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Ricardo Cortez
Acting
17 Sept 1900
† 28 Apr 1977
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. Wh...
Also Known As
Jacob Krantz, Jack Crane
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Ricardo Cortez's Movies
63%
The Walking Dead
29 Feb 1936
72%
The Last Hurrah
31 Dec 1958
63%
The Maltese Falcon
23 May 1931
63%
The Locket
20 Dec 1946
63%
Thirteen Women
16 Sept 1932
55%
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
20 Jan 1939
68%
Midnight Mary
30 Jun 1933
51%
Her Man
21 Sept 1930
56%
Illicit
14 Feb 1931
59%
Wonder Bar
31 Mar 1934
63%
Charlie Chan in Reno
16 Jun 1939
61%
Murder Over New York
13 Dec 1940
67%
Ten Cents a Dance
30 Jan 1931
56%
Mandalay
10 Feb 1934
59%
The Phantom of Crestwood
14 Oct 1932
47%
Behind Office Doors
15 Mar 1931
56%
The Big Shakedown
06 Jan 1934
44%
Montana Moon
20 Mar 1930
56%
Flesh
08 Dec 1932
39%
Blackmail
24 Jul 1947
