Pedro de Cordoba explained

Pedro de Cordoba
Birth Name:Pietro de Cordoba
Birth Date:28 September 1881
Birth Place:New York City, US
Death Place:Sunland, California, US
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1901–1951
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    Pedro de Cordoba (September 28, 1881 – September 16, 1950) was an American actor.

    Biography

    De Cordoba was born in New York City to parents who were French and Cuban in origin. He was a classically trained theatre actor who confessed he did not enjoy appearing in silent films nearly as much as he liked working on stage, but his career during the silent film era was extensive.

    In 1913 he was a member of the resident summer stock cast at Elitch Theatre in Denver, Colorado.[1]

    His first film was Cecil B. DeMille's version of Carmen (1915), and he soon became a regular leading man in Hollywood. His Broadway career cast him with such stage actresses as Jane Cowl and Katharine Cornell.

    In the sound era, his deeply resonant speaking voice made him perfectly suited to talking pictures and was active as a character actor in Hollywood, from the mid-1930s through to the end of his life. He was most often cast as aristocratic, or clerical characters of Hispanic origin, as in The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), because of his last name as well as his royal bearing. On rare occasions, he would be cast in the role of a villain. His "living skeleton" sideshow character hides fugitive Robert Cummings (and Priscilla Lane) in his carnival wagon overnight in the Alfred Hitchcock film Saboteur (1942).

    He was a devout Catholic and served for a time as president of the Catholic Actors Guild of America. The last film in which he appeared, a political drama set in an unnamed South American dictatorship, Crisis (1950), was released shortly after his death.

