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Ramon Novarro

1899 – 1968·Durango City, Durango, Mexico

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.

Filmography

The Little American

1917Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

The Woman God Forgot

1917Aztec Man (uncredited)

Scaramouche

1923

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925Judah Ben-Hur

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

1928Prince Karl Heinrich

Across to Singapore

1928Joel Shore

Devil-May-Care

1929Armand de Treville

The Flying Fleet

1929Tommy Winslow