Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1900-09-17
- Day of Death1977-04-28 (76 years)
- Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
- Also Known AsJacob KrantzJack Crane
Ricardo Cortez
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1958
The Last Hurrah
As: Sam Weinberg
- 1950
Bunco Squad
As: Tony Weldon / Anthony Wells
- 1948
Mystery in Mexico
As: John Norcross
- 1947
Blackmail
As: Ziggy Cranston
- 1946
The Locket
As: Drew Bonner
- 1946
The Inner Circle
As: Duke York
- 1944
Make Your Own Bed
As: Wilson / Fritz Alden
- 1942
Tomorrow We Live
As: The Ghost, Alexander Caesar Martin
1942Rubber Racketeers
As: Gilin
1942Who Is Hope Schuyler?
As: Anthony Pearce
1941I Killed That Man
As: Roger Phillips
1941World Premiere
As: Mark Saunders
1941A Shot in the Dark
As: Phillip Richards
1941Romance of the Rio Grande
As: Ricardo de Vega
1940Murder Over New York
As: George Kirby
1939Charlie Chan in Reno
As: Dr. Ainsley
1939Mr. Moto's Last Warning
As: Fabian
1938City Girl
As: Charles Blake
1937West of Shanghai
As: Gordon Creed
1937The Californian
As: Ramon Escobar
1937Her Husband Lies
As: J. Ward Thomas
1936Talk of the Devil
As: Ray Allen
1936The Case of the Black Cat
As: Perry Mason
1936Postal Inspector
As: Inspector Bill Davis
- 1936
The Walking Dead
As: Nolan
1936Man Hunt
As: Frank Kingman
1936The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
As: George Lambert
1935Frisco Kid
As: Paul Morra
1935Special Agent
As: Alexander Carston
1935Manhattan Moon
As: Dan Moore
1935Shadow of Doubt
As: Sim
1935The White Cockatoo
As: Jim Sundean
1934I Am a Thief
As: Pierre Londais
1934The Firebird
As: Herman Brandt
1934A Lost Lady
As: Ellinger
1934The Man with Two Faces
As: Ben Weston
1934Hat, Coat and Glove
As: Robert Mitchell
1934Wonder Bar
As: Harry
1934Mandalay
As: Tony Evans
1934The Big Shakedown
As: Dutch Barnes
1933The House on 56th Street
As: Bill Blaine
1933Big Executive
As: Victor Conway
1933Torch Singer
As: Tony Cummings
1933Midnight Mary
As: Leo
1933Broadway Bad
As: Craig Cutting
1932Flesh
As: Nicky
1932The Phantom of Crestwood
As: Gary Curtis
- 1932
Thirteen Women
As: Police Sergeant Barry Clive
1932Is My Face Red?
As: William Poster
1932Symphony of Six Million
As: Felix
1932No One Man
As: Bill Hanaway
1931Men of Chance
As: Johnny Silk
1931Bad Company
As: Goldie Gorio
1931Transgression
As: Don Arturo de Borgus
1931Big Business Girl
As: Robert J. Clayton
- 1931
The Maltese Falcon
As: Sam Spade
1931White Shoulders
As: Lawrence Marchmont
1931Behind Office Doors
As: Ronnie Wales
1931Illicit
As: Price Baines
1931Ten Cents a Dance
As: Bradley Carlton
1930Her Man
As: Johnnie
1930Montana Moon
As: Jeff
1929The Lost Zeppelin
As: Tom Armstrong
1929The Phantom in the House
As: Paul Wallis
1929Midstream
As: James Stanwood
1929New Orleans
As: Jim Morley
1929The Younger Generation
As: Morris Goldfish
1928Excess Baggage
As: Val D'Errico
1928Woman of Destiny
As: Yoanes Etchegarry
1927The Private Life of Helen of Troy
As: Paris
1927Mockery
As: Dimitri
1927New York
As: Michael Angelo Cassidy
1926The Eagle of the Sea
As: Captain Sazarac
1926The Sorrows of Satan
As: Geoffrey Tempest
1926Volcano
As: Stéphane Séquineau
1926Torrent
As: Don Rafael Brull
1925Not So Long Ago
As: Billy Ballard
1925The Pony Express
As: Jack Weston
1925In the Name of Love
As: Raoul Melnotte
1925The Spaniard
As: Don Pedro de Barrego
1925The Swan
As: Dr. Walter, the Tutor
1924Argentine Love
As: Juan Martin
1924This Woman
As: Whitney Duane
1924Feet of Clay
As: Tony Channing
1924The Bedroom Window
As: Robert Delano
1924A Society Scandal
As: Harrison Peters
1924The Next Corner
As: Don Arturo
1923The Call of the Canyon
As: Larry Morrison
1923Hollywood
As: Ricardo Cortez
1923Children of Jazz
As: Ted Carter