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Ricardo Cortez is a Actor and Director American born on 17 september 1900 at New York City (USA)

Ricardo Cortez

Ricardo Cortez
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Birth name Jacob Krantz
Nationality USA
Birth 17 september 1900 at New York City (USA)
Death 28 april 1977 (at 76 years) at New York City (USA)

Ricardo Cortez (born Jacob Krantz; September 19, 1900 – April 28, 1977) was an American actor.

Biography

Né Jacob Krantz à New York de parents autrichien et hongrois émigrés aux États-Unis, il travaille d'abord comme coursier à Wall Street avant de se diriger vers le cinéma. La Paramount l'engage sur son physique séduisant de latin lover pour assurer la relève d'un Rudolph Valentino, mais Cortez n'atteindra jamais sa notoriété. Il fait ses débuts au cinéma muet en même temps que les débuts américains de Garbo, avec laquelle il partage l'affiche du film Le Torrent (1926). À l'avènement du parlant, il passe relativement bien le cap, cependant, il se voit relégué à des rôles secondaires dans des films mineurs qui n'exploitent pas son potentiel d'acteur. Il se lance dans la réalisation à la fin des années 1930 avant de quitter définitivement le cinéma à la fin des années 1950 et de revenir à Wall Street comme banquier.

Il fut marié à l'actrice du muet Alma Rubens de 1926 à sa mort en 1931, et était le frère aîné de Stanley Cortez, qui fit aussi carrière au cinéma comme directeur de la photographie.

Best films

Usually with

Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
(10 films)
Orry-Kelly
Orry-Kelly
(9 films)
Adolph Zukor
Adolph Zukor
(9 films)
Milton Kibbee
Milton Kibbee
(8 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Ricardo Cortez (101 films)

Display filmography as detailed form
YearNameJobRoles
1958The Last HurrahActorSam Weinberg
1950Bunco SquadActorTony Weldon / Anthony Wells
1948Mystery in MexicoActorJohn Norcross
1947BlackmailActorZiggy Cranston
1946The LocketActorAndrew 'Drew' Bonner
1946The Inner CircleActorDuke York
1944Make Your Own BedActorWilson / Fritz Alden
1942Rubber RacketeersActorGilin
1942Tomorrow We LiveActorThe Ghost, Alexander Caesar Martin
1942Who Is Hope Schuyler?ActorAnthony Pearce
1941I Killed That ManActorRoger Phillips
1941World PremiereActorMark Saunders
1941A Shot in the DarkActorPhillip Richards
1941Romance of the Rio GrandeActorRicardo de Vega
1941A Shot in the DarkActorPhillip Richards
1940Murder Over New YorkActorGeorge Kirby
1940City of ChanceDirector
1940Free, Blonde and 21Director
1940Girl in 313Director
1939Charlie Chan in RenoActorDr. Ainsley
1939Heaven with a Barbed Wire FenceDirector
1939Mr. Moto's Last WarningActorFabian
1939The EscapeDirector
1939The EscapeDirector
1939Chasing DangerDirector
1939Inside StoryDirector
1938City GirlActorCharles Blake
1937West of ShanghaiActorGordon Creed
1937The CalifornianActorRamon Escobar
1937Her Husband LiesActorJ. Ward Thomas
1936Postal InspectorActorInspector Bill Davis
1936The Walking DeadActorNolan
1936Talk of the DevilActorRay Allen
1936The Case of the Black CatActorPerry Mason
1936Man HuntActorFrank Kingman
1936The Murder of Dr. HarriganActorGeorge Lambert
1935Special AgentActorAlexander Carston
1935Frisco KidActorPaul Morra
1935Shadow of DoubtActorSim
1935The White CockatooActorJim Sundean
1934A Lost LadyActorEllinger
1934MandalayActorTony Evans
1934The Big ShakedownActorDutch Barnes
1934I Am a ThiefActorPierre Londais
1934Wonder BarActorHarry
1934The Man with Two FacesActorBen Weston
1934Hat, Coat and GloveActorRobert Mitchell
1934The FirebirdActorHerman Brandt
1933Torch SingerActorTony Cummings
1933Midnight MaryActorLeo Darcy
1933The House on 56th StreetActorBill Blaine
1933Broadway BadActorCraig Cutting
1933Big ExecutiveActorVictor Conway
1933Broadway BadActorCraig Cutting
1932Symphony of Six MillionActorFelix
1932Thirteen WomenActorPolice Sergeant Barry Clive
1932FleshActorNicky
1932The Phantom of CrestwoodActorGary Curtis
1932No One ManActorBill Hanaway
1932Is My Face Red?ActorWilliam Poster
1931The Maltese FalconActorSam Spade
1931IllicitActorPrice Baines
1931Ten Cents a DanceActorBradley Carlton
1931Bad CompanyActorGoldie Gorio
1931Behind Office DoorsActorRonnie Wales
1931Men of ChanceActorJohnny Silk
1931White ShouldersActorLawrence Marchmont
1931TransgressionActorDon Arturo de Borgus
1931Big Business GirlActorRobert J. Clayton
1930Montana MoonActorJeff
1930Her ManActorJohnnie
1929The Phantom in the HouseActorPaul Wallis
1929The Younger GenerationActorMorris Goldfish
1929The Lost ZeppelinActorTom Armstrong
1928Excess BaggageActorVal D'Errico
1928Woman of DestinyActorYoanes Etchegarry
1928Woman of DestinyActorYoanes Etchegarry
1927MockeryActorDimitri
1927The Private Life of Helen of TroyActorParis
1927New YorkActorMichael Angelo Cassidy
1926TorrentActorDon Rafael Brull
1926The Cat's PajamasActorDon Cesare Gracco
1926The Eagle of the SeaActorCaptain Sazarac
1926The Sorrows of SatanActorGeoffrey Tempest
1926VolcanoActorStéphane Séquineau
1925The Pony ExpressActorJack Weston
1925The SwanActorDr. Walter, the Tutor
1925The SpaniardActorDon Pedro de Barrego
1925Not So Long AgoActorBilly Ballard
1925In the Name of LoveActorRaoul Melnotte
1924A Society ScandalActorHarrison Peters
1924The City That Never SleepsActorMark Roth
1924Feet of ClayActorTony Channing
1924The Next CornerActorDon Arturo
1924Argentine LoveActorJuan Martin
1924The Bedroom WindowActorRobert Delano
1923The Call of the CanyonActorLarry Morrison
1923The Gentleman from AmericaActorBit Role (uncredited)
1923HollywoodActorRicardo Cortez
1923Children of JazzActorTed Carter
1923Sixty Cents an HourActorWilliam Davis