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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…
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- This Is Your Life (1952) as Self
- The Last Hurrah (1958) as Sam Weinberg
- A Lost Lady (1934) as Ellinger
- Manhattan Moon (1935) as Dan Moore
- Special Agent (1935) as Alexander Carston
- Woman of Destiny (1928) as Yoanes Etchegarry
- New York (1927) as Michael Angelo Cassidy
- Wonder Bar (1934) as Harry
- Complicated Women (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood Newsreel (1934) as Himself
- Torrent (1926) as Don Rafael Brull
- Her Man (1930) as Johnnie
- The Locket (1946) as Drew Bonner
- The Walking Dead (1936) as Nolan
- Argentine Love (1924) as Juan Martin
- City Girl (1938) as Charles Blake
- The Inner Circle (1946) as Duke York
- The Spaniard (1925) as Don Pedro de Barrego
- White Shoulders (1931) as Lawrence Marchmont
- Ten Cents a Dance (1931) as Bradley Carlton
- Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939) as Fabian
- Big Business Girl (1931) as Robert J. Clayton
- Hollywood (1923) as Ricardo Cortez
- Frisco Kid (1935) as Paul Morra
- A Society Scandal (1924) as Harrison Peters
- Torch Singer (1933) as Tony Cummings
- The Maltese Falcon (1931) as Sam Spade
- Bunco Squad (1950) as Tony Weldon / Anthony Wells
- The Firebird (1934) as Herman Brandt
- Breakdowns of 1936 (1936) as Self
- Midstream (1929) as James Stanwood
- This Woman (1924) as Whitney Duane
- The Escape (1939) Director
- The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936) as George Lambert
- Thirteen Women (1932) as Police Sergeant Barry Clive
- Montana Moon (1930) as Jeff
- The Swan (1925) as Dr. Walter, the Tutor
- The House on 56th Street (1933) as Bill Blaine
- Midnight Mary (1933) as Leo
- Girl in 313 (1940) Director
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Most-watched Ricardo Cortez films currently: The Last Hurrah (1958), A Lost Lady (1934), Manhattan Moon (1935), Special Agent (1935), Woman of Destiny (1928).
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Selected TV credits: This Is Your Life (1952).
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