Portrait of Ricardo Cortez

Acting

Ricardo Cortez

Career

Active from 1923 to 1950, busiest in 1931 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
80
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Sorrows of Satan
The Sorrows of Satan
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ricardo Cortez Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 7
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Romance 4
  • 1930s 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Redemption Arc 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Old Hollywood 3
  • Classic Mystery 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Lighthearted 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

103
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 62
The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah (1958)
GoodWatch score 79

as Sam Weinberg

Bunco Squad
Bunco Squad (1950)
GoodWatch score 46

as Tony Weldon / Anthony Wells

1940s

16 titles ยท average score 57
Mystery in Mexico
Mystery in Mexico (1948)
GoodWatch score 49

as John Norcross

Blackmail
Blackmail (1947)
GoodWatch score 49

as Ziggy Cranston

The Locket
The Locket (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

as Drew Bonner

The Inner Circle
The Inner Circle (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

as Duke York

Who Is Hope Schuyler?
Who Is Hope Schuyler? (1942)

as Anthony Pearce

Tomorrow We Live
Tomorrow We Live (1942)
GoodWatch score 47

as The Ghost, Alexander Caesar Martin

Rubber Racketeers
Rubber Racketeers (1942)

as Gilin

I Killed That Man
I Killed That Man (1941)
GoodWatch score 62

as Roger Phillips

A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark (1941)
GoodWatch score 57

as Phillip Richards

Girl in 313
Girl in 313 (1940)

Director

City of Chance
City of Chance (1940)

Director

Free, Blonde and 21
Free, Blonde and 21 (1940)

Director

1930s

52 titles ยท average score 56
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)
GoodWatch score 54

as Fabian

Charlie Chan in Reno
Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dr. Ainsley

The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead (1936)
GoodWatch score 62

as Nolan

Special Agent
Special Agent (1935)
GoodWatch score 45

as Alexander Carston

A Lost Lady
A Lost Lady (1934)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ellinger

Midnight Mary
Midnight Mary (1933)
GoodWatch score 69

as Leo

The House on 56th Street
The House on 56th Street (1933)
GoodWatch score 55

as Bill Blaine

Thirteen Women
Thirteen Women (1932)
GoodWatch score 57

as Police Sergeant Barry Clive

The Phantom of Crestwood
The Phantom of Crestwood (1932)
GoodWatch score 62

as Gary Curtis

The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon (1931)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sam Spade

Ten Cents a Dance
Ten Cents a Dance (1931)
GoodWatch score 64

as Bradley Carlton

Big Business Girl
Big Business Girl (1931)
GoodWatch score 57

as Robert J. Clayton

1920s

33 titles ยท average score 64
The Younger Generation
The Younger Generation (1929)
GoodWatch score 66

as Morris Goldfish

The Phantom in the House
The Phantom in the House (1929)

as Paul Wallis

Prowlers of the Sea
Prowlers of the Sea (1928)

as Carlos De Neve

New York
New York (1927)

as Michael Angelo Cassidy

The Private Life of Helen of Troy
The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)

as Paris

Torrent
Torrent (1926)
GoodWatch score 62

as Don Rafael Brull

The Sorrows of Satan
The Sorrows of Satan (1926)
GoodWatch score 75

as Geoffrey Tempest

The Eagle of the Sea
The Eagle of the Sea (1926)

as Captain Sazarac

The Spaniard
The Spaniard (1925)

as Don Pedro de Barrego

The Pony Express
The Pony Express (1925)

as Jack Weston

A Society Scandal
A Society Scandal (1924)

as Harrison Peters

The Bedroom Window
The Bedroom Window (1924)

as Robert Delano