Ricardo Cortez
Acting
Born September 17, 1900 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Ricardo Cortez (September 19, 1900 – April 28, 1977) was an American film actor who began his career during the silent film era. Born Jacob Krantz in New York City into a Jewish family, he worked on Wall Street in a broker's office and as a boxer before his looks got him into the film business. Hollywood executives changed his name to Cortez to appeal to film-goers as a "Latin lover" to compete with such highly popular actors of the era as Rudolph Valentino, Ramon Novarro and Antonio Moreno. When rumour began to circulate that Cortez was not actually Spanish, the studios tried to pass him off…
Known For · 40 titles
This Is Your Life
Woman of Destiny
Manhattan Moon
The Walking Dead
Special Agent
The Spaniard
A Lost Lady
Hollywood
Her Man
The Last Hurrah
Wonder Bar
The Inner Circle
Hollywood Newsreel
The Locket
Torrent
Excess Baggage
Breakdowns of 1936
The Maltese Falcon
Thirteen Women
Ten Cents a Dance
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Talk of the Devil
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Argentine Love
City Girl
White Shoulders
Montana Moon
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
Sixty Cents an Hour
In the Name of Love
New York
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
Complicated Women
Midstream
The Phantom of Crestwood
Men of Chance
The Case of the Black Cat
Postal Inspector
Breakdowns of 1937
This Woman