Ricardo Cortez — Movies & TV Free

Acting · Born 1900-09-17 · 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 as a different type of Latin, French, before they finally admitted his (supposedly) Viennese origin. Cortez appeared in over 100 films. He played opposite Joan Crawford in Montana Moon in 1930, played Sam Spade in the original The Maltese Falcon in 1931, co-starred with Charles Farrell and Bette Davis in The Big Shakedown and Wonder Bar (with Al Jolson and Dolores del Río) in 1934. He also played Perry Mason in the 1936 film The Case of the Black Cat. Although he began his career playing romantic leads with actresses like Greta Garbo, when sound cinema arrived, his powerful delivery and New York accent made him an ideal villain and conman, and he switched from sex symbol to character actor. Cortez was married to silent film actress Alma Rubens until her death of pneumonia in 1931. When he retired from the film business, Cortez went to work as a stockbroker for Solomon Brothers on New York's Wall Street. He died in New York City in 1977 and was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx. He was the older brother of noted cinematographer Stanley Cortez (born Stanislaus Krantz).

Also known as: Jacob Krantz, Jack Crane

Filmography

• Tomorrow We Live (1942) as The Ghost, Alexander Caesar Martin — rated 4.9/10
• The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) as Gary Curtis — rated 5.9/10
• The Walking Dead (1936) as Nolan — rated 6.3/10
• Charlie Chan in Reno (1939) as Dr. Ainsley — rated 6.5/10
• Hollywood (1923) as Ricardo Cortez — rated 9.0/10
• White Shoulders (1931) as Lawrence Marchmont — rated 10.0/10
• The Maltese Falcon (1931) as Sam Spade — rated 6.4/10
• The Locket (1946) as Drew Bonner — rated 6.3/10
• Blackmail (1947) as Ziggy Cranston — rated 4.2/10
• Bunco Squad (1950) as Tony Weldon / Anthony Wells — rated 6.1/10
• Murder Over New York (1940) as George Kirby — rated 6.2/10
• In the Name of Love (1925) as Raoul Melnotte — rated 10.0/10
• Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939) as Fabian — rated 5.7/10
• The House on 56th Street (1933) as Bill Blaine — rated 5.4/10
• Midnight Mary (1933) as Leo — rated 6.8/10
• Torch Singer (1933) as Tony Cummings — rated 5.4/10
• The Inner Circle (1946) as Duke York — rated 5.7/10
• Special Agent (1935) as Alexander Carston — rated 6.1/10
• The Man with Two Faces (1934) as Ben Weston — rated 6.8/10
• Thirteen Women (1932) as Police Sergeant Barry Clive — rated 6.4/10

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