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Ramon Novarro

Ramon Novarro

Acting·1899–1968·64 films

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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As Actor

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

As Director

Contra la Corriente
Contra la Corriente (1936)
Sevilla de mis Amores
Sevilla de mis Amores (1930)
The Singer of Seville
The Singer of Seville (1931)

As Writer

Contra la Corriente
Contra la Corriente (1936)