
Ramon Novarro
Known for Acting · 71 credits
- Born
- 1899-02-05
- Died
- 1968-10-30
- Place of birth
- Durango City, Durango, Mexico
- Also known as
- Ramón Novarro · Ramon Samaniego · Ramon Samaniegos · The Latin Lover · Jose Ramón Gil Samaniego
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
TV Shows (7)
Movies (64)

The Outriders
1950
as Don Antonio Chaves

The Arab
1924
as Jamil Abdullah Azam

Mata Hari
1931
as Lt. Alexis Rosanoff

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Judah Ben-Hur

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921
as Guest at Ball (uncredited)

Daybreak
1931
as Willi Kasder

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018
as Self (archive footage)

Lovers
1927
as José

We Were Strangers
1949
as Chief

The Hostage
1917

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002

Heller in Pink Tights
1960
as De Leon

Son of India
1931
as Karim

Crisis
1950
as Colonel Adragon

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)

Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)

In Gay Madrid
1930
as Ricardo

The Pagan
1929
as Henry Shoesmith Jr.

Scaramouche
1923
as André-Louis Moreau, alias 'Scaramouche'

Devil-May-Care
1929
as Armand de Treville

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
1928
as Prince Karl Heinrich

The Little American
1917
as Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

The Barbarian
1933
as Jamil El Shehab

Death In Hollywood
1990

1925 Studio Tour
1925
as Self

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
as Self

Comedy of Happiness
1940
as Félix

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Woman God Forgot
1917
as Aztec Man (uncredited)

The Flying Fleet
1929
as Tommy Winslow

Huddle
1932
as Tony

The Big Steal
1949
as Inspector General Ortega

Joan the Woman
1916
as Starving Peasant

The Son-Daughter
1932
as Tom Lee

The Cat and the Fiddle
1934
as Victor Florescu

The Midshipman
1925
as Dick Randall

The Red Lily
1924
as Jean Leonnec

The Bible According to Hollywood
1994
as Self

Across to Singapore
1928
as Joel Shore

Laughing Boy
1934
as Laughing Boy

The Prisoner of Zenda
1922
as Rupert of Hentzau

The Night Is Young
1935
as Archduke Paul 'Gustl' Gustave

The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland
1942
as Juan Diego

Forbidden Hours
1928
as His Majesty, Michael IV

Man-Woman-Marriage
1921
as Dancer

The Christmas Party
1931
as Himself

Call of the Flesh
1930
as Juan de Dios

The Goat
1918

A Small Town Idol
1939
as Dancer

Where the Pavement Ends
1923
as Motauri

We’re Switching to Hollywood
1931
as Self

The Sheik Steps Out
1937
as Ahmed Ben Nesib

A Small Town Idol
1921
as Dancer (uncredited)

Mr. Barnes of New York
1922
as Antonio

Thy Name Is Woman
1924
as Juan Ricardo

A Desperate Adventure
1938
as André Friezan
The Road to Romance
1927
as José Armando

The Jaguar's Claws
1917
as Bandit (uncredited)

Trifling Women
1922
as Henri / Ivan de Maupin

A Certain Young Man
1928
as Lord Gerald Brinsley

A Lover's Oath
1925
as Ben Ali

This Is Francis X. Bushman
2021
as Judah Ben-Hur (Archive Footage)

Sevilla de mis Amores
1930
as Juan de Dios Carbajal

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
1992
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
About 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. With 71 credits spanning from 1916 to 2021, Ramon Novarro has appeared in 64 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ramon Novarro Movies
- The Outriders (1950) — as Don Antonio Chaves
- The Arab (1924) — as Jamil Abdullah Azam
- Mata Hari (1931) — as Lt. Alexis Rosanoff
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) — as Judah Ben-Hur
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) — as Guest at Ball (uncredited)
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