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Rudolph Valentino (1895–1926)

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Born in 1895 to a French mother and Italian father Rudolph Valentino grew up in Italy. His father died while he was young, and his mother spoiled him. He did poorly in school, and eventually ended up studying agriculture. After a stint in Paris he returned to Italy broke. Many times Valentino referenced something he did being the cause of being sent away... See full bio »

Born:

Rodolfo Alfonzo Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla
in Castellaneta, Italy

Died:

(age 31) in New York City, New York, USA
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1926 The Son of the Sheik
Ahmed, the Sheik's Son / Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
 
1925 Cobra
Count Rodrigo Torriani
 
1925 The Eagle
Lt. Vladimir Dubrovsky/The Black Eagle/Marcel Le Blanc
 
1924 A Sainted Devil
Don Alonzo Castro
 
1924 Monsieur Beaucaire
Duke de Chartres / Beaucaire
 
1924 The Hooded Falcon
 
1922 The Young Rajah
Amos Judd (as Rodolph Valentino)
 
1922 Blood and Sand
Juan Gallardo (as Rodolph Valentino)
 
1922 Beyond the Rocks
Lord Hector Bracondale
 
1922 Moran of the Lady Letty
Ramon Laredo
 
1921 The Sheik
Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
 
1921/I Camille
Armand Duval / Manon's Lover in Daydream
 
1921 The Conquering Power
Charles Grandet
 
1921 Uncharted Seas
Frank Underwood
 
1921 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Julio Desnoyers
 
1920 Stolen Moments (short)
Jose Dalmarez (as Rudolph Valentine)
 
1920 The Wonderful Chance
Joe Klingsby
 
1920 Once to Every Woman
Juliantimo
 
1920 The Cheater
Extra (uncredited)
 
1920 Passion's Playground
Prince Angelo Della Robbia (as Rudolph Valentine)
 
1920 An Adventuress
Jacques Rudanyi (as Rodolph Valentino)
 
1919 Eyes of Youth
Clarence Morgan (as Rudolfo Valentino)
 
1919 Nobody Home
Maurice Rennard (as Rodolph Valentine)
 
1919 A Rogue's Romance
Apache Dancer (as Rudolph Volantino)
 
1919 Big Little Person
Arthur Endicott (as M. Rodolpho De Valentina)
 
1919 Virtuous Sinners
Bit Part
 
1919 The Delicious Little Devil
Jimmy Calhoun (as Rudolpho De Valintine)
 
1919 The Homebreaker
Dance Extra (uncredited)
 
1918 The Married Virgin
Count Roberto di San Fraccini (as Rodolfo di Valentini)
 
1918 All Night
Richard Thayer (as Rudolpho di Valentina)
 
1918 A Society Sensation (short)
Dick Bradley (as Rudolpho De Valentina)
 
1917 Alimony
Dancer (uncredited)
 
1917 Patria
 
1916 Seventeen
Extra (uncredited)
 
1916 The Foolish Virgin (uncredited)
 
1916 The Quest of Life
 
1916 La corsara
 
1914 My Official Wife
Extra (uncredited)
 
1914 The Battle of the Sexes
Dance Extra (uncredited)
 
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1925 What Price Beauty? (executive producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1980 Apetaxamin (short) (dedicatee)
 
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1927 Character Studies (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1923 Rudolph Valentino and His 88 American Beauties (documentary short)
Himself
 
1922 A Trip to Paramountown (documentary short)
Himself
 
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2013 Morella
The Hypnotist
 
2011 Tony Curtis, Driven to Stardom (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (documentary)
 
2006 Life Is a Dream in Cinema: Pola Negri (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Forgotten Films of Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle (video documentary)
 
2000 Alla Nazimova and Rudolph Valentino (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1996 Nitrate Base
 
1996 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1996 The Roaring Twenties (video documentary short)
Himself (bearded) (uncredited)
 
1995 The Casting Couch (video documentary)
 
1993 Fame in the Twentieth Century (TV series documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1992 Death Scenes 2 (video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1990 Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (video documentary)
Himself
 
1988 Hollywood Sex Symbols (video documentary short)
 
1988 Tango Bar
Himself (uncredited)
 
1987 Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (documentary)
Actor in Movie Clip
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1978 Dora and the Magic Lantern
Le fils du Sultan
 
1967 Historia de la frivolidad (TV movie)
Actor in censored film (uncredited)
 
1965 The Love Goddesses (documentary)
Himself
 
1965 Hollywood My Home Town (documentary)
Himself
 
1963 Hollywood and the Stars (TV series)
 
1963 Fractured Flickers (TV series)
 
1963 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
 
1961 The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (video documentary)
Himself/Various Roles
 
1953 Yesterday and Today
 
1953 The Ford 50th Anniversary Show (TV movie)
 
1952 Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson (documentary short)
Himself
 
1950 Fifty Years Before Your Eyes (documentary)
Himself
 
1950 Wonderful Times (documentary)
Himself
 
1946 Blue Skies
Himself (uncredited)
 
1945 Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 1: 25th Anniversary (documentary short)
Himself
 
1941 Unholy Partners
Himself (uncredited)
 
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 12 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1939 The Movies March On (documentary short)
Himself
 
1938 Personality Parade (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1937 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 1 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1937 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 11 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1936 Fashions in Love (short)
 
1934 Movie Memories #2 (documentary short)
 
1934 Movie Memories (documentary short)
Himself
 
1933 March of the Movies
Himself, film clip (uncredited)
 
1932 The Nickelette (short)
Himself - Actor in film clip (uncredited)
 
1931 Stars of Yesterday (documentary short)
Himself
 

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Other Works:

Made a private recording in 1923. Sung "Kashmiri Love Song" on side (a) and "El Relicario" on side (b). It was released after his death and is still reissued occasionally, e.g. "100 Years of Cinema" Dejavu Retro Gold Collection, 2 CDs.

Publicity Listings:

7 Biographical Movies  | 12 Print Biographies  | 101 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

M. Rodolfo De Valentina | M. Rodolpho De Valentina | M. De Valentina | R. De Valentina | Rudolpho De Valentina | Rudolpho De Valentine | Rudolpho De Valintine | Rudolph DeValentino | Rodolph Valentine | Rudolph Valentine | Rodolfo Valentino | Rodolph Valentino | Rudi Valentino | Rudolfo Valentino | Rudolf Valentino | Rudolph Volantino | Rodolfo di Valentina | Rudolpho di Valentina | Rodolfo di Valentini

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

To generalize on women is dangerous. To specialize in them is infinitely worse. See more »

Trivia:

Is mentioned in the The Bongos song "Apache Dancing": "We like to tango like Valentino". See more »

Trademark:

His deep penetrating gaze See more »

Nickname:

The Latin Lover See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus