Bob Kortman

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

Biography

Robert F. Kortman (December 24, 1887 – March 13, 1967) was an American film actor mostly associated with westerns, though he also appeared in a number of Laurel and Hardy comedies. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1914 and 1952.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

24 December 1887, 137 years old

Known For

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Ace in the Hole

You Can't Take It with You

Island of Lost Souls

Broken Arrow

Cimarron

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Beau Geste

Union Pacific

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

Laurel & Hardy: Year One

2023

Flaming Feather

1952

Best of the Badmen

Henchman (uncredited)

1951

Ace in the Hole

Digger (uncredited)

1951

The Mating Season

Janitor (uncredited)

1951

Copper Canyon

Bill Newton

1950

Branded

1950

Broken Arrow

Minor Role (uncredited)

1950

Sorrowful Jones

Horse Player (uncredited)

1949

Whispering Smith

Gabby Barton

1948

Hazard

Bartender (uncredited)

1948

California

Pioneer (uncredited)

1947

The Virginian

1946

Frontier Gunlaw

Mace

1946

Stagecoach Outlaws

Matt Brawley

1945

Along Came Jones

Wagon Driver (uncredited)

1945

Marked for Murder

Henchman

1945

The Whispering Skull

Joe Carter

1944

Call of the Rockies

Henchman Watson

1944

The Pinto Bandit

Draw Dudley

1944

Outlaws of Santa Fe

Henchman Ed

1944

Guns of the Law

Joe Hyslop

1944

Lucky Cowboy

Riley

1944

California Joe

Henchman

1943

Boss of Rawhide

Henchman

1943

Man from Music Mountain

Henchman

1943

Bullets and Saddles

Henchman (archive footage)

1943

Black Hills Express

Dutch, henchman on wanted poster

1943

Leather Burners

Blackie

1943

Riders of the Rio Grande

Zeke - Henchman

1943

The Avenging Rider

Henchman Harris

1943

Border Patrol

Mine Guard

1943

Days of Old Cheyenne

Slim Boyd

1943

The Sundown Kid

Luke

1942

Lost Canyon

Joe

1942

Bandit Ranger

Santos

1942

Thundering Hoofs

Henchman (uncredited)

1942

Twilight on the Trail

Dialogue Guard at Hideout

1941

Stick to Your Guns

Henchman Concho

1941

Wide Open Town

Henchman Blackie

1941

Fugitive Valley

Red Langdon

1941

Rawhide Rangers

Dirk

1941

Lady from Louisiana

Lottery Thug

1941

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

Barfly

1941

The Lone Rider Rides On

Henchman Dave

1941

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

Gang Farmhouse Owner

1940

Law and Order

Henchman Pete

1940

Brigham Young

Agitator

1940

When the Daltons Rode

Rigby Henchman

1940

Stagecoach War

Outlaw at Campfire

1940

Winners of the West

Gorbel

1940

Adventures of Red Ryder

One-Eye Chapin

1940

Hidden Gold

Hideout Henchman

1940

Boss of Bullion City

Henchman

1940

The House Across the Bay

Prison Guard

1940

The Green Hornet

George Scanlon - Ballot Stuffer (uncredited)

1940

Oklahoma Frontier

J. W. Saunders

1939

Renegade Trail

Haskins

1939

Beau Geste

Maharaja's Agent (uncredited)

1939

The Oregon Trail

Bartender

1939

Hotel Imperial

Austrian Sergeant (uncredited)

1939

Union Pacific

Gentleman at Golden Spike Ceremony (uncredited)

1939

The Oklahoma Kid

Juror #9 (uncredited)

1939

Law of the Texan

Henchman Quinn

1938

The Mysterious Rider

Henchman

1938

The Renegade Ranger

Henchman Idaho

1938

You Can't Take It with You

Man (uncredited)

1938

Texas Trail

Hawks

1937

The Luck of Roaring Camp

Yuba Bill

1937

Black Aces

Wolf Whalen

1937

Wild West Days

Trigger Benton

1937

Anything for a Thrill

Henchman

1937

Smoke Tree Range

Henchman Paso Wells

1937

The Soldier and the Lady

Tartar (Uncredited)

1937

Trouble in Morocco

Henchman (uncredited)

