Lino Ventura
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.
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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 |
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).
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