Ramon Novarro

1899-02-05 – 1968-10-30 (age 69) Durango City, Durango, Mexico

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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.

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Ramon Novarro

Ramon Novarro

Ramon Novarro

Known For

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

as Judah Ben-Hur

Mata Hari

Mata Hari

1931

as Lt. Alexis Rosanoff

Heller in Pink Tights

Heller in Pink Tights

1960

as De Leon

The Big Steal

The Big Steal

1949

as Inspector General Ortega

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018

as Self (archive footage)

The Little American

The Little American

1917

as Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1921

as Guest at Ball (uncredited)

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

We Were Strangers

We Were Strangers

1949

as Chief

The Outriders

The Outriders

1950

as Don Antonio Chaves

The Son-Daughter

The Son-Daughter

1932

as Tom Lee

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

1944

as (archive footage)

The Pagan

The Pagan

1929

as Henry Shoesmith Jr.

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

1960

as Self

Huddle

Huddle

1932

as Tony

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files

1992

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1922

as Rupert of Hentzau

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

as Self (archive footage)

A Lover's Oath

A Lover's Oath

1925

as Ben Ali

Daybreak

Daybreak

1931

as Willi Kasder