My Take
Rudolph Valentino arrived in America from a small town in southern Italy with almost nothing, and somehow became the most desired man on every screen in the country — that trajectory still floors me. He was the original Latin Lover, the guy who proved that a silent film actor could make an entire audience hold their breath through pure magnetism. Films like The Sheik and Blood and Sand turned him into a phenomenon in the early 1920s, the kind of celebrity culture hadn't quite seen before — women reportedly fainted at his appearances, and his death in 1926 at just 31 triggered genuine public mourning across the country. It's a tragedy that he never got to work in sound, because I think he had the presence to have pulled it off. A century later, that star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame feels entirely earned.
Overview
Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaele Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926), known professionally as Rudolph Valentino or mononymously as Valentino, was an Italian-born actor and dancer. Dubbed the Latin Lover, he became one of the most iconic stars of American silent cinema and an enduring symbol of old Hollywood glamour.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rudolph Valentino
- Name (Japanese)
- ルドルフ・ヴァレンティノ
- Reading
- るどるふ・ゔぁれんてぃの
- Born
- May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Goat
- Origin
- Castellaneta, Province of Taranto, Italy
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.