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Ramon Novarro

Ramon Novarro

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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.

Known For

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

Mata Hari

Mata Hari

1931

Heller in Pink Tights

Heller in Pink Tights

1960

Crisis

Crisis

1950

We Were Strangers

We Were Strangers

1949

The Big Steal

The Big Steal

1949

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

1928

The Cat and the Fiddle

The Cat and the Fiddle

1934

The Hostage

The Hostage

1917

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

Across to Singapore

Across to Singapore

1928

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1922

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018

Comedy of Happiness

Comedy of Happiness

1940

The Outriders

The Outriders

1950

Son of India

Son of India

1931

The Pagan

The Pagan

1929

The Red Lily

The Red Lily

1924

Huddle

Huddle

1932

Laughing Boy

Laughing Boy

1934

The Son-Daughter

The Son-Daughter

1932

Devil-May-Care

Devil-May-Care

1929

The Night Is Young

The Night Is Young

1935

Call of the Flesh

Call of the Flesh

1930

Lovers

Lovers

1927

The Barbarian

The Barbarian

1933

In Gay Madrid

In Gay Madrid

1930

Where the Pavement Ends

Where the Pavement Ends

1923

The Christmas Party

The Christmas Party

1931

Mr. Barnes of New York

Mr. Barnes of New York

1922

The Little American

The Little American

1917

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1921

The Road to Romance

The Road to Romance

1927

Sevilla de mis Amores

Sevilla de mis Amores

1930

The Flying Fleet

The Flying Fleet

1929

Scaramouche

Scaramouche

1923

Daybreak

Daybreak

1931

The Sheik Steps Out

The Sheik Steps Out

1937

A Desperate Adventure

A Desperate Adventure

1938

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

1960

We’re Switching to Hollywood

We’re Switching to Hollywood

1931

The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland

The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland

1942

1925 Studio Tour

1925 Studio Tour

1925

A Lover's Oath

A Lover's Oath

1925

The Woman God Forgot

The Woman God Forgot

1917

The Arab

The Arab

1924

Joan the Woman

Joan the Woman

1916

A Small Town Idol

A Small Town Idol

1921

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

1944

Forbidden Hours

Forbidden Hours

1928

Thy Name Is Woman

Thy Name Is Woman

1924

Man-Woman-Marriage

Man-Woman-Marriage

1921

Trifling Women

Trifling Women

1922

The Bible According to Hollywood

The Bible According to Hollywood

1994

A Small Town Idol

A Small Town Idol

1939

A Certain Young Man

A Certain Young Man

1928

The Midshipman

The Midshipman

1925

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

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

Death In Hollywood

Death In Hollywood

1990

Combat!

Combat!

1962

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

1967

Thriller

Thriller

1960

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961

The Big Party

The Big Party

1959