Acting
Ramon Novarro
Born February 5, 1899 · Durango City, Durango, Mexico
Died October 30, 1968 · aged 69
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
Mata Hari · 1931Mata Hari
★ 6.21931
MovieCrimeDrama
A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ · 1925Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
★ 7.31925
MovieAdventureDrama
Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick during a Roman parade causes Judah to be sent off as a galley slave, his property confiscated and his mother and sister imprisoned. Years later, as a result of his determination to stay alive and his willingness to aid his Roman master, Judah returns to his homeland an exalted and wealthy Roman athlete. Unable to find his mother and sister, and believing them dead, he can think of nothing else than revenge against Messala.
The Outriders · 1950The Outriders
★ 7.21950
MovieWestern
Late in the Civil War, three Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison camp in Missouri. They soon fall into the hands of pro-Confederate raiders, who force them to act as "outriders" (escorts) for a civilian wagon train that will be secretly transporting Union gold from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to St. Louis, Missouri. The three men are to lead the wagons into a raider trap in Missouri, but one of them starts to have misgivings....
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema · 2002The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
★ 6.52002
MovieDocumentary
Documentary about the presence of Latin American culture and actors in American movies.
Twenty Years After · 1944Twenty Years After
★ 8.01944
MovieDocumentary
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases.
The Big Steal · 1949The Big Steal
★ 6.61949
MovieCrimeThriller
Army Lieutenant Halliday, accused of stealing the Army payroll, pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico aided by the thief's ex-girlfriend and is in turn being chased by his accuser, Capt. Blake.
We Were Strangers · 1949We Were Strangers
★ 6.31949
MovieDramaThriller
China Valdes joins the Cuban underground after her brother is killed by the chief of the secret police, Ariete. She meets and falls in love with American expatriate Tony Fenner. Tony develops a plan to tunnel under the city's cemetery to a plot owned by a high official, assassinate him, and blow up the whole Cuban hierarchy at the ensuing state funeral. Together with a band of dedicated revolutionaries, they begin digging.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse · 1921The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
★ 6.61921
MovieWarRomance
Set in the years before and during World War I, this epic tale tells the story of a rich Argentine family, one of its two descending branches being half of French heritage, the other being half German. Following the death of the family patriarch, the man's two daughters and their families resettle to France and Germany, respectively. In time the Great War breaks out, putting members of the family on opposing sides.
Filmography
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Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies · 1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
MovieDocumentaryCrime
Famous Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Little American · 1917The Little American
★ 6.31917
MovieDramaWar
A young American has her ship torpedoed by a German U-boat but makes it back to her ancestral home in France, where she witnesses German brutality firsthand.
Wounded Soldier (uncredited)


















