Actor
Ramon Novarro
Born 5 February 1899 · Durango City, Durango, Mexico — died 30 October 1968
Ramon Novarro was a Mexican-born actor and one of Hollywood's leading matinee idols of the 1920s. He is best remembered for starring in the silent epic Ben-Hur (1925). He moved into sound films in the early 1930s and later worked in character roles on screen and television.
Key films
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
Early prominent role in a hit silent drama that helped launch his rise to stardom.
Scaramouche (1923)
Swashbuckling title role that confirmed his status as a romantic leading man.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)On Cinespective
His signature role as Judah Ben-Hur in one of the biggest silent-era spectacles.
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1928)
Romantic lead in a celebrated late-silent film, showcasing his popularity at its height.
Mata Hari (1931)
Co-starred opposite Greta Garbo in a major early sound hit.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 68
- 1916Joan the Woman · as Starving PeasantActor
- 1917The Little American · as Wounded Soldier (uncredited)Actor
- 1917The Woman God Forgot · as Aztec Man (uncredited)Actor
- 1917The HostageActor
- 1917The Jaguar's Claws · as Bandit (uncredited)Actor
- 1918The GoatActor
- 1921The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse · as Guest at Ball (uncredited)Actor
- 1921A Small Town Idol · as Dancer (uncredited)Actor
- 1921Man-Woman-Marriage · as DancerActor
- 1922The Prisoner of Zenda · as Rupert of HentzauActor
- 1922Trifling Women · as Henri / Ivan de MaupinActor
- 1922Mr. Barnes of New York · as AntonioActor
- 1923Scaramouche · as André-Louis Moreau, alias 'Scaramouche'Actor
- 1923Where the Pavement Ends · as MotauriActor
- 1924The Red Lily · as Jean LeonnecActor
- 1924The Arab · as Jamil Abdullah AzamActor
- 1924Thy Name Is Woman · as Juan RicardoActor
- 1925Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ · as Judah Ben-HurActor
- 19251925 Studio Tour · as SelfActor
- 1925The Midshipman · as Dick RandallActor
- 1925A Lover's Oath · as Ben AliActor
- 1926Vårt kronprinspar i HollywoodActor
- 1927The Road to Romance · as José ArmandoActor
- 1927Lovers · as JoséActor
- 1928The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg · as Prince Karl HeinrichActor
- 1928Across to Singapore · as Joel ShoreActor
- 1928Forbidden Hours · as His Majesty, Michael IVActor
- 1928A Certain Young Man · as Lord Gerald BrinsleyActor
- 1929The Pagan · as Henry Shoesmith Jr.Actor
- 1929The Flying Fleet · as Tommy WinslowActor
- 1929Devil-May-Care · as Armand de TrevilleActor
- 1930Call of the Flesh · as Juan de DiosActor
- 1930In Gay Madrid · as RicardoActor
- 1930Sevilla de mis Amores · as Juan de Dios CarbajalActor
- 1930Sevilla de mis AmoresDirector
- 1931Mata Hari · as Lt. Alexis RosanoffActor
- 1931The Christmas Party · as HimselfActor
- 1931Daybreak · as Willi KasderActor
- 1931We’re Switching to Hollywood · as SelfActor
- 1931Son of India · as KarimActor
- 1931The Singer of SevilleDirector
- 1932Huddle · as TonyActor
- 1932The Son-Daughter · as Tom LeeActor
- 1933The Barbarian · as Jamil El ShehabActor
- 1934The Cat and the Fiddle · as Victor FlorescuActor
- 1934Laughing Boy · as Laughing BoyActor
- 1935The Night Is Young · as Archduke Paul 'Gustl' GustaveActor
- 1936Contra la CorrienteDirector
- 1937The Sheik Steps Out · as Ahmed Ben NesibActor
- 1938A Desperate Adventure · as André FriezanActor
- 1939A Small Town Idol · as DancerActor
- 1940Comedy of Happiness · as FélixActor
- 1942The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland · as Juan DiegoActor
- 1944Twenty Years After · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1949The Big Steal · as Inspector General OrtegaActor
- 1949We Were Strangers · as ChiefActor
- 1950Crisis · as Colonel AdragonActor
- 1950The Outriders · as Don Antonio ChavesActor
- 1960Heller in Pink Tights · as De LeonActor
- 1960Hedda Hopper's Hollywood · as SelfActor
- 1972Hollywood: The Dream Factory · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies · as (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1990Death In Hollywood · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1992Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files · as (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1994The Bible According to Hollywood · as SelfActor
- 2002The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American CinemaActor
- 2018Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2021This Is Francis X. Bushman · as Judah Ben-Hur (Archive Footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.