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Ricardo Cortez (born Jacob Kranze or Jacob Krantz; September 19, 1900 – April 28, 1977) was an American actor and film director. He was also credited as Jack Crane early in his acting career.
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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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.
- September 19, 1900
- April 28, 1977
The silent era’s Latin Lover and the Pre-Code era’s multiethnic heel was cast opposite Famous Players-Lasky’s extravagantly garbed top star in the 1924 romantic drama A Society Scandal, directed by one of the studio’s foremost filmmakers, Allan Dwan ( Zaza, Robin Hood ).
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Mar 23, 2015 · But Ricardo Cortez found his ticket to fame by impersonating the “exotic,” not the austere. And his choice raises questions about Jewish, white and Spanish identity in America.
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.
Nov 2, 2018 · At the peak of his popularity in 1932, Ric Cortez was cast as a morally conflicted Jewish surgeon in director Gregory La Cava’s big budget drama, SYMPHONY OF SIX MILLION (RKO), costarring Irene Dunne, Gregory Ratoff, and theatre actress, Anna Appel (pictured here).