    Selected filmography

    YearFilmRoleDirectorNotes
    1915The Little White VioletPhillip RandallSilent; Short
    1915Jeanne of the WoodsHugh Travers N.W.M.P.Silent; Short
    1915CarmenEscamilloCecil B. DeMilleSilent
    1915TemptationJulianCecil B. DeMilleSilent
    1916Maria RosaRamonCecil B. DeMilleSilent
    1916Just a Song at TwilightCarlysle TurnerSilent
    1917SaphoFlamantHugh FordSilent
    1917One Law for BothCount de FernacIvan AbramsonSilent
    1917Barbary SheepBenchaalalMaurice TourneurSilent
    1917Runaway RomanyZingaGeorge W. LedererSilent
    1918A Daughter of the Old SouthPedro de AlvarezÉmile ChautardSilent
    1919The New MoonPrince Michail KoloyarChester WitheySilent
    1919The Dark MirrorMarioSilent
    1920The World and His WifeDon SeveroRobert G. VignolaSilent
    1920The Sin That Was HisFather AubertHobart HenleySilent
    1921The Inner ChamberDr. George DaniloEdward JoséSilent
    1922The Young DianaDr. DimitriusRobert G. VignolaSilent
    1922When Knighthood Was in FlowerDuke of BuckinghamRobert G. VignolaSilent
    1923Enemies of WomenAtilio CastroAlan CroslandSilent
    1923Fires of FatePrince IbrahimSilent
    1923The Purple HighwayJoe RenardHenry KolkerSilent
    1923I Will RepayPaul DerouledeHenry KolkerSilent
    1924The Desert SheikPrince IbrahimTom TerrissSilent
    1924The BandoleroDorandoTom TerrissSilent
    1925The New CommandmentPicardHoward HigginSilent
    1929Hunt the Tigershort
    1935The CrusadesKarakushCecil B. DeMille
    1935Condemned to LiveDr. Anders BizetFrank R. Strayer
    1935Captain BloodDon DiegoMichael Curtiz
    1935Professional SoldierStefan BernaidoTay Garnett
    1936Rose of the RanchoGomezMarion Gering
    1936Robin Hood of El DoradoHacendado Wanting to CooperateWilliam A. Wellmanuncredited
    1936Moonlight MurderSwamiEdwin L. Marin
    1936Frankie and JohnnyUndetermined Supporting RoleChester Erskine
    John H. Auer[2]
    uncredited
    1936Trouble for TwoSergeiJ. Walter Ruben
    1936The Devil-DollCharles MatinTod Browning
    1936Anthony AdverseBrother FrancoisMervyn LeRoy
    1936His Brother's WifeDr. CapoloW. S. Van Dyke
    1936RamonaFather SalvierderraHenry King
    1936The Garden of AllahGardenerRichard Boleslawskiuncredited
    1937Maid of SalemMr. MorseFrank Lloyd
    1937Girl Loves BoySignor MontefioriW. Duncan Mansfield
    1937Damaged GoodsDr. Edward B. WalkerPhil Goldstone
    1937The FireflySpanish GeneralRobert Z. Leonarduncredited
    1938International SettlementMaurice ZabelloEugene Forde
    1938Gold Diggers in ParisMons. CambretBusby Berkeleyuncredited
    1938Keep SmilingJ. Howard TraversMonty Banks
    1938Storm Over BengalAbdul MirSidney Salkow
    1938Dramatic SchoolLeMaistre in "Joan of Arc"Robert B. Sinclairuncredited
    1938Heart of the NorthFather ClaverlyLewis Seiler
    1939Devil's IslandMarcalWilliam Clemens
    1939Winner Take AllPantrelliOtto Brower
    1939JuarezRiva PalacioWilliam Dieterle
    1939Man of ConquestOolootekaGeorge Nicholls Jr.
    1939Chasing DangerGurra DinRicardo Cortez
    1939Five Came BackLatin AmbassadorJohn Farrowuncredited
    1939Range WarPadre JoseLesley Selander
    1939Law of the PampasJose ValdezNate Watt
    1939Charlie Chan in City in DarknessAntoineHerbert I. Leeds
    1939Escape to ParadiseDon MiguelErle C. Kenton
    1939The Light That FailedMonsieur BinatWilliam A. Wellman
    1940My Favorite WifeDr. KohlmarGarson Kanin
    1940EarthboundMinisterIrving Pichel
    1940The Ghost BreakersHavezGeorge Marshall
    1940The Sea HawkCapt. MendozaMichael Curtiz
    1940South of Pago PagoChiefAlfred E. Green
    1940Before I HangVictor SondiniNick Grinde (ad Nick Grindé)
    1940The Mark of ZorroDon MiguelRouben Mamoulian
    1940The Phantom SubmarineHenri JeromeCharles Barton
    1941Romance of the Rio GrandeDon Fernando de VegaHerbert I. Leeds
    1941Blood and SandDon Jose AlvarezRouben Mamoulian
    1941Million Dollar BabyVerali, Orchestra ConductorCurtis Bernhardtuncredited
    1941Aloma of the South SeasRaaitiAlfred Santell
    1941The Corsican BrothersCount GraviniGregory Ratoff
    1941Paris CallingSpeakerEdwin L. Marinuncredited
    1942FeenouJohn Cromwell
    1942Shut My Big MouthDon Carlos MontoyaCharles Barton
    1942SaboteurCircus TroupeAlfred Hitchcock
    1942The Falcon Takes OverIrving Reis
    1943Tarzan TriumphsPatriarchWilhelm Thiele
    1943White SavageCandlemakerArthur Lubin
    1943Background to DangerOld TurkRaoul Walshuncredited
    1943For Whom the Bell TollsColonel MirandaSam Wood
    1943The Song of BernadetteDr. LeCrampsHenry King
    1944Uncertain GloryExecutionerRaoul Walshuncredited
    1944Once Upon a TimeLepidopteristAlexander Halluncredited
    1944The Falcon in MexicoDon Carlos YbarraWilliam Berke
    1944KismetMeuzinWilliam Dieterleuncredited
    1944The Keys of the KingdomFather GomezJohn M. Stahlscenes deleted
    1944Tahiti NightsTongaWill Jasonuncredited
    1945The Picture of Dorian GrayBlue Gate Fields PianistAlbert Lewinuncredited
    1945In Old New MexicoFather AngeloPhil Rosen
    1945Club HavanaCharles, HeadwaiterEdgar G. Ulmer
    1945They Were ExpendablePriestJohn Fordscenes deleted
    1945San AntonioRicardo TorreonDavid Butler
    Robert Florey (uncredited)
    Raoul Walsh (uncredited)
    1945AdventureFelipeVictor Fleming
    1946Night in ParadiseMagusArthur Lubinuncredited
    1946Cuban PetePerezJean Yarbrough
    1946A Scandal in ParisPriestDouglas Sirk
    1946Swamp FireTim RousseauWilliam H. Pine
    1946Two Years Before the MastDon SebastianJohn Farrowuncredited
    1946The Beast with Five FingersHoratioRobert Florey
    1947Carnival in Costa RicaPapa CastroGregory Ratoff
    1947Robin Hood of MontereyDon Carlos BelmonteChristy Cabanne
    1947Green Dolphin StreetPriestVictor Savilleuncredited
    1948The Time of Your LifeArab PhilosopherH. C. Potter
    1948Mexican HayrideSeñor MartinezCharles Barton
    1948Adventures of Don JuanPachechoVincent Shermanuncredited
    1949Daughter of the WestChief WykomasHarold Daniels
    1949Omoo-Omoo, the Shark GodChief TariLeon Leonard
    1949The Daring CaballeroPadre LeonardoWallace Fox
    1949Joe Palooka in the CounterpunchMuseum Caretakeruncredited
    1949Samson and DelilahBar SimonCecil B. DeMille
    1950Comanche TerritoryQuisimaGeorge Sherman
    1950The LawlessMr. GarciaJoseph Losey
    1950CrisisFather Del PuentoRichard Brooksuncredited
    1951Oh! SusannaPactolaJoseph Kaneuncredited
    1951Cuban FireballDon PerezWilliam Beaudine
    1951When the Redskins RodeChief ShingissLew Landersfinal film role

    Radio appearances

    Year Program Episode/source
    1937Lux Radio Theatre Madame Butterfly
    1946Hollywood Star Time The Song of Bernadette[3]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Pedro de Cordoba (1913) – Historic Elitch Theatre . 2024-01-19 . hetden.org.
    2. Web site: Frankie and Johnnie Credits. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129183620/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/18494/Frankie-and-Johnnie/details. dead. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 2014. 2014-11-29.
    3. Those Were the Days. Nostalgia Digest. Spring 2015. 41. 2. 32–41.