Lino Ventura
Lino Ventura | |
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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 |
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.
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).
Other websites[change | change source]
- Lino Ventura on IMDb
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