Rudolph Valentino
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 (63 Appearances)
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
Behind Natacha Rambova's Shadow
France between the two wars
Sigrid Holmquist
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Rudolph Valentino: The Great Lover
The Casting Couch
Death Scenes 2
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
Rudolph Valentino - Idol of the Jazz Age
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
All in Good Fun
Yesterday and Today
The Golden Twenties
Blue Skies
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Rudolph Valentino
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Stars of Yesterday
Character Studies
The Son of the Sheik
The Eagle
Cobra
A Sainted Devil
Monsieur Beaucaire
Rudolph Valentino and His 88 American Beauties
The Young Rajah
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
Blood and Sand
A Trip to Paramountown
Beyond the Rocks
Moran of the Lady Letty
The Isle of Love
The Sheik
Camille
The Conquering Power
Uncharted Seas
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Stolen Moments
The Wonderful Chance
Once to Every Woman
The Cheater
An Adventuress
Passion's Playground
Eyes of Youth
Nobody Home
A Rogue's Romance
Virtuous Sinners
The Big Little Person
The Delicious Little Devil
The Homebreaker
The Married Virgin
All Night
A Society Sensation
Alimony
Patria
Seventeen
The Foolish Virgin
La corsara
My Official Wife
The Battle of the Sexes