Ricardo Cortez

Acting

Ricardo Cortez

Born 1900-09-17 New York City, New York, USA 107 films

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 Valenti…

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Filmography

107 films
Bunco Squad poster

Police sergeants Johnson and McManus take on Los Angeles confidence tricksters. Con man Tony Wells,…

Bunco Squad

★ 6.1 1950

Blackmail poster

A private detective is offered a job protecting a rich business man from suspected blackmail. Befor…

Blackmail

★ 4.2 1947