Rudolph Valentino
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rudolph Valentino (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926) was an Italian actor, and early pop icon. A sex symbol of the 1920s, Valentino was known as the "Latin Lover". He starred in several well known silent films including The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The Sheik, Blood and Sand, The Eagle and Son of the Sheik. His sudden death at age 31 caused mass hysteria among his female fans, propelling him into icon status. Though his films are not as well known today, his name is still widely known. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rudolph Valentino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1895-05-05 · Castellaneta, Puglia, Italy
- Died
- 1926-08-23
Known for
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) — Actor in Silent Film (archive footage)
- The Sheik (1921) — Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) — Julio Desnoyers
- The Eagle (1925) — Lt. Vladimir Dubrovsky / The Black Eagle / Marcel Le Blanc
- The Son of the Sheik (1926) — Ahmed, the Sheik's Son / Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
- Blood and Sand (1922) — Juan Gallardo
- Camille (1921) — Armand Duval
- Beyond the Rocks (1922) — Lord Hector Bracondale
- Cobra (1925) — Count Rodrigo Torriani
- The Delicious Little Devil (1919) — Jimmy Calhoun (as Rudolpho De Valintine)
- Character Studies (1927) — Self (uncredited)
- The Conquering Power (1921) — Charles Grandet
- Eyes of Youth (1919) — Clarence Morgan
- Monsieur Beaucaire (1924) — Duke de Chartres / Beaucaire
- Moran of the Lady Letty (1922) — Ramon Laredo
- The Wonderful Chance (1920) — Joe Klingsby