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Ramon Novarro (1899–1968)

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The son of a prosperous Mexican dentist, Ramon Novarro moved to Los Angeles with his family as refugees from the Mexican revolution of 1916. After stints as a ballet dancer, piano teacher and singing waiter, he became a film extra in 1917. For five years he remained an extra until director Rex Ingram cast him as Rupert in The Prisoner of Zenda... See full bio »

Born:

Jose Ramón Gil Samaniego
in Durango, Mexico

Died:

(age 69) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Greta Garbo, Ramon Novarro in Ramon Novarro c. 1927 Ramon Novarro June 1929 Ramon Novarro Circa 1935 MGM Ramon Novarro Circa 1927 MGM
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1968 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Padre Guillermo
– A Joyful Noise (1968) … Padre Guillermo
 
1967 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Don Tomas
– The Night of the Assassin (1967) … Don Tomas
 
1964-1965 Combat! (TV series)
Charles Gireaux / Count De Roy
– Finest Hour (1965) … Count De Roy
– Silver Service (1964) … Charles Gireaux
 
1965 Bonanza (TV series)
Jose Ortega
– The Brass Box (1965) … Jose Ortega
 
1964 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Gaspero Paolini
– Rome Will Never Leave You: Part 3 (1964) … Gaspero Paolini
– Rome Will Never Leave You: Part 2 (1964) … Gaspero Paolini
– Rome Will Never Leave You: Part 1 (1964) … Gaspero Paolini
 
1964 Rawhide (TV series)
Father Tasso
– Canliss (1964) … Father Tasso
 
1962 Thriller (TV series)
Maestro Giuliano
– La Strega (1962) … Maestro Giuliano
 
1960 Heller in Pink Tights
De Leon
 
1958 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Don Esteban Miranda
– Law and Order, Incorporated (1958) … Don Esteban Miranda
– Lawman or Gunman (1958) … Don Esteban Miranda
 
