Rudolph Valentino Filmography
Valentino played leading roles in fourteen films as a romantic figure. When he appeared in The Sheik in 1921, women fainted in the aisles of theaters; the film grossed $1.5 million. His second wife, Natacha Rambova, took increasing control of his career and image, although this meant his screen image turned "increasingly effeminate". The films in which he played a romantic role within the action genre were the more successful at the box office; these included his final two works The Eagle (1925) and The Son of the Sheik (1926). In 1995 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse was inducted into the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"; a second Valentino film was inducted in 2003 when The Son of the Sheik was selected.
Valentino died suddenly of peritonitis on August 23, 1926, at the age of 31. His death at the height of his fame, and extensive media coverage, turned his funeral into a national event, at which large crowds attended. According to his biographer, Carl Rollyson, Valentino had a "... trim body, athletic grace, and dark good looks [which] made him an action hero and a romantic legend—the epitome of the silent screen's Latin lover".
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Credited as | Notes | Ref. |
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1914 | My Official Wife | Extra | Uncredited | Lost film | |
1914 | The Battle of the Sexes | Dance extra | Uncredited | Lost film, only a fragment survives | |
1916 | The Quest of Life | Extra | Uncredited | Lost film | |
1916 | The Foolish Virgin | Extra | Uncredited | Lost film | |
1916 | Seventeen | Extra | Uncredited | Lost film | |
1917 | Alimony | Dancer | Uncredited | Lost film | |
1917 | Patria | Extra | Rudolph Valentino | Incomplete | |
1918 | A Society Sensation | Dick Bradley | Rodolpho De Valentina | Lost film (original version) Survives (1924 re-release) | |
1918 | All Night | Richard Thayer | Rodolfo di Valentina | Survives | |
1918 | The Married Virgin | Count Roberto di San Fraccini | Rodolfo di Valentini | Survives | |
1919 | The Delicious Little Devil | Jimmy Calhoun | Rudolpho De Valintine | Survives | |
1919 | The Big Little Person | Arthur Endicott | Rodolpho De Valentina | Lost film | |
1919 | A Rogue's Romance | Apache dancer | Rudolph Volantino | Lost film | |
1919 | The Homebreaker | Dance extra | Uncredited | Lost film | |
1919 | Virtuous Sinners | Bit part | Rodolfo di Valentini | Survives | |
1919 | Out of Luck/Nobody Home | Maurice Rennard | Rodolph Valentine | Lost film | |
1919 | Eyes of Youth | Clarence Morgan | Rudolfo Valentino | Survives | |
1920 | Stolen Moments | Jose Dalmarez | Rudolph Valentine | Lost film (original version) Survives (1922 re-release) | |
1920 | An Adventuress | Jacques Rudanyi | Rodolph Valentino | Survives | |
1920 | The Cheater | Extra | Rudolph Valentino | Lost film | |
1920 | Passion's Playground | Prince Angelo Della Robbia | Rudolph Valentine | Lost film | |
1920 | Once to Every Woman | Juliantimo | Rudolph Valentino | Lost film | |
1920 | The Wonderful Chance | Joe Klingsby | Rudolph de Valentino | Survives | |
1921 | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Julio Desnoyers | Rudolph Valentino | Survives | |
1921 | Uncharted Seas | Frank Underwood | Rudolph Valentino | Lost film | |
1921 | The Sheik | Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan | Rudolph Valentino | Survives | |
1921 | The Conquering Power | Charles Grandet | Rudolph Valentino | Survives | |
1921 | Camille | Armand Duval | Rudolph Valentino | Survives | |
1922 | Moran of the Lady Letty | Ramon Laredo | Rodolph Valentino | Survives | |
1922 | Beyond the Rocks | Lord Bracondale | Rodolph Valentino | Survives | |
1922 | Blood and Sand | Juan Gallardo | Rudolph Valentino | Survives | |
1922 | The Young Rajah | Amos Judd | Rudolph Valentino | Incomplete | |
1924 | Monsieur Beaucaire | Duke de Chartres/Beaucaire | Rudolph Valentino | Survives | |
1924 | A Sainted Devil | Don Alonzo Castro | Rudolph Valentino | Lost film | |
1925 | Cobra | Count Rodrigo Torriani | Rudolph Valentino | Survives | |
1925 | The Eagle | Lt. Vladimir Dubrovsky | Rudolph Valentino | Survives | |
1926 | The Son of the Sheik | Ahmed/The Sheik | Rudolph Valentino | Survives |
References and sources
References
- ^ Rollyson 2000.
- ^ Botham 2002, pp. 15, 23, 30.
- ^ Ellenberger 2005, p. 3.
- ^ Botham 2002, p. 135.
- ^ IMPA 1938, p. 492.
- ^ Leider 2004, p. 4.
- ^ LaGumina et al. 2003, p. 659.
- ^ Browne & Browne 2001, p. 867.
- ^ "Librarian Names 25 More Films to National Film Registry". Library of Congress. December 18, 1995. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ^ "Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Film Registry". Library of Congress. December 16, 2003. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ^ Leider 2004, p. 389.
- ^ Leider 2004, p. 392.
- ^ Ellenberger 2005, p. 236.
- ^ Ellenberger 2005, p. 235.
- ^ Leider 2004, p. 425.
- ^ Leider 2004, p. 426.
- ^ Ellenberger 2005, p. 237.
- ^ "A Society Sensation". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "All Night". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "The Married Virgin". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "The Delicious Little Devil". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "The Big Little Person". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "A Rogue's Romance". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ Botham 2002, p. 348.
- ^ Botham 2002, p. 347.
- ^ "Nobody Home". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "Eyes of Youth". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "Stolen Moments". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "An Adventuress". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ Rambova 2009, p. 254.
- ^ "Passion's Playground". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "Once to Every Woman". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "The Wonderful Chance". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "Uncharted Seas". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "The Sheik". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "The Conquering Power". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "Camille". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "Moran of the Lady Letty". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "Beyond the Rocks". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "Blood and Sand". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
- ^ "The Young Rajah". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
- ^ "Monsieur Beaucaire". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
- ^ "A Sainted Devil". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
- ^ "Cobra". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
- ^ "The Eagle". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
- ^ "The Son of the Sheik". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
Sources
- Botham, Noel (2002). Valentino: The First Superstar. London: Metro Books. ISBN 978-1-84358-013-3.
- Browne, Ray Broadus; Browne, Pat (2001). The Guide to United States Popular Culture. Madison, WI: The University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-87972-821-2.
- Ellenberger, Allan R. (2005). The Valentino Mystique: The Death and Afterlife of the Silent Film Idol. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-8341-9.
- International Motion Picture Almanac 1937–38. New York, NY: The Quigley Publishing Company. 1938. OCLC 900904412.
- LaGumina, Salvatore J.; Cavaioli, Frank J.; Primeggia, Salvatore; Varacalli, Joseph A. (2003). The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia. New York, NY: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-58333-0.
- Leider, Emily W (2004). Dark Lover: The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-21819-6.
- Rambova, Natacha (2009). Rudolph Valentino: A Wife's Memories of an Icon. Hollywood, Cal.: 1921 PVG Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9816440-4-2.
- Rollyson, Carl (2000). "Valentino, Rudolph". American National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved September 24, 2015. (subscription required)