Leander de Cordova (5 December 1877 – 19 September 1969) was a Jamaican-born American actor and film director.
He was the brother of
Rudolph de Cordova. He was the son of Altamont de Cordova and Katherine Lewis. He was also the grandnephew of
Jacob de Cordova
Jacob Raphael De Cordova (6 June 1808 – 26 January 1868) was the founder of the '' Jamaica Gleaner''. He settled in Texas in 1839 and lived in Galveston. After living in Galveston, De Cordova moved to Houston, Texas where he was elect ...
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Selected filmography
Acted
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The Penal Code'' (1932) – Isaac Lewin
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Dick Tracy
''Dick Tracy'' is an American comic strip featuring Dick Tracy (character), Dick Tracy (originally Plainclothes Tracy), a tough and intelligent police detective created by Chester Gould. It made its debut on Sunday, October 4, 1931, in the ''De ...
'' (1937, Serial) – Stevens (uncredited)
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The Emperor's Candlesticks'' (1937) – Bidder (uncredited)
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Midnight
Midnight is the transition time from one day to the next – the moment when the date changes, on the local official clock time for any particular jurisdiction. By clock time, midnight is the opposite of noon, differing from it by 12 hours ...
'' (1939) – Footman (uncredited)
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Torture Ship'' (1939) – Ezra Matthews
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Zorro's Fighting Legion'' (1939, Serial) – Felipe
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The Phantom Cowboy'' (1941) – Don Jose Toreno (uncredited)
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Prairie Pioneers'' (1941) – Father Garcia (uncredited)
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Mission to Moscow
''Mission to Moscow'' is a 1943 film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on the 1941 book by the former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, Joseph E. Davies.
The movie chronicles the experiences of the second American ambassador to the Soviet ...
'' (1943) – Heckler (uncredited)
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The Laramie Trail'' (1944) – Esteban
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The Gay Senorita'' (1945) – Padre Anselmo (uncredited)
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Yolanda and the Thief'' (1945) – Elderly Butler (uncredited)
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Gilda
''Gilda'' is a 1946 American film noir directed by Charles Vidor and starring Rita Hayworth in her signature role and Glenn Ford. The film is known for cinematographer Rudolph Maté's lush photography, costume designer Jean Louis's wardrobe fo ...
'' (1946) – Servant (uncredited)
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Big Town'' (1946) – Minor Role (uncredited)
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Fear in the Night'' (1947) – Man (uncredited)
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Danger Street'' (1947) – Minor Role (uncredited)
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A Double Life'' (1947) – Audience Member (uncredited)
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Albuquerque
Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding i ...
'' (1948) – Townsman (uncredited)
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Casbah
A kasbah (, also ; ar, قَـصَـبَـة, qaṣaba, lit=fortress, , Maghrebi Arabic: ), also spelled qasba, qasaba, or casbah, is a fortress, most commonly the citadel or fortified quarter of a city. It is also equivalent to the term ''alca ...
'' (1948) – Doorman (uncredited)
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The Mysterious Desperado'' (1949) – Padre
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Tough Assignment'' (1949) – Schultz
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According to Mrs. Hoyle'' (1951) – Pastor J. Berland
Directed
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A Scream in the Night'' (1919)
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Polly With a Past'' (1920)
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Love, Honor and Obey'' (1920)
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She
She most commonly refers to:
*She (pronoun), the third person singular, feminine, nominative case pronoun in modern English.
She or S.H.E. may also refer to:
Literature and films
*'' She: A History of Adventure'', an 1887 novel by H. Rider Hagga ...
'' (1925)
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After the Fog'' (1929)
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Trails of the Golden West'' (1931)
References
External links
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1877 births
1979 deaths
20th-century Jamaican male actors
Jamaican film directors
People from Kingston, Jamaica
Jamaican male film actors
Expatriate male actors in the United States
Emigrants from British Jamaica to the United States
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