Leander de Cordova
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.
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Leander de Cordova
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- Name
- Leander de Cordova
- Born
- 5 December 1877
- Birthplace
- Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies
- Died
- 19 September 1969
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Nationality
- Jamaica
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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.
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Leander de Cordova (1877–1969) was an actor and film director and a national of Jamaica. Born in Kingston, the actor died in Los Angeles.
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He was also the grandnephew of Jacob de Cordova.
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• Name — Leander de Cordova • Born — 5 December 1877 • Birthplace — Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies • Died — 19 September 1969 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — * Actor • film director • Years Active — 1919–1951 • Relatives — Rudolph de Cordova (brother) Jacob de Cordova (grand-uncle)
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• The Penal Code (1932) – Isaac Lewin • Dick Tracy (1937, Serial) – Stevens (uncredited) • The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937) – Bidder (uncredited) • Midnight (1939) – Footman (uncredited) • Torture Ship (1939) – Ezra Matthews • Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939, Serial) – Felipe • The Phantom Cowboy (1941) – Don Jose Toreno (uncredited) • Prairie Pioneers (1941) – Father Garcia (uncredited) • Mission to Moscow (1943) – Heckler (uncredited) • The Laramie Trail (1944) – Esteban • The Gay Senorita (1945) – Padre Anselmo (uncredited) • Yolanda and the Thief (1945) – Elderly Butler (uncredited) • Gilda (1946) – Servant (uncredited) • Big Town (1946) – Minor Role (uncredited) • Fear in the Night (1947) – Man (uncredited) • Danger Street (1947) – Minor Role (uncredited) • A Double Life (1947) – Audience Member (uncredited) • Albuquerque (1948) – Townsman (uncredited) • Casbah (1948) – Doorman (uncredited) • The Mysterious Desperado (1949) – Padre • Tough Assignment (1949) – Schultz • According to Mrs. Hoyle (1951) – Pastor J. Berland
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Directed
• A Scream in the Night (1919) • Polly With a Past (1920) • Love, Honor and Obey (1920) • She (1925) • After the Fog (1929) • Trails of the Golden West (1931)
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