On 17 December 1999, the mayor of the 9th arrondissement in Paris renamed a square after him. It can be found at the corner of the Rue des Martyrs and l'Avenue Trudaine.
After his daughter Linda Ventura was born disabled, he founded the organization
"Perce-neige" (Snowdrop), which supports disabled children
(1966).
Lino Ventura had no artistic agent, no man in the middle between him and the directors or producers. He choose his roles himself.