizio Universale / Le Jugement Dernier (1961)
- With Fernandel, Georges Rivière.
Director: Vittorio de Sica
- With Fernandel, Georges Rivière.
- Le Diable et les Dix Commandements (1962)
- With Charles Aznavour, Maurice Biraud.
Director: Julien Duvivier
- With Charles Aznavour, Maurice Biraud.
- Die Dreigroschenoper (1962)
- With Curd Jürgens, Hildegard Knef, Gert Fröbe.
Director: Wolfgang Staudte
- With Curd Jürgens, Hildegard Knef, Gert Fröbe.
- Carmen di Trastevere / Carmen 63 (1963)
- With Giovanna Ralli, Dante di Paolo.
Director: Carmine Gallone
- With Giovanna Ralli, Dante di Paolo.
- Les Tontons Flingueurs (1963)
- With Sabine Sinjen, Horst Frank.
Director: Georges Lautner
- With Sabine Sinjen, Horst Frank.
- Llanto por un Bandito / Cordoba (1964)
- With Francisco Rabal, Lea Massari.
Director: Carlos Saura
- With Francisco Rabal, Lea Massari.
- Cent Milles Dollar au Soleil (1964)
- With Gert Fröbe.
Director: Henri Verneuil
- With Gert Fröbe.
- Le Monocle Rit Jaune (1964)
- With Paul Meurisse.
Director: Georges Lautner
- With Paul Meurisse.
- Les Barbouzes (1964)
- With Bernard Blier, Mireille Darc.
Director: Georges Lautner
- With Bernard Blier, Mireille Darc.
- The Dictator's Guns (L'Arme à Gauche) (1965)
- With Sylvia Koscina, Léo Gordon.
Director: Claude Sautet
- With Sylvia Koscina, Léo Gordon.
- La Métamorphose des Cloportes (1965)
- With Irina Demick, Pierre Brasseur, Charles Aznavour.
Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre
- With Irina Demick, Pierre Brasseur, Charles Aznavour.
- Les Grandes Gueules (1965)
- With Bourvil, Marie Dubois.
Director: Robert Enrico
- With Bourvil, Marie Dubois.
- Ne Nous Fâchons Pas (1965)
- With Jean Lefebvre, Mireille Darc.
Director: Georges Lautner
- With Jean Lefebvre, Mireille Darc.
- Avec la Peau des Autres (1966)
- With Jean Bouise, Marilu Tolo.
Director: Jacques Deray
- With Jean Bouise, Marilu Tolo.
- Le Deuxième Souffle (1966)
- With Paul Meurisse, Raymond Pellegrin.
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
- With Paul Meurisse, Raymond Pellegrin.
- Les aventuriers (1967)
- With Alain Delon, Joanna Shimkus.
Director: Robert Enrico
- With Alain Delon, Joanna Shimkus.
- Le Rapace (1967)
- With Rosa Furman, Xavier Marc.
Director: José Giovanni
- With Rosa Furman, Xavier Marc.
- L'Armée des Ombres (1969)
- With Simone Signoret.
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
- With Simone Signoret.
- Le Clan des Siciliens (1968)
- With Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Irina Demick.
Director: Henri Verneuil
- With Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Irina Demick.
- Dernier Domicile Connu (1969)
- With Marlène Jobert.
Director: José Giovanni
- With Marlène Jobert.
- Fantasia chez les Ploucs (1970)
- With Mireille Darc, Jacques Dufilho.
Director: Gérard Pirès
- With Mireille Darc, Jacques Dufilho.
- Boulevard du Rhum (1971)
- With Brigitte Bardot, Guy Marchand.
Director: Robert Enrico
- With Brigitte Bardot, Guy Marchand.
- L'Aventure c'est l'Aventure (1972)
- With Jacques Brel, Charles Denner, Charles Gérard.
Director: Claude Lelouch
- With Jacques Brel, Charles Denner, Charles Gérard.
- I Segreti di Cosa Nostra / The Valachi Papers (1972)
- With Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland.
