Person Details

Birthday: 1899-02-06 04:47:58

Death: 1968-10-30 04:47:58

Aliases: Ramón Novarro , Ramon Samaniego , Ramon Samaniegos , The Latin Lover , Jose Ramón Gil Samaniego

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Durango City, Durango, Mexico

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Movie Involvements: 51

TV Involvements: 7


Most Famous Work

Biography

Mexico native Ramon Novarro (born Jose Ramon Gil Samaniego) was a Hollywood film and television actor. He was a major star and matinee idol of 1920s Silent through early 1930s "talkies" cinema.

Most Famous Work

Dr. Kildare
Average
6

Dr. Kildare

(1961) Gasparo Paolini
Combat!
Average
8

Combat!

(1962) Count De Roy
The High Chaparral
Average
6

The High Chaparral

(1967) Padre Guillermo
Rawhide
Average
7

Rawhide

(1959) Father Tasso
Arena
Average
7

Arena

(1975) Self (archive footage)
Thriller
Average
6

Thriller

(1960) Maestro Giuliano
Mata Hari
Average
6

Mata Hari

(1931) Lt. Alexis Rosanoff
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Average
7

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

(1925) Judah Ben-Hur

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2018 Self (archive footage)
1994 Self
1975 Self (archive footage)
1972 Self (archive footage)
1967 Padre Guillermo
1962 Count De Roy
1961 Gasparo Paolini
1960 Maestro Giuliano
De Leon
Self
1959 Self
Father Tasso
1950 Colonel Adragon
Don Antonio Chaves
1949 Inspector General Ortega
Chief
1948 Self
1944 (archive footage)
1942 Juan Diego
1940 Félix
1939 Dancer
1938 André Friezan
1937 Ahmed Ben Nesib
1935 Archduke Paul 'Gustl' Gustave
1934 Laughing Boy
Victor Florescu
1933 Jamil El Shehab
1932 Tom Lee
Tony
1931 Lt. Alexis Rosanoff
Himself
Karim
Self
Willi Kasder
1930 Juan de Dios
Ricardo
1929 Armand de Treville
Henry Shoesmith Jr.
Tommy Winslow
1928 His Majesty, Michael IV
Lord Gerald Brinsley
Joel Shore
Prince Karl Heinrich
1927 José Armando
1925 Judah Ben-Hur
Dick Randall
Ben Ali
Self
1924 Jean Leonnec
Jamil Abdullah Azam
Juan Ricardo
1923 André-Louis Moreau, alias 'Scaramouche'
Motauri
1922 Henri / Ivan de Maupin
Rupert of Hentzau
Antonio
1921 Dancer
Guest at Ball (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
1917 Aztec Man (uncredited)
N/A
Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
1916 Starving Peasant
Jose
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1936 Director
1931 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1936 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1936 Screenplay
Year Role Movie/Tv

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