Filmography
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Known For
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Ben-Hur (1925) -
The Pagan Henry Shoesmith, Jr. (1929) -
The Red Lily Jean Leonnec (1924) -
Known For
The Big Steal Inspector General Ortega (1949) -
Actor
The High Chaparral Padre Guillermo (1968) -
The Wild Wild West Don Tomas (1967) -
Combat! Count De Roy (1964-1965) -
Bonanza Jose Ortega (1965) -
Dr. Kildare Gasparo Paolini (1964) -
Rawhide Father Tasso (1964) -
Thriller Maestro Giuliano (1962) -
Heller in Pink Tights De Leon (1960) -
The Magical World of Disney Don Esteban Miranda (1958) -
The Ken Murray Show (1952) -
![Crisis]( "Crisis")
Crisis Colonel Adragon (1950) -
![The Outriders]( "The Outriders")
The Outriders Don Antonio Chaves (1950) -
![The Big Steal]( "The Big Steal")
The Big Steal Inspector General Ortega (1949) -
![We Were Strangers]( "We Were Strangers")
We Were Strangers Chief (1949) -
![The Saint That Forged a Country]( "The Saint That Forged a Country")
The Saint That Forged a Country Juan Diego (1942) -
![Ecco la felicità]( "Ecco la felicità")
Ecco la felicità Felice Ciatti (1940) -
![Comedy of Happiness]( "Comedy of Happiness")
Comedy of Happiness Félix (1940) -
![A Desperate Adventure]( "A Desperate Adventure")
A Desperate Adventure André Friezan (1938) -
![The Sheik Steps Out]( "The Sheik Steps Out")
The Sheik Steps Out Ahmed Ben Nesib (1937) -
![The Night Is Young]( "The Night Is Young")
The Night Is Young Archduke Paul 'Gustl' Gustave (1935) -
![Laughing Boy]( "Laughing Boy")
Laughing Boy Laughing Boy (1934) -
![The Cat and the Fiddle]( "The Cat and the Fiddle")
The Cat and the Fiddle Victor (1934) -
![The Barbarian]( "The Barbarian")
The Barbarian Jamil El Shehab (1933) -
![The Son-Daughter]( "The Son-Daughter")
The Son-Daughter Tom Lee (1932) -
![Huddle]( "Huddle")
Huddle Tony Amatto (1932) -
![Mata Hari]( "Mata Hari")
Mata Hari Lt. Alexis Rosanoff (1931) -
![The Christmas Party]( "The Christmas Party")
The Christmas Party Ramon Navarro (1931) -
![Son of India]( "Son of India")
Son of India Karim (1931) -
![Daybreak]( "Daybreak")
Daybreak Willi (1931) -
![Le chanteur de Séville]( "Le chanteur de Séville")
Le chanteur de Séville Juan (1931) -
![Sevilla de mis amores]( "Sevilla de mis amores")
Sevilla de mis amores Juan de Dios Carbajal (1930) -
![Call of the Flesh]( "Call of the Flesh")
Call of the Flesh Juan de Dios (1930) -
![In Gay Madrid]( "In Gay Madrid")
In Gay Madrid Ricardo (1930) -
![Devil-May-Care]( "Devil-May-Care")
Devil-May-Care Armand de Treville (1929) -
![The Pagan]( "The Pagan")
The Pagan Henry Shoesmith, Jr. (1929) -
![The Flying Fleet]( "The Flying Fleet")
The Flying Fleet Tommy Winslow (1929) -
![Forbidden Hours]( "Forbidden Hours")
Forbidden Hours His Majesty, Michael IV (1928) -
![A Certain Young Man]( "A Certain Young Man")
A Certain Young Man Lord Gerald Brinsley (1928) -
![Across to Singapore]( "Across to Singapore")
Across to Singapore Joel Shore (1928) -
![The Road to Romance]( "The Road to Romance")
The Road to Romance José Armando (1927) -
![The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg]( "The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg")
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg Prince Karl Heinrich (1927) -
![Lovers?]( "Lovers?")
