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Lino Ventura
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Lino Ventura

1919 – 1987 · Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy · Active 1954–2024

Lino Ventura, born in 1919 in Parma and raised in Paris, emerged as a formidable presence in French cinema during the 1960s and 1970s. Known for his tough-guy roles, Ventura's performance in Three Tough Guys (1974) exemplifies his ability to navigate the complexities of crime dramas. Before his acting career, he was a professional wrestler, but an injury redirected his path to the silver screen. His legacy continues to resonate in the realm of cult cinema, where his characters often straddle the line between law enforcement and criminality.

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Three Tough Guys

Three Tough Guys

1974 ★ 5.6
as Father Charlie

Isaac Hayes plays as Lee in his feature film debut, as Father Charlie and himself solve a bank robbery mystery that stretches across the city. After Lee is removed from the force due to $1,000,000 being stolen from the bank Father Charlie helps him to gain revenge for the loss of one of his friends.

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Filmography

105 credits
2020s 4 credits
2024
At the End of the Day as Lino (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.9
2022
Bacri, comme un air de famille as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.6
2022
Movie ★ 7.2
2022
Patrick Dewaere, My Hero as Self (archive footage) - actor
Movie ★ 9.0
2010s 9 credits
2019
Movie ★ 7.7
2019
Aznavour by Charles as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.9
2018
Lino Ventura, la part intime as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.9
2017
Lino Ventura, une histoire d'homme as Self (archive footage)
Movie
2017
De Gaulle, the Last King of France as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.0
2012
Lino, il n'était que lui-même as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.0
2010
Code Name: Melville as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.7
2010
Movie ★ 7.3
2000s 1 credit
2002
Movie ★ 7.7
1980s 13 credits
1987
La Rumba as un caïd
Movie ★ 5.3
1987
Le monde est à vous as Self (archive footage)
TV
1987
Sacrée soirée as Self (archive footage)
TV ★ 5.7
1986
Movie ★ 6.6
1984
One Hundred Days in Palermo as General Carlo Dalla Chiesa
Movie ★ 7.0
1984
The Seventh Target as Bastien Grimaldi
Movie ★ 5.9
1983
Movie ★ 6.3
1982
Les Misérables as Jean Valjean / Mr. Madeleine / Champmathieu
Movie ★ 7.0
1982
Spy, Stand Up as Sébastien Grenier
Movie ★ 7.2
1982
The French as Self
Movie ★ 7.2
1982
TV ★ 6.8
1981
The Inquisitor as Inspector Antoine Gallien
Movie ★ 7.5
1980
Sunday Lovers as François Quérole (sketch 'La méthode française')
Movie ★ 5.8
1970s 26 credits
1979
L'Homme en colère as Romain Dupre
Movie ★ 5.6
1978
Movie ★ 6.8
1978
Butterfly on the Shoulder as Roland Fériaud
Movie ★ 5.9
1977
TV ★ 8.0
1976
Illustrious Corpses as Inspector Amerigo Rogas
Movie ★ 6.8
1976
Cérémonie des César as Self - President
TV ★ 4.6
1975
The French Detective as Commissioner Verjeat
Movie ★ 6.7
