Biography and filmography

Ramon Novarro

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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Movies (67)

This Is Francis X. Bushman

This Is Francis X. Bushman

2021 · Judah Ben-Hur (Archive Footage)

Scotty y La historia secreta de Hollywood

Scotty y La historia secreta de Hollywood

2018 · Self (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

The Bible According to Hollywood

The Bible According to Hollywood

1994 · Self

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

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

1992 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

Death In Hollywood

Death In Hollywood

1990 · Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972 · Self (archive footage)

Heller in Pink Tights

Heller in Pink Tights

1960 · De Leon

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

1960 · Self

Crisis

Crisis

1950 · Colonel Adragon

The Outriders

The Outriders

1950 · Don Antonio Chaves

The Big Steal

The Big Steal

1949 · Inspector General Ortega

We Were Strangers

We Were Strangers

1949 · Chief

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

1944 · (archive footage)

The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland

The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland

1942 · Juan Diego

Comedy of Happiness

Comedy of Happiness

1940 · Félix

A Small Town Idol

A Small Town Idol

1939 · Dancer

A Desperate Adventure

A Desperate Adventure

1938 · André Friezan

The Sheik Steps Out

The Sheik Steps Out

1937 · Ahmed Ben Nesib

Contra la Corriente

Contra la Corriente

1936 · Director, Screenplay, Producer

The Night Is Young

The Night Is Young

1935 · Archduke Paul 'Gustl' Gustave

Laughing Boy

Laughing Boy

1934 · Laughing Boy

The Cat and the Fiddle

The Cat and the Fiddle

1934 · Victor Florescu

The Barbarian

The Barbarian

1933 · Jamil El Shehab

The Son-Daughter

The Son-Daughter

1932 · Tom Lee

Huddle

Huddle

1932 · Tony

Mata Hari

Mata Hari

1931 · Lt. Alexis Rosanoff

The Christmas Party

The Christmas Party

1931 · Himself

Son of India

Son of India

1931 · Karim

We’re Switching to Hollywood

We’re Switching to Hollywood

1931 · Self

Daybreak

Daybreak

1931 · Willi Kasder

The Singer of Seville

The Singer of Seville

1931 · Director

Sevilla de mis Amores

Sevilla de mis Amores

1930 · Juan de Dios Carbajal, Director

Call of the Flesh

Call of the Flesh

1930 · Juan de Dios

In Gay Madrid

In Gay Madrid

1930 · Ricardo

Devil-May-Care

Devil-May-Care

1929 · Armand de Treville

The Pagan

The Pagan

1929 · Henry Shoesmith Jr.

The Flying Fleet

The Flying Fleet

1929 · Tommy Winslow

Forbidden Hours

Forbidden Hours

1928 · His Majesty, Michael IV

A Certain Young Man

A Certain Young Man

1928 · Lord Gerald Brinsley

Across to Singapore

Across to Singapore

1928 · Joel Shore

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

1928 · Prince Karl Heinrich

The Road to Romance

The Road to Romance

1927 · José Armando

Lovers

Lovers

1927 · José

Vårt kronprinspar i Hollywood

Vårt kronprinspar i Hollywood

1926

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925 · Judah Ben-Hur

The Midshipman

The Midshipman

1925 · Dick Randall

A Lover's Oath

A Lover's Oath

1925 · Ben Ali

1925 Studio Tour

1925 Studio Tour

1925 · Self

The Red Lily

The Red Lily

1924 · Jean Leonnec

The Arab

The Arab

1924 · Jamil Abdullah Azam

Thy Name Is Woman

Thy Name Is Woman

1924 · Juan Ricardo

Scaramouche

Scaramouche

1923 · André-Louis Moreau, alias 'Scaramouche'

Where the Pavement Ends

Where the Pavement Ends

1923 · Motauri

Trifling Women

Trifling Women

1922 · Henri / Ivan de Maupin

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1922 · Rupert of Hentzau

Mr. Barnes of New York

Mr. Barnes of New York

1922 · Antonio

Man-Woman-Marriage

Man-Woman-Marriage

1921 · Dancer

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1921 · Guest at Ball (uncredited)

A Small Town Idol

A Small Town Idol

1921 · Dancer (uncredited)

The Goat

The Goat

1918

The Woman God Forgot

The Woman God Forgot

1917 · Aztec Man (uncredited)

The Hostage

The Hostage

1917

The Little American

The Little American

1917 · Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

The Jaguar's Claws

The Jaguar's Claws

1917 · Bandit (uncredited)

Joan the Woman

Joan the Woman

1916 · Starving Peasant

TV shows (7)