1952 The Ken Murray Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 6 February 1952 (1952)
 
1950 Crisis
Colonel Adragon
 
1950 The Outriders
Don Antonio Chaves
 
1949 The Big Steal
Inspector General Ortega
 
1949 We Were Strangers
Chief
 
1942 The Saint That Forged a Country
Juan Diego
 
1940 Ecco la felicità
Felice Ciatti
 
1940 La comédie du bonheur
Félix
 
1938 A Desperate Adventure
André Friezan
 
1937 The Sheik Steps Out
Ahmed Ben Nesib
 
1935 The Night Is Young
Archduke Paul 'Gustl' Gustave
 
1934 Laughing Boy
Laughing Boy
 
1934 The Cat and the Fiddle
Victor
 
1933 The Barbarian
Jamil El Shehab
 
1932 The Son-Daughter
Tom Lee
 
1932 Huddle
Antonio 'Tony' Amatto
 
1931 Mata Hari
Lt. Alexis Rosanoff
 
1931 Son of India
Karim
 
1931 Daybreak
Willi
 
1931 Le chanteur de Séville
Juan
 
1930 Sevilla de mis amores
Juan de Dios Carbajal
 
1930 Call of the Flesh
Juan
 
1930 In Gay Madrid
Ricardo
 
1929 Devil-May-Care
Armand
 
1929 The Pagan
Henry Shoesmith, Jr.
 
1929 The Flying Fleet
Tommy Winslow
 
1928 Forbidden Hours
His Majesty, Michael IV
 
1928 A Certain Young Man
Lord Gerald Brinsley
 
1928 Across to Singapore
Joel Shore
 
1927 The Road to Romance
José Armando
 
1927 The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
Prince Karl Heinrich
 
1927 Lovers?
José
 
1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Judah Ben-Hur
 
1925 The Midshipman
Dick Randall
 
1925 A Lover's Oath
Ben Ali
 
1924 The Red Lily
Jean Leonnec
 
1924 The Arab
Jamil Abdullah Azam
 
1924 Thy Name Is Woman
Juan Ricardo
 
1923 Scaramouche
André-Louis Moreau - His Godson
 
1923 Where the Pavement Ends
Motauri
 
1922 Trifling Women
Henri/Ivan de Maupin
 
1922 The Prisoner of Zenda
Rupert of Hentzau (as Ramon Samaniegos)
 
1922 Mr. Barnes of New York
Antonio (as Ramon Samaniego)
 
1921 Man-Woman-Marriage
Dancer (uncredited)
 
1921 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Guest at Ball (uncredited)
 
1921 The Concert
Dancing Shepherd (uncredited)
 
1921 A Small Town Idol
Dancer (as Ramón Samaniego)
 
1918 The Goat (uncredited)
 
1917 The Woman God Forgot
Aztec man (uncredited)
 
1917 The Hostage (uncredited)
 
1917 The Little American
Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
 
1917 The Jaguar's Claws
Bandit (uncredited)
 
1916 Joan the Woman
Starving Peasant (as Ramon Samaniegos)
 
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1937 The Sheik Steps Out (performer: "Ride with the Wind")
 
1935 The Night Is Young (performer: "The Night is Young" 1935 - uncredited, "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" 1935 - uncredited, "Lift Your Glass" 1935 - uncredited, "There's a Riot in Havana" 1935 - uncredited)
 
1934 Laughing Boy (performer: "Call of Love" 1934 - uncredited)
 
1934 The Cat and the Fiddle (performer: "A New Love is Old" 1931 - uncredited, "I Watched the Love Parade" 1931 - uncredited, "The Breeze Kissed Your Hair" 1931 - uncredited, "One Moment Alone" 1931 - uncredited, "Ha! Cha Cha" 1931 - uncredited, "The Crystal Candelabra" 1931 - uncredited, "Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46: Le Matin" 1876 - uncredited / "The Night Was Made for Love" 1931 - uncredited)
 
1933 The Barbarian (performer: "Love Songs of the Nile" / "Love Songs of the Nile")
 
1931 Le chanteur de Séville (music: "Lonely")
 
1930 Call of the Flesh (music: "Lonely" 1930 - uncredited)
 
1930 In Gay Madrid (performer: "Into My Heart" 1930 - uncredited, "Dark Night" 1930 - uncredited / "Santiago" 1930 - uncredited)
 
1929 The Pagan (performer: "Pagan Love Song" 1929 - uncredited)
 
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1936 Contra la corriente (producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (12 titles)
1965 The 37th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1964 À Hollywood avec... (documentary short)
Himself
 
1960 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1956 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 May 1956 (1956) … Himself
 
1956 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Myrna Loy (1956) … Himself
 
1951 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.16 (1951) … Himself
 
1931 The Christmas Party (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1931 Wir schalten um auf Hollywood
Himself
 
1931 Jackie Cooper's Birthday Party (documentary short)
Himself
 
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 14 (short)
Himself, at Premiere
 
1930 The March of Time
Himself
 
1925 1925 Studio Tour (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2002 The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen Vol. 6: Hollywood Police Files (video documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1939 A Small Town Idol (short)
Dancer
 
1933 March of the Movies
Himself, film clip (uncredited)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(10/16/47) Radio: Appeared in the "The Prayer That Won the West" episode of "Family Theater of the Air".

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Alternate Names:

Ramon Samaniego | Ramón Samaniego | Ramon Samaniegos

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I was always the hero - with no vices - reciting practically the same lines to the leading lady. The current crop of movie heroes are less handicapped than the old ones. They are more human. The leading men of silent films were Adonises and Apollos. Today the hero can even take a poke at the leading lady. In my time a hero who hit the girl just once would have been out. See more »

Trivia:

A book about his death, "Bloody Wednesday", was rushed into print. For some reason, very few copies are available today, making the book a collector's item. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius