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Ricardo Cortez was an American actor and film director who appeared in over 100 films from 1917 to 1960. He was born Jacob Kranze or Krantz in New York City and had a brother Stanley Cortez.
Ricardo Cortez. Actor: The Maltese Falcon. Ricardo Cortez was born Jacob Krantz in New York City, New York, the son of Sarah (Lefkowitz) and Moses/Morris Krantz, Austrian Jewish immigrants who moved to New York just before he was born.
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- New York City, New York, USA
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Ricardo Cortez was a Hollywood actor who changed his name and background to resemble Rudolph Valentino. He starred in silent and sound films, such as The Maltese Falcon, and later became a Wall Street broker.
- September 19, 1900
- April 28, 1977
In 42nd Street -style, unknown 22-year-old Valentino look-alike contest winner Jacob Krantz of Manhattan steps in, shortly afterwards to become known worldwide as Latin Lover Ricardo Cortez of Castile.
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Dan Van Neste returns to Immortal Ephemera to talk about his most recent book, The Magnificent Heel: The Life and Films of Ricardo Cortez, published in 2017 by BearManor Media. Dan has long been a friend of this site, first stopping by in 2012 to help me understand The Whistler series, a group of movies I've come to love since that time. I got to k...
Q:Dan, you’ve written about so many of my favorite stars in shorter-length articles, what was it about Ricardo Cortez that drew you to him as a subject for a full-length book? Dan Van Neste:It seems I’ve always been intrigued by Ric Cortez. Whether playing a hero or a villain in the movies, to me, Cortez consistently stood out. I always thought he ...
A native of Michigan, author, biographer, film historian Dan Van Neste has penned over 50 major movie related articles for various newspapers, magazines, and film journals during the past two decades. Best known for his star profiles in Classic Images and Films of the Golden Age magazines, his work has merited eight cover stories. Many of his artic...
Learn about the life and films of Ricardo Cortez, a versatile actor who made the transition from silent to sound movies and played heroes and villains. Read the interview with Dan Van Neste, the author of The Magnificent Heel: The Life and Films of Ricardo Cortez.
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.
Mar 23, 2015 · Ricardo Cortez was a movie star who played Latin lovers and gangsters in the 1920s and 30s, despite being born Jewish in New York. Learn how he reinvented himself in Hollywood and why he hid his identity from his wife and family.
