
Ramon Novarro
Known For
Acting
Born
1899-02-05 in Durango City, Durango, Mexico
Died
1968-10-30
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.
Most Known For

Dr. Kildare
as Gasparo Paolini

Combat!
as Count De Roy

Rawhide
as Father Tasso

Thriller
as Maestro Giuliano

The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self

The High Chaparral
as Padre Guillermo

Mata Hari
as Lt. Alexis Rosanoff

Huddle
as Tony

The Big Party
as Self

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Judah Ben-Hur

Forbidden Hours
as His Majesty, Michael IV

The Midshipman
as Dick Randall

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
as Guest at Ball (uncredited)

The Big Steal
as Inspector General Ortega

The Outriders
as Don Antonio Chaves

Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)

Crisis
as Colonel Adragon

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)

Heller in Pink Tights
as De Leon

Scaramouche
as André-Louis Moreau, alias 'Scaramouche'