Ramon Novarro

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 5, 1899

died

October 30, 1968

place of birth

Durango City, Durango, Mexico

also known as

Ramón Novarro · Ramon Samaniego · Ramon Samaniegos · The Latin Lover

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
6.6

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1921as Guest at Ball (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.3

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925as Judah Ben-Hur
Mata Hari
6.2

Mata Hari

1931as Lt. Alexis Rosanoff
The Outriders
7.3

The Outriders

1950as Don Antonio Chaves
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
7.3

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972as Self (archive footage)
The Big Steal
6.6

The Big Steal

1949as Inspector General Ortega
We Were Strangers
6.3

We Were Strangers

1949as Chief
Scaramouche
7.2

Scaramouche

1923as André-Louis Moreau, alias 'Scaramouche'
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
5.9

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018as Self (archive footage)
Huddle
7.0

Huddle

1932as Tony
Heller in Pink Tights
5.8

Heller in Pink Tights

1960as De Leon
Across to Singapore
7.0

Across to Singapore

1928as Joel Shore
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
6.5

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

2002
Death In Hollywood
6.8

Death In Hollywood

1990
The Red Lily
6.2

The Red Lily

1924as Jean Leonnec
Crisis
6.7

Crisis

1950as Colonel Adragon
The Prisoner of Zenda
6.4

The Prisoner of Zenda

1922as Rupert of Hentzau
The Barbarian
5.1

The Barbarian

1933as Jamil El Shehab
1925 Studio Tour
6.3

1925 Studio Tour

1925as Self
The Night Is Young
6.0

The Night Is Young

1935as Archduke Paul 'Gustl' Gustave
The Pagan
6.7

The Pagan

1929as Henry Shoesmith Jr.
The Woman God Forgot
5.7

The Woman God Forgot

1917as Aztec Man (uncredited)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Laughing Boy
3.7

Laughing Boy

1934as Laughing Boy
We’re Switching to Hollywood
5.2

We’re Switching to Hollywood

1931as Self
Son of India
5.7

Son of India

1931as Karim
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
6.0

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

1960as Self
Twenty Years After
8.0

Twenty Years After

1944as (archive footage)
The Flying Fleet
6.9

The Flying Fleet

1929as Tommy Winslow
The Little American
6.3

The Little American

1917as Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
Comedy of Happiness
7.0

Comedy of Happiness

1940as Félix
The Midshipman
7.0

The Midshipman

1925as Dick Randall
Forbidden Hours
7.0

Forbidden Hours

1928as His Majesty, Michael IV
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
7.2

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

1928as Prince Karl Heinrich
The Christmas Party
5.3

The Christmas Party

1931as Himself
The Cat and the Fiddle
7.1

The Cat and the Fiddle

1934as Victor Florescu
The Goat

The Goat

1918
Joan the Woman
5.6

Joan the Woman

1916as Starving Peasant
In Gay Madrid
5.7

In Gay Madrid

1930as Ricardo
Daybreak
4.3

Daybreak

1931as Willi Kasder
Devil-May-Care
6.2

Devil-May-Care

1929as Armand de Treville
The Son-Daughter
6.5

The Son-Daughter

1932as Tom Lee
The Bible According to Hollywood
7.0

The Bible According to Hollywood

1994as Self
Man-Woman-Marriage
7.5

Man-Woman-Marriage

1921as Dancer
The Sheik Steps Out
6.5

The Sheik Steps Out

1937as Ahmed Ben Nesib
A Small Town Idol

A Small Town Idol

1939as Dancer
The Arab
6.7

The Arab

1924as Jamil Abdullah Azam
Sevilla de mis Amores
9.0

Sevilla de mis Amores

1930as Juan de Dios Carbajal
The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland
6.3

The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland

1942as Juan Diego
The Jaguar's Claws

The Jaguar's Claws

1917as Bandit (uncredited)