Ricardo Cortez

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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…

  • Acting
  • Born 17 September 1900
  • Died 28 April 1977 (age 76)
  • New York City, New York, USA
  • 115 credits

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Most-watched Ricardo Cortez films currently: The Locket (1946), Montana Moon (1930), Hollywood (1923), The Last Hurrah (1958), The Case of the Black Cat (1936).

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Selected TV credits: This Is Your Life (1952).

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