Ramon Novarro
Known for Acting · 71 credits
- Born
- 1899-02-05
- Died
- 1968-10-30
- Place of birth
- Durango City, Durango, Mexico
- Also known as
- Ramón Novarro · Ramon Samaniego · Ramon Samaniegos · The Latin Lover · Jose Ramón Gil Samaniego
Biography
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
TV Shows (7)
Movies (64)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921
as Guest at Ball (uncredited)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Judah Ben-Hur
Mata Hari
1931
as Lt. Alexis Rosanoff
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
Heller in Pink Tights
1960
as De Leon
The Outriders
1950
as Don Antonio Chaves
We Were Strangers
1949
as Chief
The Cat and the Fiddle
1934
as Victor Florescu
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
Laughing Boy
1934
as Laughing Boy
Crisis
1950
as Colonel Adragon
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
1928
as Prince Karl Heinrich
The Big Steal
1949
as Inspector General Ortega
The Barbarian
1933
as Jamil El Shehab
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
as Self
The Night Is Young
1935
as Archduke Paul 'Gustl' Gustave
Scaramouche
1923
as André-Louis Moreau, alias 'Scaramouche'
Huddle
1932
as Tony
We’re Switching to Hollywood
1931
as Self
The Woman God Forgot
1917
as Aztec Man (uncredited)
The Arab
1924
as Jamil Abdullah Azam
The Son-Daughter
1932
as Tom Lee
The Pagan
1929
as Henry Shoesmith Jr.
Death In Hollywood
1990
Across to Singapore
1928
as Joel Shore
Son of India
1931
as Karim
Daybreak
1931
as Willi Kasder
The Red Lily
1924
as Jean Leonnec
1925 Studio Tour
1925
as Self
The Prisoner of Zenda
1922
as Rupert of Hentzau
The Midshipman
1925
as Dick Randall
The Bible According to Hollywood
1994
as Self
Lovers
1927
as José
The Christmas Party
1931
as Himself
The Goat
1918
Trifling Women
1922
as Henri / Ivan de Maupin
The Flying Fleet
1929
as Tommy Winslow
Joan the Woman
1916
as Starving Peasant
In Gay Madrid
1930
as Ricardo
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
1992
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mr. Barnes of New York
1922
as Antonio
The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland
1942
as Juan Diego
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Little American
1917
as Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
Devil-May-Care
1929
as Armand de Treville
Comedy of Happiness
1940
as Félix
A Small Town Idol
1921
as Dancer (uncredited)
Thy Name Is Woman
1924
as Juan Ricardo
Man-Woman-Marriage
1921
as Dancer
A Lover's Oath
1925
as Ben Ali
Forbidden Hours
1928
as His Majesty, Michael IV
A Small Town Idol
1939
as Dancer
The Road to Romance
1927
as José Armando
The Hostage
1917
A Desperate Adventure
1938
as André Friezan
Where the Pavement Ends
1923
as Motauri
Sevilla de mis Amores
1930
as Juan de Dios Carbajal
This Is Francis X. Bushman
2021
as Judah Ben-Hur (Archive Footage)
Call of the Flesh
1930
as Juan de Dios
The Jaguar's Claws
1917
as Bandit (uncredited)
The Sheik Steps Out
1937
as Ahmed Ben Nesib
A Certain Young Man
1928
as Lord Gerald Brinsley
About Ramon Novarro
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. With 71 credits spanning from 1916 to 2021, Ramon Novarro has appeared in 64 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ramon Novarro Movies
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) — as Guest at Ball (uncredited)
- Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018) — as Self (archive footage)
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) — as Judah Ben-Hur
- Mata Hari (1931) — as Lt. Alexis Rosanoff
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) — as Self (archive footage)
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