Ramon Novarro

Profile

Ramon Novarro

Acting

Born 1899-02-05 · Died 1968-10-30

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Durango City, Durango, Mexico

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.

Filmography

71 credits across movies and TV

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925 · Judah Ben-Hur

Mata Hari

Mata Hari

1931 · Lt. Alexis Rosanoff

Heller in Pink Tights

Heller in Pink Tights

1960 · De Leon

Crisis

Crisis

1950 · Colonel Adragon

We Were Strangers

We Were Strangers

1949 · Chief

The Big Steal

The Big Steal

1949 · Inspector General Ortega

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

1928 · Prince Karl Heinrich

The Cat and the Fiddle

The Cat and the Fiddle

1934 · Victor Florescu

The Hostage

The Hostage

1917

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972 · Self (archive footage)

Across to Singapore

Across to Singapore

1928 · Joel Shore

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1922 · Rupert of Hentzau

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018 · Self (archive footage)

Comedy of Happiness

Comedy of Happiness

1940 · Félix

The Outriders

The Outriders

1950 · Don Antonio Chaves

Son of India

Son of India

1931 · Karim

The Pagan

The Pagan

1929 · Henry Shoesmith Jr.

The Red Lily

The Red Lily

1924 · Jean Leonnec

Huddle

Huddle

1932 · Tony

Laughing Boy

Laughing Boy

1934 · Laughing Boy

Devil-May-Care

Devil-May-Care

1929 · Armand de Treville

The Son-Daughter

The Son-Daughter

1932 · Tom Lee

The Night Is Young

The Night Is Young

1935 · Archduke Paul 'Gustl' Gustave

Call of the Flesh

Call of the Flesh

1930 · Juan de Dios

Lovers

Lovers

1927 · José

The Barbarian

The Barbarian

1933 · Jamil El Shehab

In Gay Madrid

In Gay Madrid

1930 · Ricardo

Where the Pavement Ends

Where the Pavement Ends

1923 · Motauri

The Christmas Party

The Christmas Party

1931 · Himself

Mr. Barnes of New York

Mr. Barnes of New York

1922 · Antonio

The Little American

The Little American

1917 · Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1921 · Guest at Ball (uncredited)

The Road to Romance

The Road to Romance

1927 · José Armando

Sevilla de mis Amores

Sevilla de mis Amores

1930 · Juan de Dios Carbajal

Daybreak

Daybreak

1931 · Willi Kasder

The Flying Fleet

The Flying Fleet

1929 · Tommy Winslow

Scaramouche

Scaramouche

1923 · André-Louis Moreau, alias 'Scaramouche'

The Sheik Steps Out

The Sheik Steps Out

1937 · Ahmed Ben Nesib

A Desperate Adventure

A Desperate Adventure

1938 · André Friezan

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

1960 · Self

We’re Switching to Hollywood

We’re Switching to Hollywood

1931 · Self

The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland

The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland

1942 · Juan Diego

1925 Studio Tour

1925 Studio Tour

1925 · Self

A Lover's Oath

A Lover's Oath

1925 · Ben Ali

Joan the Woman

Joan the Woman

1916 · Starving Peasant

The Woman God Forgot

The Woman God Forgot

1917 · Aztec Man (uncredited)

The Arab

The Arab

1924 · Jamil Abdullah Azam

A Small Town Idol

A Small Town Idol

1921 · Dancer (uncredited)

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

1944 · (archive footage)

Forbidden Hours

Forbidden Hours

1928 · His Majesty, Michael IV

Thy Name Is Woman

Thy Name Is Woman

1924 · Juan Ricardo

Man-Woman-Marriage

Man-Woman-Marriage

1921 · Dancer

Trifling Women

Trifling Women

1922 · Henri / Ivan de Maupin

The Bible According to Hollywood

The Bible According to Hollywood

1994 · Self

A Small Town Idol

A Small Town Idol

1939 · Dancer

A Certain Young Man

A Certain Young Man

1928 · Lord Gerald Brinsley

The Midshipman

The Midshipman

1925 · Dick Randall

The Goat

The Goat

1918

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

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988

The Jaguar's Claws

The Jaguar's Claws

1917 · Bandit (uncredited)

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

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

1992

This Is Francis X. Bushman

This Is Francis X. Bushman

2021 · Judah Ben-Hur (Archive Footage)

Death In Hollywood

Death In Hollywood

1990

Combat!

Combat!

1962 · Count De Roy

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Self

Rawhide

Rawhide

1959 · Father Tasso

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

1967 · Padre Guillermo

Thriller

Thriller

1960 · Maestro Giuliano

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961 · Gasparo Paolini

The Big Party

The Big Party

1959 · Self