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Jamaican-American actor and film director (1877–1969)

Leander de Cordova
Cordova in Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939)
Born	(1877-12-05)5 December 1877 Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies
Died	19 September 1969(1969-09-19) (aged 91) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actor film director
Years active	1919–1951
Relatives	Rudolph de Cordova (brother) Jacob de Cordova (grand-uncle)

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.

Selected filmography

Acted

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

Directed

References

"BFI | Film & TV Database | CORDOVA, Leander de". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2011.

External links

Leander de Cordova at IMDb

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