Rudolph Valentino
Actor
Biography
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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.
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Filmography
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
as Julio Desnoyers 1921
The Eagle
as Lt. Vladimir Dubrovsky / The Black Eagle / Marcel Le Blanc 1925
The Son of the Sheik
as Ahmed, the Sheik's Son / Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan 1926
Blue Skies
as Valentino (archive footage) (uncredited) 1946
Blood and Sand
as Juan Gallardo 1922
The Love Goddesses
as (Archive Footage) 1965
Camille
as Armand Duval 1921
Beyond the Rocks
as Lord Hector Bracondale 1922
Cobra
as Count Rodrigo Torriani 1925
The Delicious Little Devil
as Jimmy Calhoun (as Rudolpho De Valintine) 1919
The Conquering Power
as Charles Grandet 1921
Eyes of Youth
as Clarence Morgan 1919
Character Studies
as Self (uncredited) 1927
The Married Virgin
as Count Roberto di San Fraccini 1918
Monsieur Beaucaire
as Duke de Chartres / Beaucaire 1924
Moran of the Lady Letty
as Ramon Laredo 1922