Rudolph Valentino

Rudolph Valentino (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926) was an Italian actor of silent movies. He was born Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Piero Filiberto Guglielmi in Castellaneta, Italy. He became popular as one of the first sex symbols in Hollywood in the 1920s.

He grew up in Italy. His father died while he was young, and his mother spoiled him. Valentino did not live long enough to see movies with sound replace silent movies. He died of peridontis on August 23, 1926, at the age of 31.

 Movies 
 My Official Wife (1914)
 The Quest of Life (1916)
 The Foolish Virgin (uncredited) (1916)
 Seventeen (uncredited, extra) (1916)
 Alimony (1917)
 A Society Sensation (1918)
 All Night (1918)
 The Married Virgin (or Frivolous Wives; 1918)
 The Delicious Little Devil (1919)
 The Big Little Person (1919)
 A Rogue's Romance (1919)
 The Homebreake (1919)
 Out of Luck (1919)
 Virtuous Sinners (1919)
 The Fog (1919)
 Nobody Home (1919)
 The Eyes of Youth (1919)
 Stolen Moments (1920)
 An Adventuress (1920)
 The Cheater (1920)
 Passion's Playground (1920)
 Once to Every Woman (1920)
 The Wonderful Chance (1920)
 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
 Uncharted Seas (1921)
 Conquering Power (1921)
 Camille (1921)
 The Sheik (1921)
 Moran of the Lady Letty (1922)
 Beyond the Rocks (1922)
 Blood and Sand (1922)
 The Young Rajah (1922)
 Monsieur Beaucaire (1924)
 A Sainted Devil (1924)
 Cobra (1925)
 The Eagle (1925)
 The Son of the Sheik (1926)

References

Other websites
 Rudolph Valentino homepage

 Rudolph Valentino Yahoo discussion group 
 Rudolph Valentino photo gallery  at Silent Gents .
 Audio history (MP3, 17:23). Emily Leider, author of Dark Lover: The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino
 Affairs Valentino.
 Valentino biography in Spanish, Italian & English 
 Rudolfo Valentino at tricolore.net 

Category:1895 births
Category:1926 deaths
Category:Italian actors
Category:Silent movie actors