Birth Name: Jacob Krantz
Date of Birth: 19 September, 1900
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Death: 28 April, 1977
Place of Death: New York City, New York, U.S.
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Ricardo Cortez was an American actor.
He was the son of Sarah (Lefkowitz) and Moses/Morris Krantz, who were Austrian Jews. His brother was cinematographer Stanley Cortez.