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Ricardo Cortez (I) (1900–1977)

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Jacob was born and raised in New York, to which his Austrian parents had emigrated just before he was born. There he worked a number of jobs while he trained as an actor. When Jacob arrived in Hollywood to work in movies in 1922, the Valentino mania was in full swing. Never shy about changing a name and a background... See full bio »

Born:

Jacob Krantz
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 76) in New York City, New York, USA
Charles Laughton, Bing Crosby, Ricardo Cortez, Jack Oakie, Lilyan Tashman, Harry Green, at Paramount Studios, circa 1932, **I.V. Still of Ricardo Cortez, Franchot Tone and Loretta Young in Midnight Mary
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1960 Bonanza (TV series)
Don Xavier Losaro
– El Toro Grande (1960) … Don Xavier Losaro
 
1958 The Last Hurrah
Sam Weinberg
 
1950 Bunco Squad
Tony Weldon aka Anthony Wells
 
1948 Mystery in Mexico
John Norcross
 
1947 Blackmail
Ziggy Cranston
 
1946 The Locket
Mr. Bonner
 
1946 The Inner Circle
Duke York
 
1944 Make Your Own Bed
Wilson - aka Fritz Alden
 
1942 Tomorrow We Live
The Ghost, Alexander Caesar Martin
 
1942 Rubber Racketeers
Gilin
 
1942 Who Is Hope Schuyler?
Anthony Pearce
 
1941 I Killed That Man
Roger Phillips
 
1941 World Premiere
Mark Saunders
 
1941 A Shot in the Dark
Philip 'Phil' Richards (nightclub owner)
 
1941 Romance of the Rio Grande
Ricardo de Vega
 
1940 Murder Over New York
George Kirby
 
1939 Charlie Chan in Reno
Dr. Ainsley
 
1939 Mr. Moto's Last Warning
Fabian the Great
 
1938 City Girl
Charles Blake
 
1937 West of Shanghai
Gordon Creed
 
1937 The Californian
Ramon Escobar
 
1937 Her Husband Lies
J. Ward Thomas (Spade Martin)
 
1936 Talk of the Devil
Ray Allen
 
1936 The Case of the Black Cat
Perry Mason
 
1936 Postal Inspector
Inspector Bill Davis
 
1936 The Walking Dead
Nolan
 
1936 Man Hunt
Frank Kingman
 
1936 The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
George Lambert
 
1935 Frisco Kid
Paul Morra
 
1935 Special Agent
Alexander Carston
 
1935 Manhattan Moon
Dan Moore
 
1935 Shadow of Doubt
Sim
 
1935 The White Cockatoo
Jim Sundean
 
1934 I Am a Thief
Pierre Londais
 
1934 The Firebird
Herman Brandt
 
1934 A Lost Lady
Ellinger
 
1934 The Man with Two Faces
Producer Ben Weston
 
1934 Hat, Coat, and Glove
Robert Mitchell
 
1934 Wonder Bar
Harry
 
1934 Mandalay
Tony Evans
 
1934 The Big Shakedown
Dutch Barnes
 
1933 The House on 56th Street
Blaine
 
1933 Big Executive
Victor Conway
 
1933 Torch Singer
Tony Cummings
 
1933 Midnight Mary
Leo
 
1933 Broadway Bad
Craig Cutting
 
1932 Flesh
Nicky
 
1932 The Phantom of Crestwood
Gary Curtis
 
1932 Thirteen Women
Police Sergeant Barry Clive
 
1932 Is My Face Red?
William Poster
 
1932 Symphony of Six Million
Dr. Felix 'Felixel' Klauber
 
1932 No One Man
Bill Hanaway
 
1931 Men of Chance
Johnny Silk
 
1931 Bad Company
Goldie Gorio
 
1931 Reckless Living
Curly
 
1931 Transgression
Don Arturo de Borgus
 
1931 Big Business Girl
Robert J. Clayton
 
1931 The Maltese Falcon
Sam Spade
 
1931 White Shoulders
Lawrence Marchmont
 
1931 Behind Office Doors
Ronnie Wales
 
1931 Ten Cents a Dance
Bradley Carlton
 
1931 Illicit
Price Baines
 
1930 Her Man
Johnnie
 
1930 Montana Moon
Jeff
 
1929 The Lost Zeppelin
Tom Armstrong
 
1929 The Phantom in the House
Paul Wallis
 
1929 Midstream
James Stanwood
 
1929 New Orleans
Jim Morley
 
1929 The Younger Generation
Morris Goldfish
 
1928 The Gun Runner
Julio
 
1928 Excess Baggage
Val D'Errico
 
1928 The Grain of Dust
Fred Norman
 
1928 Prowlers of the Sea
Carlos De Neve
 
1928 Ladies of the Night Club
George Merrill
 
1928 Woman of Destiny
Yoanes Etchegarry dit Jean Barliave
 
1927 The Private Life of Helen of Troy
Paris
 
1927 By Whose Hand?
Agent X-9
 
1927 Mockery
Capt. Dimitri
 
1927 New York
Michael Angelo Cassidy
 
1926 The Eagle of the Sea
Captain Sazarac
 
1926 The Sorrows of Satan
Geoffrey Tempest
 
1926 The Cat's Pajamas
Don Cesare Gracco
 
1926 Volcano
Stéphane Séquineau
 
1926 Torrent
Don Rafael Brull
 
1925 The Pony Express
Jack Weston
 
1925 In the Name of Love
Raoul Melnotte
 
1925 Not So Long Ago
Billy Ballard
 
1925 The Spaniard
Don Pedro de Barrego
 
1925 The Swan
Dr. Walter, the Tutor
 
1924 Argentine Love
Juan Martin
 
1924 This Woman
Whitney Duane
 
1924 Feet of Clay
Tony Channing
 
1924 The City That Never Sleeps
Mark Roth
 
1924 The Bedroom Window
Robert Delano
 
1924 A Society Scandal
Harrison Peters
 
1924 The Next Corner
Don Arturo
 
1923 The Call of the Canyon
Larry Morrison
 
1923 Children of Jazz
Ted Carter
 
1923 Sixty Cents an Hour
William Davis, Jimmy's rival
 
1923 The Gentleman from America
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1919 The Imp
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1917 The Fringe of Society (scenes deleted)
 
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1934 A Lost Lady (performer: "The Very Thought Of You" 1934 - uncredited)
 
1934 Wonder Bar (performer: "Don't Say Good-Night" 1934 - uncredited, "Tango del Rio" 1934 - uncredited)
 
1934 The Man with Two Faces (performer: "Am I Blue?" 1929 - uncredited)
 
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1960 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1957 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Gloria Swanson (1957) … Himself
 
1951 All Star Revue (TV series)
Himself - Guest Actor
– Episode #2.12 (1951) … Himself - Guest Actor
 
1936 Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1934 Hollywood Newsreel (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1931 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 8 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1923 Hollywood
Himself
 
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2005 Garbo (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Complicated Women (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1986 Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown (TV documentary)
Himself as Don Rafael Brull
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Trivia:

Brother of cinematographer Stanley Cortez. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo