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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.
Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography25 titles
Combat!
as Count De Roy
as Count De Roy
The Outriders
1950as Don Antonio Chaves
1950as Don Antonio Chaves
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925as Judah Ben-Hur
1925as Judah Ben-Hur
Rawhide
1959as Father Tasso
1959as Father Tasso
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
1927as Prince Karl Heinrich
1927as Prince Karl Heinrich
Scaramouche
1923as André-Louis Moreau, alias 'Scaramouche'
1923as André-Louis Moreau, alias 'Scaramouche'
The Cat and the Fiddle
1934as Victor Florescu
1934as Victor Florescu
The Bible According to Hollywood
1994as Self
1994as Self
Across to Singapore
1928as Joel Shore
1928as Joel Shore
The Flying Fleet
1929as Tommy Winslow
1929as Tommy Winslow
Death In Hollywood
1990
1990
The High Chaparral
1967as Padre Guillermo
1967as Padre Guillermo
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
1948as Self
Thriller
1960as Maestro Giuliano
1960as Maestro Giuliano
Crisis
1950as Colonel Adragon
1950as Colonel Adragon
The Big Steal
1949as Inspector General Ortega
1949as Inspector General Ortega
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921as Guest at Ball (uncredited)
1921as Guest at Ball (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Zenda
1922as Rupert of Hentzau
1922as Rupert of Hentzau
The Little American
1917as Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
1917as Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
Mata Hari
1931as Lt. Alexis Rosanoff
1931as Lt. Alexis Rosanoff
Devil-May-Care
1929as Armand de Treville
1929as Armand de Treville
The Red Lily
1924as Jean Leonnec
1924as Jean Leonnec
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2017as Self (archive footage)
2017as Self (archive footage)
Heller in Pink Tights
1960as De Leon
1960as De Leon
Joan the Woman
1916as Starving Peasant
1916as Starving Peasant