Director: Terence Young
- With Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland.
- Le Silencieux (1972)
- With Lea Massari.
Director: Claude Pinoteau
- With Lea Massari.
- La Raison du Plus Fou (1972)
- With Raymond Devos, Alice Sapritch.
Director: François Reichenbach
- With Raymond Devos, Alice Sapritch.
- La Bonne Année (1973)
- With Françoise Fabian.
Director: Claude Lelouch
- With Françoise Fabian.
- Le Far West (1973)
- With Gabriel Jabbour, Danièle Evenou.
Director: Jacques Brel
- With Gabriel Jabbour, Danièle Evenou.
- L'Emmerdeur (1973)
- With Jacques Brel.
Director: Edouard Molinaro
- With Jacques Brel.
- Uomini Duri / Tough Guys / Les Durs (1974)
- With Isaac Hayes.
Director: Duccio Tessari
- With Isaac Hayes.
- La Gifle (1974)
- With Annie Girardot, Isabelle Adjani.
Director: Claude Pinoteau
- With Annie Girardot, Isabelle Adjani.
- La Cage (1975)
- With Ingrid Thulin.
Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre
- With Ingrid Thulin.
- Adieu poulet (1975)
- With Patrick Dewaere, Françoise Brion.
Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre
- With Patrick Dewaere, Françoise Brion.
- Cadaveri Excellenti / Cadavres Exquis (1976)
- With Fernando Rey.
Director: Francesco Rosi
- With Fernando Rey.
- The Medusa Touch / La Grande Menace (UK)(1978)
- With Richard Burton, Lee Remick
Director: Jack Gold
- With Richard Burton, Lee Remick
- Un Papillon sur l'épaule (1978)
- With Claudine Auger, Paul Crauchet.
Director: Jacques Deray
- With Claudine Auger, Paul Crauchet.
- L'Homme en Colère (1979)
- With Angie Dickinson, Laurent Malet.
Director: Claude Pinoteau
- With Angie Dickinson, Laurent Malet.
- Les Seducteurs / Sunday Lovers ("Paris") (1980)
- With Catherine Salviat.
Director: Edouard Molinaro
- With Catherine Salviat.
- Garde à Vue (1981)
- With Michel Serrault, Romy Schneider.
Director: Claude Miller
- With Michel Serrault, Romy Schneider.
- Espion Lève-toi (1981)
- With Michel Piccoli, Bruno Cremer.
Director: Yves Boisset
- With Michel Piccoli, Bruno Cremer.
- Les Misérables (1982)
- With Michel Bouquet.
Director: Robert Hossein
- With Michel Bouquet.
- Le Ruffian (1982)
- With Bernard Giraudeau, Claudia Cardinale.
Director: José Giovanni
- With Bernard Giraudeau, Claudia Cardinale.
- Cento Giorni a Palermo / Cent Jours à Palermo (1983)
- With Lino Troisi.
Director: Giuseppe Ferrara
- With Lino Troisi.
- La 7ème Cible (1984)
- With Lea Massari.
Director: Claude Pinoteau
- With Lea Massari.
- Vengeance / Sword of Gideon (1986)
- With Rod Steiger, Michael York.
Director: Michael Anderson
- With Rod Steiger, Michael York.
- La Rumba (1987)
- With Roger Hanin, Michel Piccoli, Corinne Touzet.
Director: Roger Hanin
- With Roger Hanin, Michel Piccoli, Corinne Touzet.
- Maledetto Ferragosto (1987)
- With (?).
Director: Francesco Massaro
- With (?).
[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
[edit] External links
- Lino Ventura at the Internet Movie Database
- http://tontonsflingueurs.actifforum.com/ French Site Lino Ventura
- Les Premières Rencontres Nationales – Art, Culture et Handicap – Bourges du 19 au 21 octobre 2003
- Rencontres – Art, Culture et Handicap – Lundi 20 octobre à Bourges
- Lino Ventura Foundation
- Lino Ventura at Find a Grave
