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Ramon Novarro
Born
Feb 5, 1899
Died: Oct 30, 1968
Lived 69 years
Place of Birth
Durango City, Durango, Mexico
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
63
Movies
7
TV Shows
3
Directed
Also Known As
Ramón Novarro
Ramon Samaniego
Ramon Samaniegos
The Latin Lover
Jose Ramón Gil Samaniego
IMDb Profile
Ramon Novarro
Acting
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.
Movies
63
TV Shows
7
Director
3
This Is Francis X. Bushman
as
Judah Ben-Hur (Archive Footage)
2021
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
as
Self (archive footage)
2018
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Cast
2002
The Bible According to Hollywood
as
Self
1994
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
Cast
1992
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Cast
1988
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as
Self (archive footage)
1972
Heller in Pink Tights
as
De Leon
1960
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
as
Self
1960
Crisis
as
Colonel Adragon
1950
The Outriders
as
Don Antonio Chaves
1950
The Big Steal
as
Inspector General Ortega
1949
We Were Strangers
as
Chief
1949
Twenty Years After
as
(archive footage)
1944
The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland
as
Juan Diego
1942
Comedy of Happiness
as
Félix
1940
A Small Town Idol
as
Dancer
1939
A Desperate Adventure
as
André Friezan
1938
The Sheik Steps Out
as
Ahmed Ben Nesib
1937
The Night Is Young
as
Archduke Paul 'Gustl' Gustave
1935
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