Ricardo Cortez, Austrian born film actor Product:Canvas View of two street trams

View of two street trams in front of Marble Arch

Jobless New Yorkers selling apples on the pavement

The heir to the throne

while small demons surround him

Police Intelligence

Ricardo Cortez, Austrian born film actor Product:Canvas View of two street tramsRicardo Cortez, Austrian born film actor, 1934 1935. Born Jacob Krantz in Vienna, his name was changed to Ricardo Cortez by Hollywood executives with a view to competing with other studios' romantic leads with Latin names such as Rudolph Valentino and Ramon Navarro. He made his name as a character actor who played smooth talking villains and appeared in more than 100 films. Taken from Meet the Film Stars, by Seton Margrave. (London, 1934 1935).