Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 5, 1899
Place of Birth
Durango City, Durango, Mexico
Also Known As
- Ramón Novarro
- Ramon Samaniego
- Ramon Samaniegos
- The Latin Lover
- Jose Ramón Gil Samaniego
Ramon Novarro
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 - Movies
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Judah Ben-Hur
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
The Big Steal
as Inspector General Ortega
Mata Hari
as Lt. Alexis Rosanoff
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
as Guest at Ball (uncredited)
Heller in Pink Tights
as De Leon
The Outriders
as Don Antonio Chaves
Crisis
as Colonel Adragon
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Rupert of Hentzau
Scaramouche
as André-Louis Moreau, alias 'Scaramouche'
