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Ramon Novarro

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.

Known for

This Is Francis X. Bushman
This Is Francis X. Bushman
2021 • Judah Ben-Hur (Archive Footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Scotty and the Secret History of 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
Death In Hollywood
Death In Hollywood
1990
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 • Self (archive footage)

Full filmography

This Is Francis X. Bushman
This Is Francis X. Bushman
2021 • Judah Ben-Hur (Archive Footage)
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 • Self (archive footage)
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Crisis
Crisis
1950 • Colonel Adragon
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The Outriders
The Outriders
1950 • Don Antonio Chaves
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The Big Steal
The Big Steal
1949 • Inspector General Ortega
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Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After
1944 • (archive footage)
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A Desperate Adventure
A Desperate Adventure
1938 • André Friezan
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The Sheik Steps Out
The Sheik Steps Out
1937 • Ahmed Ben Nesib
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The Night Is Young
The Night Is Young
1935 • Archduke Paul 'Gustl' Gustave
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Laughing Boy
Laughing Boy
1934 • Laughing Boy
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The Cat and the Fiddle
The Cat and the Fiddle
1934 • Victor Florescu
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The Barbarian
The Barbarian
1933 • Jamil El Shehab
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Huddle
Huddle
1932 • Tony
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Mata Hari
Mata Hari
1931 • Lt. Alexis Rosanoff
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Daybreak
Daybreak
1931 • Willi Kasder
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Sevilla de mis Amores
Sevilla de mis Amores
1930 • Juan de Dios Carbajal
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Call of the Flesh
Call of the Flesh
1930 • Juan de Dios
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In Gay Madrid
In Gay Madrid
1930 • Ricardo
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Devil-May-Care
Devil-May-Care
1929 • Armand de Treville
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The Pagan
The Pagan
1929 • Henry Shoesmith Jr.
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The Flying Fleet
The Flying Fleet
1929 • Tommy Winslow
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Forbidden Hours
Forbidden Hours
1928 • His Majesty, Michael IV
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A Certain Young Man
A Certain Young Man
1928 • Lord Gerald Brinsley
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The Road to Romance
1927 • José Armando
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Lovers
Lovers
1927 • José
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The Midshipman
The Midshipman
1925 • Dick Randall
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A Lover's Oath
A Lover's Oath
1925 • Ben Ali
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The Red Lily
The Red Lily
1924 • Jean Leonnec
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The Arab
The Arab
1924 • Jamil Abdullah Azam
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Thy Name Is Woman
Thy Name Is Woman
1924 • Juan Ricardo
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Scaramouche
Scaramouche
1923 • André-Louis Moreau, alias 'Scaramouche'
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Trifling Women
Trifling Women
1922 • Henri / Ivan de Maupin
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The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda
1922 • Rupert of Hentzau
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921 • Guest at Ball (uncredited)
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A Small Town Idol
A Small Town Idol
1921 • Dancer (uncredited)
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The Woman God Forgot
The Woman God Forgot
1917 • Aztec Man (uncredited)
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The Little American
The Little American
1917 • Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
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The Jaguar's Claws
The Jaguar's Claws
1917 • Bandit (uncredited)
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Joan the Woman
Joan the Woman
1916 • Starving Peasant
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Ramon Novarro – Biography, Known For & Filmography