Ricardo Cortez

Ricardo Cortez

American actor (1900-1977)

Ricardo Cortez was an American actor and film director. He was a matinée idol during the silent era, and later specialized in playing "heavies".

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 63 films (1924–1958) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 3 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1924 A SOCIETY SCANDAL. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 7 reels B&W
1924 The bedroom window. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 7 reels 16mm B&W sound
1924 THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. B&W
1925 IN THE NAME OF LOVE. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. B&W
1925 Pony express directed by James Cruze. 16mm B&W silent
1925 THE SPANIARD. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 70 min B&W
1926 THE CAT'S PAJAMAS. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. B&W
1926 Torrent Monta Bell 1:27:00 16mm B&W silent
1927 Mockery. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 7 reels 16mm B&W silent
1927 THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HELEN OF TROY. First National Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1927 THE SORROWS OF SATAN. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 9 reels B&W
1929 THE LOST ZEPPELIN. Tiffany Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1929 THE PHANTOM IN THE HOUSE. Trem Carr Productions. 64 min B&W
1929 THE YOUNGER GENERATION. Columbia Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1930 Her man. Pathe Exchange Inc. 8 reels 16mm B&W sound
1930 MONTANA MOON. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 10 reels
1931 BAD COMPANY. RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. 8 reels B&W
1931 BEHIND OFFICE DOORS. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1931 TEN CENTS A DANCE. Columbia Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1931 The Maltese Falcon Roy Del Ruth 80 min B&W
1932 MEN OF CHANCE. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1932 Symphony Of Six Million Gregory La Cava 94 B&W
1932 SYMPHONY OF SIX MILLION. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 10 reels B&W
1932 THE PHANTOM OF CRESTWOOD. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1932 THIRTEEN WOMEN. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1933 BIG EXECUTIVE. Paramount Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1933 BROADWAY BAD. Fox Film Corp 61 min B&W
1933 Midnight Mary Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 74 min 16mm B&W sound
1933 THE BIG SHAKEDOWN. First National Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1933 THE HOUSE ON 56th STREET. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1933 TORCH SINGER. Paramount Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1934 A LOST LADY. Vitaphone Corp. 7 reels B&W
1934 HAT, COAT, AND GLOVE. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1934 The Man with Two Faces Archie Mayo 72 min B&W
1934 Wonder bar. Vitaphone Corp. 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
1935 FRISCO KID. Vitaphone Corp. 8 reels B&W
1935 I AM A THIEF. Vitaphone Corp. 7 reels B&W
1935 MANHATTAN MOON. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1935 Shadow of Doubt George B. Seitz 74 min B&W
1935 SPECIAL AGENT. Vitaphone Corp. 9 reels
1935 THE WHITE COCKATOO. Vitaphone Corp. 7 reels B&W
1936 THE CASE OF THE BLACK CAT. Vitaphone Corp. 8 reels B&W
1936 THE WALKING DEAD. Vitaphone Corp. 7 reels B&W
1937 TALK OF THE DEVIL. Gaumont British Picture Corp. of America 8 reels B&W
1937 THE CALIFORNIAN. Principal Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1937 WEST OF SHANGHAI. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1938 CITY GIRL. Fox Film Corp B&W
1939 CHARLIE CHAN IN RENO. Fox Film Corp 71 min B&W
1939 CHASING DANGER. Fox Film Corp B&W
1939 Heaven With A Barbed Wire Fence. Ricardo Cortez 5700 ft. B&W