Rudolph Valentino
Birthday: 1895-05-06 | Place of Birth: Castellaneta, Puglia, ItalyFrom 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.
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Acting
Role
as Ahmed, the Sheik's Son / Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
as Count Rodrigo Torriani
as Lt. Vladimir Dubrovsky / The Black Eagle / Marcel Le Blanc
as Duke de Chartres / Beaucaire
as Juan Gallardo
as Lord Hector Bracondale
as Ramon Laredo
as Armand Duval
as Julio Desnoyers
as Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
as Jose Dalmarez
as Count Roberto di San Fraccini
as Dancer in Club (uncredited)
