Ramon Novarro

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.

Known For

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as Judah Ben-Hur

Combat!

as Count De Roy

The Big Steal

as Inspector General Ortega

Mata Hari

as Lt. Alexis Rosanoff

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

as Guest at Ball (uncredited)

Rawhide

as Father Tasso

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

Heller in Pink Tights

as De Leon

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

as Prince Karl Heinrich

Crisis

as Colonel Adragon