1937

Sandflow

Quayle

1937

Ranger Courage

Henchman Toady

1937

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

Gang Yacht Capt. Wilson

1936

Ghost Town Gold

Henchman Monk

1936

The Unknown Ranger

Henchman Quirt

1936

Romance Rides the Range

Clem Allen

1936

The Vigilantes Are Coming

Boris Petroff

1936

Winds of the Wasteland

Henchman Cherokee Joe

1936

Private Number

Policeman in Raid (Uncredited)

1936

The Stagecoach Race

Henchman Cherokee Joe

1936

The Lonely Trail

Captain Hays

1936

Feud of the West

'Hawk' Decker

1936

Heroes of the Range

Slick

1936

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

Gorley Falin

1936

Song of the Saddle

Henchman (uncredited)

1936

Swifty

Clam Givens

1935

The Ivory-Handled Gun

Alf Steen

1935

Wild Mustang

Utah Evans

1935

The Arizonian

Henchman-Deputy Red Fern

1935

The Miracle Rider

Longboat

1935

The Crimson Trail

Henchman Cal

1935

Mystery Mountain

Rattler Henchman Hank

1934

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

Sailor

1934

Smoking Guns

Henchman Biff

1934

Sixteen Fathoms Deep

Cimos - Second Henchman

1934

The Mystery Squadron

Bracken

1933

Before Midnight

Plainclothesman

1933

The Trail Drive

Henchman Blake

1933

The Midnight Patrol

Tire thief

1933

Rainbow Ranch

Marvin Black

1933

The Fugitive

Dutch Walton

1933

King of the Arena

Bargoff

1933

Phantom Thunderbolt

'One-Shot' Mallory

1933

Terror Trail

Tim McPherson (as Robert Kortman)

1933

On Your Guard

Chuck Gaspar

1933

Island of Lost Souls

Mr. Hogan (uncredited)

1932

The Pride of the Legion

Louis

1932

White Eagle

Sheriff

1932

Gold

Henchman Without Mustache

1932

Come On, Tarzan

Henchman Spike

1932

The Night Rider

Steve

1932

The Last of the Mohicans

Magua

1932

The Fighting Fool

Henchman Charley

1932

The Lightning Warrior

Wells - Henchman

1931

24 Hours

Dave the Slapper

1931

The Vanishing Legion

Marno

1931

Subway Express

Guard

1931

The Conquering Horde

Digger Hale

1931

Cimarron

Killer (uncredited)

1931

The Criminal Code

Red, the Convict Barber (uncredited)

1931

Los cazadores de osos

Bootlegger

1930

Bear Shooters

Bootlegger #1

1930

The Big Kick

1st Bootlegger (uncredited)

1930

The Gas Station

1st Bootlegger

1930

The Lone Defender

Jenkins

1930

The Fighting Parson

Bandit (uncredited)

1930

Devil-May-Care

Bonapartist (uncredited)

1929

Waltzing Around

Farmer

1929

Weary River

Prison Guard (uncredited)

1929

The Big Killing

Sixth Beagle Son

1928

Fleetwing

Auda

1928

Blood Will Tell

Carloon (as Robert Kortman)

1927

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Villager (uncredited)

1927

Hills of Peril

Red

1927

Duck Soup

Forest Ranger

1927

Drama Deluxe

Trackman

1927

The Eagle of the Sea

Pirate (uncredited)

1926

The Non-Stop Bride

1926

Rex the Devil Horse

Prowling Wolf (as Robert Kortman)

1926

Honest Injun

Black Bart

1926

Love on the Rio Grande

1925

Below Zero

1925

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Hook-Hand (uncredited)

1923

Scars of Jealousy

Revenue officer

1923

All the Brothers Were Valiant

Vorde

1923

The Lone Hand

Curley

1922

Gun-Shy

Buck Brady

1922

Travelin' On

Gila (as Robert Kortman)

1922

Wolf Pack

The Wolf

1922

The Whistle

Scardon

1921

Godless Men

Seaman Speiss

1920

The Great Radium Mystery

The Buzzard

1919

Through the Wrong Door

James

1919

Square Deal Sanderson

Hired Killer (uncredited)

1919

The Narrow Trail

Moose Holleran

1917

The Silent Man

Sheriff

1917

Hell's Hinges

Rowdy Townsman (uncredited)

1916

The Coward

A Union Officer

1915

The Disciple

Bill Smith - Mob Leader

1915

The $100,000 Bill

Oily - the Crook

1915

The Golden Trail

Jim Healy

1915

The Failure

Stine - the Outlaw

1915

Cash Parrish's Pal

Jud Ross

1915

Bad Buck of Santa Ynez

Sheriff

1915