Lino Ventura

Lino Ventura (1919-1987)

Lino Ventura with the M1 Carbine as Roland Darbont in The Last Adventure (1967).

Lino Ventura (full name Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura) (July 14, 1919 - October 22, 1987) was an Italian actor mostly known for his roles in French movies. He arrived in France at the age of 7 years. After the World War II he made a career of professional sportsman in freestyle and in 1950 he won the European Championships in Lausanne. Due to a foot injury Lino Ventura had to leave the sport and became the manager of games. When director Jacques Becker needed someone who speaks French and Italian for his movie Don't touch the loot (Touchez pas au grisbi), Lino started his actor career. In his thirty-four years he became an actor and played right alongside Jean Gabin. Lino Ventura played in over 70 movies including The Sicilian Clan (Le clan des Siciliens) (1969), The Valachi Papers (1972), A Pain In The Ass (L'emmerdeur) (1973) and The Medusa Touch (1978). He died of a heart attack in 1987, aged 68.

Lino Ventura can be seen using the following firearms in the following films:

Gun	Character	Title	Note	Date
Winchester Model 1894	Roland Darbont	The Last Adventure		1967
M1 Carbine	Roland Darbont	The Last Adventure		1967
Model 24 Stielhandgranate	Roland Darbont	The Last Adventure		1967
Smith & Wesson Model 36	Le Goff	The Sicilian Clan (Le clan des Siciliens)	.	1969
Single Action Army	Cornelius von Zeelinga	Rum Runners (Boulevard du Rhum)	.	1971