Rudolph Valentino
Born
5 May 1895 (130)
Place of Birth
Castellaneta, Puglia, Italy
Also known as
The Sheik, The Great Lover
Biography
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 tod...
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.
Filmography (40)
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
2021
Behind Natacha Rambova's Shadow
2019
Sigrid Holmquist
2010
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
Rudolph Valentino: The Great Lover
2006
The Casting Couch
1995
Death Scenes 2
1992
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
1986
Rudolph Valentino - Idol of the Jazz Age
1965
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
All in Good Fun
1955
Yesterday and Today
1953
The Golden Twenties
1950
Blue Skies
1946
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945
Rudolph Valentino
1944
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
Stars of Yesterday
1931
Character Studies
1927
The Son of the Sheik
1926
The Eagle
1925
Cobra
1925
A Sainted Devil
1924
Monsieur Beaucaire
1924
Rudolph Valentino and His 88 American Beauties
1923
The Young Rajah
1922
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
1922
Blood and Sand
1922
A Trip to Paramountown
1922
Beyond the Rocks
1922
Moran of the Lady Letty
1922
The Isle of Love
1922
The Sheik
1921
Camille
1921
The Conquering Power
1921
Uncharted Seas
1921
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921
Stolen Moments
1920
The Wonderful Chance
1920