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Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura, better known as Lino Ventura (14 July 1919 – 22 October 1987) was an Italian actor and wrestler who settled and made his fame in UsefulNotes/{{France}}.

Ventura's movie career rapidly took off, and he went from similar henchman supporting roles to starring roles in gangster films, dramas and comedies alike, to great success in TheFifties, TheSixties and up to the late [[TheSeventies '70s]]. He was the father of four, including an intellectually disabled daughter. He created Perce-Neige, a charity foundation for intellectually disabled people, in 1966 due to the latter.

* RetiredBadass: Often played former tough as nails gangsters who find themselves forced to go back in action.

Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale "Lino" Ventura (14 July 1919 – 22 October 1987) was an Italian actor and wrestler who settled and made his fame in UsefulNotes/{{France}}.

Ventura's movie career rapidly took off, and he went from similar henchman supporting roles to starring roles in gangster films, dramas and comedies alike, to great success from the late 1950s to the late 1970s. He was the father of four, including an intellectually disabled daughter. He created Perce-Neige, a charity foundation for intellectually disabled people, in 1966 due to the latter.

His parents were Italian immigrants from Parma, they moved to France when he was 8. He was conscripted in the Italian army during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII but deserted. He started a career in Greco-Roman wrestling, then made himself a name in French professional wrestling. One day, a friend of his told him that director Jacques Becker was looking for a "strong guy" henchman type for his gangster movie, ''Film/TouchezPasAuGrisbi'' in 1954, which ended up being his first movie role.

* ''Film/LesMiserables'' (1982)

He ranks #23 at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greatest_Frenchman The Greatest Frenchman]] despite never wanting to apply for the nationality (he wanted to stay "true to his Italian roots"), which speaks volumes on how popular and beloved he was in the country. He was even born on France's national day.

* ''/Film/TheMedusaTouch'' (1978)

* ''Film/IllustriousCorpses'' (1976) -- this one's Italian!

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Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale "Lino" Ventura (14 July 1919 – 22 October 1987) was an Italian actor and wrestler who settled and made his fame in France.

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* RetiredBadass: Often played former gangsters who find themselves forced to go back in action.

Ventura's movie career rapidly took off, and he went from similar henchman supporting roles to starring roles in gangster films, dramas and comedies alike, to great success from the late 1950s to the late 1970s.

His parents were Italian immigrants from Parma, they moved to France when he was 8. He was conscripted in the Italian army during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII but deserted. He started a career in Greco-Roman wrestling, then made himself a name in French professional wrestling. One day, a friend of his told him that director Jacques Becker was looking for a "strong guy" henchman type for his gangster movie, ''Film/TouchezPasAuGrisbi'' (''Don't touch the loot'') in 1954, which ended up being his first movie role.

* TheComicallySerious: His trademark style in comedies, especially in the films from the ''Film/TrilogieDesMalfaisants'', with dialogues written by Michel Audiard.

* TheComicallySerious: His trademark style in comedies, especially in the films from the ''Film/TrilogyDesMalfaisants'', with dialogues written by Michel Audiard.

* ''Film/TrilogyDesMalfaisants'':

* ''Film/LesTontonsFlingueurs'' (1963)
* ''Film/LesBarbouzes'' (1964)
* ''Film/NeNousFachonsPas'' (1966)

* TheComicallySerious: His trademark style in comedies, especially in the films with dialogues written by Michel Audiard such as ''Film/LesTontonsFlingueurs'', ''Film/LesBarbouzes'' and ''Film/NeNousFachonsPas''.