Ramon Novarro

Actor de cine en Hollywood, su nombre artístico era Ramon Novarro http://www.ramonnovarro.com/

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Ramón Samaniego was born in Durango, Mexico on February 6. 1899. The son of a prosperous dentist and the eldest of thirteen children, he was to become one of the great actors of the early cinema.

In 1914 Ramon and his brother Mariano moved to Los Angeles where Ramon found work as a stage manager and bit player for the Los Angeles Majextic Theatre Stock Company, ushered for the New York Philarmonic and auditioned.

After appearing in several films as an extra and under the name Ramón Samaniego, and while working on The Prisoner of Zenda (1922), director, Rex Ingram, convinced him to change his name to something more pronounceable. "...Zenda" thus gave rise to a new name "Novarro" and a new Hollywood sensation. In 1924, already a 'superstar,' he accepted a lucrative contract with Metro-Goldwyn.

Thanks to his melodious voice, Mr. Novarro made the transition to 'the talkies' without too much difficulty. Unfortunately, the studio system did not serve him well and his talents were generally wasted.

Charming, optimistic and obliging, Novarro was a favorite among cast and crew alike. In addition to the 50 or so films he acted in, directed or produced, he made numerous television appearances. Incidentally, he was gay.

Ramon Novarro's life ended tragically when he was murdered in Los Angeles on October 30, 1968.

Filmografía:

Heller in Pink Tights (1960) — De Leon

Crisis (1950) — Colonel Adragon

The Outriders (1950) — Don Antonio Chaves

The Big Steal (1949) — Colonel Ortega

We Were Strangers (1949) — Chief

La Virgen que forjó una patria (1942) — Juan Diego

La Comédie du bonheur (1940) — Félix ... aka Ecco la felicità (1940) (Italy)

A Desperate Adventure (1938) — André ... aka It Happened in Paris (1938) (UK)

The Sheik Steps Out (1937) — Ahmed Ben Nesib

Contra la corriente (1936) [Director, Screenwriter and Producer]

The Night Is Young (1935) — Paul Gustave

Laughing Boy (1934) — Laughing Boy

The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) — Victor

The Barbarian (1933) — Jamil El Shehab ... aka Man of the Nile ... aka A Night in Cairo (1933) (UK)

Huddle (1932) — Tony Amatto ... aka Impossible Lover, The (1932) (UK)

The Son-Daughter (1932) — Tom Lee

The Christmas Party (1931, Short) (uncredited) — Himself ... aka Christmas Story, A (1931)

Mata Hari (1931) — Lt. Alexis Rosanoff

Son of India (1931) — Karim

Wir schalten um auf Hollywood (1931) — as Himself

Daybreak (1931) — Willi Kasda

Chanteur de Séville, Le (1930) — Juan [+Director]

Sevilla de mis amores (1930) — Juan de Dios [+Director] ... aka La Sevillana

Call of the Flesh (1930) — Juan [+Co-Director (uncredited)]... aka The Singer from Seville (1930)

In Gay Madrid (1930) — Ricardo

The Pagan (1929) — Henry Shoesmith, Jr.

Devil-May-Care (1929) — Armand

The Flying Fleet (1929) — Tommy

Forbidden Hours (1928) — His Majesty, Michael IV

A Certain Young Man (1928) — Lord Gerald Brinsley

Across to Singapore (1928) — Joel Shore

The Road to Romance (1927) — José Armando ... aka Romance (1927)

Student Prince in Old Heidelberg, The (1927) — Crown Prince Karl Heinrich ... aka Old Heidelberg (1927) ... aka Student Prince, The (1927) (UK)

Lovers? (1927) — Ernesto

Ben-Hur (1925) — Ben-Hur ... aka Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

The Midshipman (1925) — Dick Randall

A Lover's Oath (1925)* — Ben Ali

The Red Lily (1924) — Jean Leonnec

The Arab (1924) — Jamil Abdullah Azam

Thy Name Is Woman (1924) — Juan Ricardo

Scaramouche (1923) — André-Louis Moreau

Where the Pavement Ends (1923) — Motauri

Trifling Women (1922) — Henri/Ivan de Maupin

The Prisoner of Zenda (1922) — Rupert of Hentzau

As Ramon Samaniego:

Mr. Barnes of New York (1922) — Antonio

Uncredited:

The Concert (1921). Metro. Dir: Victor Schertzinger. Starring Lewis Stone and Myrtle Stedman.

Man—Woman—Marriage (1921) Universal. Dir: Allen Holubar. Starring Dorothy Phillips and James Kirkwood.

A Small Town Idol (1921) Mack Sennett Comedies Corp. Dir: Erle C. Kenton. Starring Ben Turpin, Phyllis Haver, and James Finlayson.

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) Metro. Dir: Rex Ingram. Starring Rudolph Valentino and Alice Terry.

The Goat (1918) Famous Players-Lasky/Paramount. Dir: Donald Crisp.

Starring Fred Stone.

The Hostage (1917) Famous Players-Lasky/Paramount. Dir: Robert Thornby. Starring Wallace Reid.

The Little American (1917) Artcraft/Paramount. Dir: Cecil B. DeMille. Starring Mary Pickford and Jack Holt.

The Woman God Forgot (1917) Artcraft/Paramount. Dir: Cecil B. DeMille. Starring Geraldine Farrar and Wallace Reid.

The Jaguar's Claws (1917) Famous Players-Lasky/Paramount. Dir: Marshall Neilan. Starring Sessue Hayakawa.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramon_Novarro

Jose Ramón Gil Samaniego, best known as Ramón Novarro (February 6, 1899 – October 30, 1968), was a Mexican film, stage and television actor who began his career as a leading man in silent films in 1917. Novarro was promoted by MGM as a "Latin lover" and became known as sex symbol after the death of Rudolph Valentino.

Filmography

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramon_Novarro#Filmography