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Lino Ventura

1919 - 1987

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Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura (14 July 1919 – 22 October 1987), known as Lino Ventura, was an Italian-born actor and philanthropist, who lived and worked for most of his life in France. He was considered one of the greatest leading men of French cinema during the 1960s and 1970s, known for his portrayal of tough characters on both sides of the law in crime dramas. Born in Parma and raised in Paris, Ventura worked as a professional wrestler before an injury ended his career. He made his film debut as a gangster in the 1954 Jacques Becker film Touchez pas au grisbi 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lino Ventura is the 378th most popular actor (down from 353rd in 2019), the 806th most popular biography from Italy (down from 754th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Italian Actor.

Lino Ventura was a French actor who was most famous for his role in the movie "The Big Blue."

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Among actors, Lino Ventura ranks 378 out of 13,578. Before him are Larry Hagman, George Peppard, William Sadler, Stephen Collins, Telly Savalas, and Brandon Lee. After him are Danny Glover, Joan Crawford, Maurice Chevalier, G. W. Bailey, Ray Liotta, and Vittorio Gassman.

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Among people born in 1919, Lino Ventura ranks 25. Before him are Matilde Camus, Walter Scheel, Fausto Coppi, Pierre Trudeau, Georgios Papadopoulos, and Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington. After him are Margot Fonteyn, Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Pete Seeger, Nat King Cole, and Iris Murdoch. Among people deceased in 1987, Lino Ventura ranks 23. Before him are Thomas Sankara, Jacques Anquetil, Pola Negri, Fahri Korutürk, Jascha Heifetz, and Georg Wittig. After him are Lawrence Kohlberg, John Huston, Lee Marvin, Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover, Jean Anouilh, and Nobusuke Kishi.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Lino Ventura ranks 806 out of 5,161. Before him are Gigliola Cinquetti (1947), Claudia Octavia (40), Athalaric (516), Gabriele Amorth (1925), Saint Eustace (10), and Pompeia (-90). After him are Poggio Bracciolini (1380), Louise of Orléans (1812), Palmiro Togliatti (1893), Scholastica (480), Vittorio Gassman (1922), and Aldo Rossi (1931).

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Among ACTORS In Italy

Among actors born in Italy, Lino Ventura ranks 20. Before him are Monica Vitti (1931), Franco Nero (1941), Raffaella Carrà (1943), Virna Lisi (1936), Rudolph Valentino (1895), and Giancarlo Giannini (1942). After him are Vittorio Gassman (1922), Stefania Sandrelli (1946), Claudia Mori (1944), Michele Placido (1946), Gian Maria Volonté (1933), and Eleonora Duse (1858).

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