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Lino Ventura Autograph. Signed Photo.
Lino Ventura: Hand-signed b/w photo.
3,5 x 5,5 cm. The Autograph comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Lino Ventura ( 1919 - 1987 ) was an Italian actor who starred in French movies.
In 1953 Ventura entered the film industry in a gangster movie called Touchez pas au grisbi by Jacques Becker and started to build up an acting career in similar hard boiled gangster movies, often playing beside his friend Jean Gabin.
His most famous roles include the portrait of corrupt police chief Tiger Brown in 1963's The Threepenny Opera and mob functionary Vito Genovese in The Valachi Papers.
Lino Ventura remained active until the year before his death caused by a heart attack in 1987 at the age of 68. Lino Ventura was also known for creating a foundation called 'Snowdrop' in 1966 that supports handicapped people.
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