Ramón Novarro
Mexican actor (1899-1968) · Mexico · On the map · Actors · Died at 69
Ramón Gil Samaniego, known professionally as Ramon Novarro, was a Mexican actor. He began his career in American silent films in 1917 and eventually became a leading man and one of the top box-office attractions of the 1920s and early '30s.
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1968Died30 October 19681967
The High ChaparralSeries, Padre Guillermo1962
Combat!Series, Count De Roy1961
Dr. KildareSeries, Gasparo Paolini1960
ThrillerSeries, Maestro Giuliano
Heller in Pink TightsFilm, 1960De Leon1959
RawhideSeries, Father TassoThe Big PartySeries1949
The Big StealFilm, Inspector General Ortega1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1944
Twenty Years AfterFilm, (archive footage)1940
Comedy of HappinessFilm, Félix1934
Laughing BoyFilm, Laughing Boy1932
HuddleFilm, Tony1930
In Gay MadridFilm, Ricardo1928
Across to SingaporeFilm, Joel Shore1925
1925 Studio TourFilm1923
ScaramoucheFilm, André-Louis Moreau, alias 'Scaramouche'1921
A Small Town IdolFilm, Dancer (uncredited)1916
Joan the WomanFilm, Starving Peasant1899Born6 February 1899
The High ChaparralSeries, Padre Guillermo1962Combat!Series, Count De Roy1961Dr. KildareSeries, Gasparo Paolini1960ThrillerSeries, Maestro GiulianoHeller in Pink TightsFilm, 1960De Leon1959RawhideSeries, Father TassoThe Big PartySeries1949The Big StealFilm, Inspector General Ortega1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1944Twenty Years AfterFilm, (archive footage)1940Comedy of HappinessFilm, Félix1934Laughing BoyFilm, Laughing Boy1932HuddleFilm, Tony1930In Gay MadridFilm, Ricardo1928Across to SingaporeFilm, Joel Shore19251925 Studio TourFilm1923ScaramoucheFilm, André-Louis Moreau, alias 'Scaramouche'1921A Small Town IdolFilm, Dancer (uncredited)1916Joan the WomanFilm, Starving Peasant1899Born6 February 1899Known for
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 1925
The Big Steal 1949
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 1921
Mata Hari 1931
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Irving Thalberg Produced Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1927)
Louis B. Mayer Produced Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1927)
Rex Ingram Directed The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
Sam Wood Directed The Cat and the Fiddle (1933)
Herbert Stothart Wrote The Son-Daughter (1932)- William Axt Wrote Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1927)
Cecil B. DeMille Directed The Little American (1917)
Fred Niblo Directed Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1927)
Edward Connelly Also in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
John George Also in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
Joan Crawford Also in Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1927)
Wallace Beery Also in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
Jacques Feyder Directed Son of India (1931)
Lewis Stone Also in Scaramouche and Trifling Women
Jean Hersholt Also in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
W. S. Van Dyke Directed The Pagan and Laughing Boy
Jesse Louis Lasky Produced Joan the Woman and The Woman God Forgot
John M. Stahl Directed The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1928)
Alice Terry Also in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
Sidney Franklin Directed Devil-May-Care (1929)
Nigel De Brulier Also in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
Mary Pickford Produced The Little American (1917)
Samuel Goldwyn Produced Mr. Barnes of New York (1922)
Frank Currier Also in Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1927)
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Filmography 40
77 credits on file
Television 7
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About this person
Novarro was promoted by MGM as a "Latin lover" and became known as a sex symbol after the death of Rudolph Valentino. He is recognized as the first Latin American actor to succeed in Hollywood.
Country
Mexico
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1968 · aged 69
