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

The Outriders

The Outriders

1950

as Don Antonio Chaves

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1921

as Guest at Ball (uncredited)

Mata Hari

Mata Hari

1931

as Lt. Alexis Rosanoff

The Arab

The Arab

1924

as Jamil Abdullah Azam

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

as Judah Ben-Hur

Daybreak

Daybreak

1931

as Willi Kasder

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018

as Self (archive footage)

The Pagan

The Pagan

1929

as Henry Shoesmith Jr.

We Were Strangers

We Were Strangers

1949

as Chief

The Hostage

The Hostage

1917

Lovers

Lovers

1927

as José

Heller in Pink Tights

Heller in Pink Tights

1960

as De Leon

Comedy of Happiness

Comedy of Happiness

1940

as Félix

The Woman God Forgot

The Woman God Forgot

1917

as Aztec Man (uncredited)

A Certain Young Man

A Certain Young Man

1928

as Lord Gerald Brinsley

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

as Self (archive footage)

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

1944

as (archive footage)

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

Death In Hollywood

Death In Hollywood

1990

Crisis

Crisis

1950

as Colonel Adragon