Photo: Charles-Andre Habib / Gamma-Rapho / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Lino Ventura is one of those faces you never forget. Italian-born, Parma to be exact, but he became a pillar of French cinema in the 1960s and 70s, and I love that he came to acting almost by accident after a wrestling career. That physicality is all over his work. He played cops and crooks with the same weary gravity, and you always believed him. His Silver Shell at San Sebastian in 1973 felt earned. Off screen, the philanthropy he poured into disabled children's causes after his own daughter humanizes the tough-guy image. He died in 1987, but those crime dramas still hold up beautifully.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lino Ventura
- Name (Japanese)
- リノ・ヴァンチュラ
- Reading
- りの・ゔぁんちゅら
- Born
- July 14, 1919 – October 22, 1987
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Goat
- Origin
- Parma, Province of Parma, Italy
- Height
- 2 cm
- Occupation
- film actor / amateur wrestler / professional wrestler / actor
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 1973 Silver Shell for Best Actor
- David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Lino Ventura born?
July 14, 1919 – October 22, 1987.
Where is Lino Ventura from?
Lino Ventura is from Parma, Province of Parma, Italy.
What does Lino Ventura do?
Lino Ventura works as film actor, amateur wrestler, professional wrestler, actor.
How tall is Lino Ventura?
Lino Ventura is 2 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.