1975
The Cage as Julien
Movie ★ 6.0
1975
TV ★ 6.0
1975
Numéro un as Self
TV ★ 7.5
1974
The Slap as Jean Douléan
Movie ★ 6.7
1974
Three Tough Guys as Father Charlie
Movie ★ 5.1
1974
TV ★ 9.5
1973
A Pain in the Ass as Ralf Milan
Movie ★ 7.0
1973
The Silent One as Clément Tibère
Movie ★ 7.3
1973
Movie ★ 7.2
1973
Far West as Prisoner
Movie ★ 6.6
1973
The Right of the Maddest as Le gendarme motorisé instructeur
Movie ★ 6.4
1972
The Valachi Papers as Vito Genovese
Movie ★ 6.5
1972
Money Money Money as Lino Massaro
Movie ★ 6.7
1972
TV ★ 8.0
1972
Le Grand Échiquier as Self - Main guest
TV ★ 8.0
1972
TV ★ 6.0
1971
Fantasia Among the Squares as Sagamore Noonan
Movie ★ 5.0
1971
Rum Runners as Cornelius von Zeelinga
Movie ★ 4.7
1970
Last Known Address as Principal Inspector Marceau Leonetti
Movie ★ 7.3
1960s 30 credits
1969
The Sicilian Clan as Commissaire Le Goff
Movie ★ 7.6
1969
Army of Shadows as Philippe Gerbier
Movie ★ 7.9
1968
Birds of Prey as Le rapace / Le rital
Movie ★ 6.6
1967
Movie ★ 6.9
1967
Deux Romains en Gaule as Un client du bar
Movie ★ 7.0
1966
Le Deuxième Souffle as Gustave 'Gu' Minda
Movie ★ 7.7
1966
Let's Not Get Angry as Antoine Beretto
Movie ★ 7.5
1966
To Skin a Spy as Pascal Fabre
Movie ★ 5.8
1965
Cloportes as Alphonse Maréchal aka 'Le Malin'
Movie ★ 6.3
1965
The Wise Guys as Laurent Dannecker
Movie ★ 7.9
1965
The Dictator's Guns as Jacques Cournot
Movie ★ 6.1
1964
The Great Spy Chase as Francis Lagneau
Movie ★ 6.9
1964
Greed in the Sun as Hervé Marec, aka 'Le plouc'
Movie ★ 7.1
1964
Movie ★ 5.8
1964
The Monocle's Sour Laugh as Elie's Client (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.4
1963
Crooks in Clover as Fernand Naudin
Movie ★ 7.7
1963
The Threepenny Opera as Brown, Polizeichef von London
Movie ★ 5.8
1962
Emile's Boat as Émile Bouet
Movie ★ 6.6
1962
Movie ★ 5.7
1962
Carmen di Trastevere as Vincenzo, le caïd
Movie ★ 8.0
1962
Hitch-Hike as Paul, le chauffeur de car
Movie ★ 6.1
1961
Taxi for Tobruk as le brigadier Théo Dumas
Movie ★ 7.1
1961
Movie ★ 6.1
1961
The Lions Are Loose as le docteur André Challenberg
Movie ★ 5.9
1961
The Last Judgment as Giovanna's father
Movie ★ 6.5
1961
Black City as Il bandito
Movie ★ 7.7
1960
The Big Risk as Abel Davos
Movie ★ 7.0
1960
Movie ★ 6.8
1960
Movie ★ 5.0
1950s 22 credits
1959
Way of Youth as M. Tiercelin, restaurateur et as du marché noir
Movie ★ 6.2
1959
Movie ★ 7.5
1959
Marie-Octobre as Carlo Bernardi
Movie ★ 7.3
1959
The Beast Is Loose as Paul Lamiani
Movie ★ 6.4
1959
Movie ★ 6.3
1959
Movie ★ 5.3
1959
Movie ★ 4.4
1958
Elevator to the Gallows as Le Commissaire Cherrier
Movie ★ 7.6
1958
Movie ★ 6.9
1958
The Mask of the Gorilla as Géo Paquet, Le Gorille
Movie ★ 6.1
1958
Three Days to Live as Lino Ferrari
Movie ★ 5.5
1958
Maigret Sets a Trap as Inspecteur Torrence
Movie ★ 7.0
1957
Dishonorable Discharge as Paulo, Claire's lover
Movie ★ 5.7
1957
To Catch a Spy as Bérès
Movie ★ 6.0
1957
Movie ★ 6.4
1957
Burning Fuse as Legentil
Movie ★ 4.8
1957
Movie ★ 5.4
1956
Crime and Punishment as Gustave Messonnier
Movie ★ 7.0
1956
Movie ★ 7.5
1956
TV ★ 8.7
1955
Razzia as Roger le Catalan
Movie ★ 6.7
1954
Touchez Pas au Grisbi as Angelo Fraiser
Movie ★ 7.2