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Ramon Novarro

Ramon Novarro

Acting

Born: February 5, 1899Durango City, Durango, Mexico

Mexico native Ramon Novarro (born Jose Ramon Gil Samaniego, February 6, 1899 – October 30, 1968) was a Hollywood film and television actor. He was a major star and matinee idol of 1920s Silent through early 1930s "talkies" cinema.

Known For
Filmography
This Is Francis X. Bushman

This Is Francis X. Bushman

Judah Ben-Hur (Archive Footage)

2021
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

2018
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

2002
The Bible According to Hollywood

The Bible According to Hollywood

Self

1994
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files

1992
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage)

1972
Heller in Pink Tights

Heller in Pink Tights

De Leon

1960
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

Self

1960
Crisis

Crisis

Colonel Adragon

1950
The Outriders

The Outriders

Don Antonio Chaves

1950
The Big Steal

The Big Steal

Inspector General Ortega

1949
We Were Strangers

We Were Strangers

Chief

1949
Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

(archive footage)

1944
The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland

The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland

Juan Diego

1942
Comedy of Happiness

Comedy of Happiness

Félix

1940
A Small Town Idol

A Small Town Idol

Dancer

1939
A Desperate Adventure

A Desperate Adventure

André Friezan

1938
The Sheik Steps Out

The Sheik Steps Out

Ahmed Ben Nesib

1937
The Night Is Young

The Night Is Young

Archduke Paul 'Gustl' Gustave

1935
Laughing Boy

Laughing Boy

Laughing Boy

1934
The Cat and the Fiddle

The Cat and the Fiddle

Victor Florescu

1934
The Barbarian

The Barbarian

Jamil El Shehab

1933
The Son-Daughter

The Son-Daughter

Tom Lee

1932
Huddle

Huddle

Tony

1932
Mata Hari

Mata Hari

Lt. Alexis Rosanoff

1931
The Christmas Party

The Christmas Party

Himself

1931
Son of India

Son of India

Karim

1931
We’re Switching to Hollywood

We’re Switching to Hollywood

Self

1931
Daybreak

Daybreak

Willi Kasder

1931
Sevilla de mis Amores

Sevilla de mis Amores

Juan de Dios Carbajal

1930
Call of the Flesh

Call of the Flesh

Juan de Dios

1930
In Gay Madrid

In Gay Madrid

Ricardo

1930
Devil-May-Care

Devil-May-Care

Armand de Treville

1929
The Pagan

The Pagan

Henry Shoesmith Jr.

1929
The Flying Fleet

The Flying Fleet

Tommy Winslow

1929
Forbidden Hours

Forbidden Hours

His Majesty, Michael IV

1928
A Certain Young Man

A Certain Young Man

Lord Gerald Brinsley

1928
Across to Singapore

Across to Singapore

Joel Shore

1928
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

Prince Karl Heinrich

1928

The Road to Romance

José Armando

1927
Lovers

Lovers

José

1927
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Judah Ben-Hur

1925
The Midshipman

The Midshipman

Dick Randall

1925
A Lover's Oath

A Lover's Oath

Ben Ali

1925
1925 Studio Tour

1925 Studio Tour

Self

1925
The Red Lily

The Red Lily

Jean Leonnec

1924
The Arab

The Arab

Jamil Abdullah Azam

1924
Thy Name Is Woman

Thy Name Is Woman

Juan Ricardo

1924
Scaramouche

Scaramouche

André-Louis Moreau, alias 'Scaramouche'

1923
Where the Pavement Ends

Where the Pavement Ends

Motauri

1923
Trifling Women

Trifling Women

Henri / Ivan de Maupin

1922
The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

Rupert of Hentzau

1922
Mr. Barnes of New York

Mr. Barnes of New York

Antonio

1922
Man-Woman-Marriage

Man-Woman-Marriage

Dancer

1921
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Guest at Ball (uncredited)

1921
A Small Town Idol

A Small Town Idol

Dancer (uncredited)

1921
The Goat

The Goat

1918
The Woman God Forgot

The Woman God Forgot

Aztec Man (uncredited)

1917
The Hostage

The Hostage

1917
The Little American

The Little American

Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

1917
The Jaguar's Claws

The Jaguar's Claws

Bandit (uncredited)

1917
Joan the Woman

Joan the Woman

Starving Peasant

1916