Lovers? José (1927) -
![Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ]( "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ")
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Ben-Hur (1925) -
![The Midshipman]( "The Midshipman")
The Midshipman Dick Randall (1925) -
![A Lover's Oath]( "A Lover's Oath")
A Lover's Oath Ben Ali (1925) -
![The Red Lily]( "The Red Lily")
The Red Lily Jean Leonnec (1924) -
![The Arab]( "The Arab")
The Arab Jamil Abdullah Azam (1924) -
![Thy Name Is Woman]( "Thy Name Is Woman")
Thy Name Is Woman Juan Ricardo (1924) -
![Scaramouche]( "Scaramouche")
Scaramouche André-Louis Moreau (1923) -
![Where the Pavement Ends]( "Where the Pavement Ends")
Where the Pavement Ends Motauri (1923) -
![Trifling Women]( "Trifling Women")
Trifling Women Henri / Ivan de Maupin (1922) -
![The Prisoner of Zenda]( "The Prisoner of Zenda")
The Prisoner of Zenda Rupert of Hentzau (1922) -
![Mr. Barnes of New York]( "Mr. Barnes of New York")
Mr. Barnes of New York Antonio (1922) -
![Man-Woman-Marriage]( "Man-Woman-Marriage")
Man-Woman-Marriage Dancer (1921) -
![The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]( "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse")
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Guest at Ball (1921) -
![The Concert]( "The Concert")
The Concert Dancing Shepherd (1921) -
![A Small Town Idol]( "A Small Town Idol")
A Small Town Idol Dancer (1921) -
![The Goat]( "The Goat")
The Goat (1918) -
![The Woman God Forgot]( "The Woman God Forgot")
The Woman God Forgot Aztec man (1917) -
![The Hostage]( "The Hostage")
The Hostage (1917) -
![The Little American]( "The Little American")
The Little American Wounded Soldier (1917) -
![The Jaguar's Claws]( "The Jaguar's Claws")
The Jaguar's Claws Bandit (1917) -
Actor
![Joan the Woman]( "Joan the Woman")
Joan the Woman Starving Peasant (1916) -
Soundtrack
![Comedy of Happiness]( "Comedy of Happiness")
Comedy of Happiness (1940) -
![The Sheik Steps Out]( "The Sheik Steps Out")
The Sheik Steps Out (1937) -
![The Night Is Young]( "The Night Is Young")
The Night Is Young (1935) -
![Laughing Boy]( "Laughing Boy")
Laughing Boy (1934) -
![The Cat and the Fiddle]( "The Cat and the Fiddle")
The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) -
![The Barbarian]( "The Barbarian")
The Barbarian (1933) -
![Le chanteur de Séville]( "Le chanteur de Séville")
Le chanteur de Séville (1931) -
![The March of Time]( "The March of Time")
The March of Time (1930) -
![Call of the Flesh]( "Call of the Flesh")
Call of the Flesh (1930) -
![In Gay Madrid]( "In Gay Madrid")
In Gay Madrid (1930) -
![Devil-May-Care]( "Devil-May-Care")
Devil-May-Care (1929) -
Soundtrack
![The Pagan]( "The Pagan")
The Pagan (1929) -
DirectorAgainst the Current (1936)
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![Le chanteur de Séville]( "Le chanteur de Séville")
Le chanteur de Séville (1931) -
Director
![Sevilla de mis amores]( "Sevilla de mis amores")
Sevilla de mis amores (1930) -
ProducerAgainst the Current (1936)
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WriterAgainst the Current (1936)
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Archive footageThe Best of Hollywood (2017)
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![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (2004) -
![The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema]( "The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema")
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![E! Mysteries & Scandals]( "E! Mysteries & Scandals")
E! Mysteries & Scandals (1998) -
![Murderers, Mobsters and Madmen: Hollywood Police Blotter]( "Murderers, Mobsters and Madmen: Hollywood Police Blotter")
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![Arena]( "Arena")
Arena (1991) -
![The Republic Pictures Story]( "The Republic Pictures Story")
The Republic Pictures Story (1991) -
![Death in Hollywood]( "Death in Hollywood")
Death in Hollywood (1990) -
![Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies]( "Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies")
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![Hollywood]( "Hollywood")
Hollywood (1980) -
![Hollywood: The Dream Factory]( "Hollywood: The Dream Factory")
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) -
![The Ed Sullivan Show]( "The Ed Sullivan Show")
The Ed Sullivan Show (1954) -
![Twenty Years After]( "Twenty Years After")
Twenty Years After (1944) -
![Some of the Best]( "Some of the Best")
Some of the Best (1944) -
Archive footage
![A Small Town Idol]( "A Small Town Idol")
A Small Town Idol (1939) -
![March of the Movies]( "March of the Movies")
March of the Movies (1933)
All Filmography
Awards
2 wins.Did You Know
Trivia
Awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6350 Hollywood Boulevard on 2/8/1960.
Quotes
I was always the hero--with no vices--reciting practically the same lines to the leading lady. The current crop of movie heroes are less handicapped than the old ones. They are more human. The leading men of silent films were Adonises and Apollos. ...
Nickname
The Latin Lover
Star Sign
Aquarius
Personal Details
Born
Jose Ramón Gil Samaniego
Durango, Mexico
Died
(age 69)
North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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