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Rudolph Valentino

Acting

Born May 5, 1895 · Castellaneta, Puglia, Italy

Died August 23, 1926

Also known as The Sheik · The Great Lover · The Latin Lover

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rudolph Valentino (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926) was an Italian actor, and early pop icon. A sex symbol of the 1920s, Valentino was known as the "Latin Lover". He starred in several well known silent films including The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The Sheik, Blood and Sand, The Eagle and Son of the Sheik. His sudden death at age 31 caused mass hysteria among his female fans, propelling him into icon status. Though his films are not as well known today, his name is still widely known. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rudolph Valentino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography15 titles

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

1986as archive footage

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962as Actor in Silent Film (archive footage)

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1921as Julio Desnoyers

The Eagle

1925as Lt. Vladimir Dubrovsky / The Black Eagle / Marcel Le Blanc

Blue Skies

1946as Valentino (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Son of the Sheik

1926as Ahmed, the Sheik's Son / Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan

Beyond the Rocks

1922as Lord Hector Bracondale

The Sheik

1921as Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan

Blood and Sand

1922as Juan Gallardo

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

1990as (archive footage)

Camille

1921as Armand Duval

Cobra

1925as Count Rodrigo Torriani

The Married Virgin

1918as Count Roberto di San Fraccini

All in Good Fun

1955as Archive Footage

Rudolph Valentino: The Great Lover

2006