[1] Adopted the name "Ricardo Cortez" to capitalize on the trend to have Latin actors in the 1920s-30s. Being a Jew from Vienna, he had no Latin roots whatsoever.
Brother: Stanley Cortez (cinematographer, b. 1908, d. 1997)
Wife: Alma Rubens (silent film actress, m. 30-Jan-1926, d. 22-Jan-1931 pneumonia)
Wife: Christine Coniff Lee (m. 8-Jan-1934, div. 14-Jun-1940)
Wife: Margaret Belle (until his death)
Hollywood Walk of Fame 1500 Vine St. (motion pictures)
FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
Girl in 313 (31-May-1940)
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (3-Nov-1939)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
The Last Hurrah (24-Oct-1958) · Sam Weinberg
Bunco Squad (1-Sep-1950)
Mystery in Mexico (21-Aug-1948)
The Locket (20-Dec-1946) · Mr. Bonner
The Inner Circle (7-Aug-1946)
Make Your Own Bed (26-May-1944)
Tomorrow We Live (23-Dec-1942)
Who Is Hope Schuyler? (17-Apr-1942)
I Killed That Man (28-Nov-1941) · Phillips
Murder Over New York (13-Dec-1940)
Charlie Chan in Reno (31-May-1939)
Mr. Moto's Last Warning (20-Jan-1939) · Fabian
City Girl (7-Jan-1938)
West of Shanghai (28-Oct-1937) · Gordon Creed
The Case of the Black Cat (31-Oct-1936) · Perry Mason
Postal Inspector (16-Aug-1936)
The Walking Dead (14-Mar-1936) · Nolan
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (11-Jan-1936)
Frisco Kid (30-Nov-1935)
Special Agent (14-Sep-1935)
Shadow of Doubt (15-Feb-1935) · Sim
I Am a Thief (24-Nov-1934) · Pierre
The Firebird (3-Nov-1934)
A Lost Lady (29-Sep-1934)
The Man with Two Faces (4-Aug-1934) · Weston
Hat, Coat and Glove (26-Jul-1934) · Robert Mitchell
Wonder Bar (28-Feb-1934)
Mandalay (10-Feb-1934) · Tony Evans
The Big Shakedown (6-Jan-1934)
The House on 56th Street (2-Dec-1933) · Blaine
Torch Singer (8-Sep-1933)
Midnight Mary (30-Jun-1933) · Leo
Flesh (8-Dec-1932) · Nicky
The Phantom of Crestwood (14-Oct-1932) · Gary Curtis
Thirteen Women (16-Sep-1932) · Sgt. Barry Clive
Is My Face Red? (17-Jun-1932)
Symphony of Six Million (14-Apr-1932) · Felix
Men of Chance (26-Dec-1931) · Johnny Silk
Bad Company (8-Nov-1931)
Transgression (15-Jun-1931) · Don Arturo
The Maltese Falcon (13-Jun-1931) · Sam Spade
Big Business Girl (12-Jun-1931) · R. J. Clayton
Behind Office Doors (15-Mar-1931)
Ten Cents a Dance (20-Feb-1931) · Bradley Carlton
Illicit (14-Feb-1931) · Price Baines
Montana Moon (20-Mar-1930) · Jeff
The Younger Generation (4-Mar-1929)
The Private Life of Helen of Troy (9-Dec-1927)
Mockery (13-Aug-1927) · Dimitri
Torrent (8-Feb-1926) · Don Rafael Brull
The Pony Express (4-Sep-1925)
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