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Ricardo Cortez
Data de nascimento:
17/09/1900
Local de nascimento:
New York City, New York, USA
Data de falecimento:
28/04/1977
Biografia
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).
Filmes em que atuou
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Complicated Women (2003)- 6.70 ★Self (archive footage)
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960)- 6.00 ★Self
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O Último Hurrah (1958)- 7.09 ★Sam Weinberg
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Os Mortos Não Voltam (1950)- 5.90 ★Tony Weldon / Anthony Wells
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Mystery in Mexico (1948)- 5.77 ★John Norcross
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Blackmail (1947)- 4.00 ★Ziggy Cranston
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Angústia (1946)- 6.40 ★Drew Bonner
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The Inner Circle (1946)- 5.20 ★Duke York
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Make Your Own Bed (1944)- 5.80 ★Wilson / Fritz Alden
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Tomorrow We Live (1942)- 4.30 ★The Ghost, Alexander Caesar Martin
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Rubber Racketeers (1942)- 4.30 ★Gilin
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Who Is Hope Schuyler? (1942)- 4.00 ★Anthony Pearce
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I Killed That Man (1941)- 5.70 ★Roger Phillips
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Romance of the Rio Grande (1941)- 4.00 ★Ricardo de Vega
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A Shot in the Dark (1941)- 5.20 ★Phillip Richards
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World Premiere (1941)- 5.00 ★Mark Saunders
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Um Tiro Misterioso (1940)- 6.03 ★George Kirby
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Charlie Chan no Reno (1939)- 6.30 ★Dr. Ainsley
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Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)- 5.80 ★Fabian
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City Girl (1938)- 6.00 ★Charles Blake
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Às Portas de Shanghai (1937)- 5.40 ★Gordon Creed
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The Californian (1937)- 0.00 ★Ramon Escobar
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Her Husband Lies (1937)- 6.00 ★J. Ward Thomas
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Breakdowns of 1937 (1937)- 6.00 ★Self
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O Morto Ambulante (1936)- 6.20 ★Nolan
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The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936)- 5.60 ★George Lambert
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The Case of the Black Cat (1936)- 6.60 ★Perry Mason
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Postal Inspector (1936)- 6.25 ★Inspector Bill Davis
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Man Hunt (1936)- 0.00 ★Frank Kingman
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Breakdowns of 1936 (1936)- 0.00 ★Self
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Talk of the Devil (1936)- 0.00 ★Ray Allen
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Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (1936)- 1.00 ★
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Nas Garras da Lei (1935)- 6.60 ★Alexander Carston
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Frisco Kid (1935)- 6.80 ★Paul Morra
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The White Cockatoo (1935)- 5.50 ★Jim Sundean
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Shadow of Doubt (1935)- 6.20 ★Sim
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Manhattan Moon (1935)- 0.00 ★Dan Moore
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The Man with Two Faces (1934)- 6.50 ★Ben Weston
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Drogas Infernais (1934)- 5.80 ★Dutch Barnes
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Wonder Bar (1934)- 6.20 ★Harry
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I Am a Thief (1934)- 6.00 ★Pierre Londais
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Hat, Coat and Glove (1934)- 5.50 ★Robert Mitchell
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A Mulher Que Eu Achei (1934)- 6.10 ★Ellinger
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The Firebird (1934)- 5.50 ★Herman Brandt
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Capricho Branco (1934)- 5.60 ★Tony Evans
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Presa do Destino (1933)- 5.20 ★Bill Blaine
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O Passado de uma Mulher (1933)- 6.80 ★Leo Darcy
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Torch Singer (1933)- 5.20 ★Tony Cummings
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Broadway Bad (1933)- 5.00 ★Craig Cutting
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Big Executive (1933)- 0.00 ★Victor Conway
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The Phantom of Crestwood (1932)- 6.10 ★Gary Curtis
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Treze Mulheres (1932)- 6.20 ★Police Sergeant Barry Clive
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Symphony of Six Million (1932)- 5.40 ★Felix
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Carne (1932)- 5.60 ★Nicky
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Is My Face Red? (1932)- 4.80 ★William Poster
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No One Man (1932)- 6.00 ★Bill Hanaway
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O Falcão Maltês (1931)- 6.40 ★Sam Spade
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Bad Company (1931)- 4.60 ★Goldie Gorio
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A Vida é uma Dança (1931)- 6.87 ★Bradley Carlton
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Mulher Sem Algemas (1931)- 5.80 ★Price Baines
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Transgression (1931)- 3.30 ★Don Arturo de Borgus
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Big Business Girl (1931)- 5.50 ★Robert J. Clayton
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Behind Office Doors (1931)- 5.10 ★Ronnie Wales
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Men of Chance (1931)- 5.80 ★Johnny Silk
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Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8) (1931)- 6.00 ★Self
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White Shoulders (1931)- 0.00 ★Lawrence Marchmont
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Mulher...E Nada Mais (1930)- 4.64 ★Jeff
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Her Man (1930)- 5.30 ★Johnnie
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The Phantom in the House (1929)- 4.60 ★Paul Wallis
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The Younger Generation (1929)- 6.30 ★Morris Goldfish
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The Lost Zeppelin (1929)- 4.75 ★Tom Armstrong
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New Orleans (1929)- 0.00 ★Jim Morley
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Midstream (1929)- 0.00 ★James Stanwood
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La Danseuse Orchidée (1928)- 0.00 ★Yoanes Etchegarry
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Excess Baggage (1928)- 0.00 ★Val D'Errico
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Mockery (1927)- 6.50 ★Dimitri
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The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)- 1.00 ★Paris
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New York (1927)- 0.00 ★Michael Angelo Cassidy
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Torrent (1926)- 6.90 ★Don Rafael Brull
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The Sorrows of Satan (1926)- 6.70 ★Geoffrey Tempest
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The Eagle of the Sea (1926)- 0.00 ★Captain Sazarac
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The Cat's Pajamas (1926)- 0.00 ★
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Volcano (1926)- 0.00 ★Stéphane Séquineau
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The Swan (1925)- 6.00 ★Dr. Walter, the Tutor
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The Pony Express (1925)- 5.90 ★Jack Weston
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Not So Long Ago (1925)- 0.00 ★Billy Ballard
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In the Name of Love (1925)- 0.00 ★Raoul Melnotte
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The Spaniard (1925)- 0.00 ★Don Pedro de Barrego
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The Bedroom Window (1924)- 0.00 ★Robert Delano
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Feet of Clay (1924)- 0.00 ★Tony Channing
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The Next Corner (1924)- 0.00 ★Don Arturo
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This Woman (1924)- 0.00 ★Whitney Duane
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A Society Scandal (1924)- 0.00 ★Harrison Peters
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Argentine Love (1924)- 0.00 ★Juan Martin
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The Call of the Canyon (1923)- 0.00 ★Larry Morrison
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Hollywood (1923)- 7.00 ★Ricardo Cortez
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The Gentleman from America (1923)- 0.00 ★