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
The Big Steal
(1949)
Inspector General Ortega
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
(1925)
Judah Ben-Hur
Mata Hari
(1931)
Lt. Alexis Rosanoff
The Outriders
(1950)
Don Antonio Chaves
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
(2018)
Self (archive footage)
Full Filmography
Acting
Joan the Woman
(1916)
Starving Peasant
The Little American
(1917)
Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
The Woman God Forgot
(1917)
Aztec Man (uncredited)
The Hostage
(1917)
Man-Woman-Marriage
(1921)
Dancer
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
(1921)
Guest at Ball (uncredited)
A Small Town Idol
(1921)
Dancer (uncredited)
Trifling Women
(1922)
Henri / Ivan de Maupin
Mr. Barnes of New York
(1922)
Antonio
The Prisoner of Zenda
(1922)
Rupert of Hentzau
Scaramouche
(1923)
André-Louis Moreau, alias 'Scaramouche'
Where the Pavement Ends
(1923)
Motauri
The Arab
(1924)
Jamil Abdullah Azam
Thy Name Is Woman
(1924)
Juan Ricardo
The Red Lily
(1924)
Jean Leonnec
The Midshipman
(1925)
Dick Randall
A Lover's Oath
(1925)
Ben Ali
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
(1925)
Judah Ben-Hur
1925 Studio Tour
(1925)
Self
Lovers
(1927)
Jose
The Road to Romance
(1927)
José Armando
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
(1928)
Prince Karl Heinrich
Across to Singapore
(1928)
Joel Shore
A Certain Young Man
(1928)
Lord Gerald Brinsley
Forbidden Hours
(1928)
His Majesty, Michael IV
Devil-May-Care
(1929)
Armand de Treville
The Flying Fleet
(1929)
Tommy Winslow
The Pagan
(1929)
Henry Shoesmith Jr.
Call of the Flesh
(1930)
Juan de Dios
In Gay Madrid
(1930)
Ricardo
Sevilla de mis Amores
(1930)
We're switching to Hollywood
(1931)
Self
Son of India
(1931)
Karim
Daybreak
(1931)
Willi Kasder
The Christmas Party
(1931)
Himself
Mata Hari
(1931)
Lt. Alexis Rosanoff
Huddle
(1932)
Tony
The Son-Daughter
(1932)
Tom Lee
The Barbarian
(1933)
Jamil El Shehab
Laughing Boy
(1934)
Laughing Boy
The Cat and the Fiddle
(1934)
Victor Florescu
The Night Is Young
(1935)
Archduke Paul 'Gustl' Gustave
The Sheik Steps Out
(1937)
Ahmed Ben Nesib
A Desperate Adventure
(1938)
André Friezan
A Small Town Idol
(1939)
Dancer
Comedy of Happiness
(1940)
Félix
The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland
(1942)
Juan Diego
Twenty Years After
(1944)
(archive footage)
We Were Strangers
(1949)
Chief
The Big Steal
(1949)
Inspector General Ortega
The Outriders
(1950)
Don Antonio Chaves
Crisis
(1950)
Colonel Adragon
Heller in Pink Tights
(1960)
De Leon
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
(1960)
Self
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
(1972)
Self (archive footage)
The Bible According to Hollywood
(1994)
Self
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
(2018)
Self (archive footage)
Directing
Sevilla de mis Amores
(1930)
Director
The Singer of Seville
(1931)
Director
Contra la Corriente
(1936)
Director
Writing
Production