Bob Kortman

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 Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

172

Birth Date

1887-12-24 00:00:00

Birth Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Known For

• 

  The $100,000 Bill
• The Golden Trail
• 

  Bad Buck of Santa Ynez
• 

  Sandflow
• 

  Rainbow Ranch
• 

  On Your Guard

Credits

• actors (172 credits)

  • Flaming Feather

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Best of the Badmen

    Henchman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Ace in the Hole

    Digger (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Mating Season

    Janitor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Copper Canyon

    Bill Newton

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Branded

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Broken Arrow

    Minor Role (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Sorrowful Jones

    Horse Player (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Whispering Smith

    Gabby Barton

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Hazard

    Bartender (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • California

    Pioneer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Virginian

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Frontier Gunlaw

    Mace

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Stagecoach Outlaws

    Matt Brawley

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Along Came Jones

    Wagon Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Marked for Murder

    Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Whispering Skull

    Joe Carter

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Call of the Rockies

    Henchman Watson

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Pinto Bandit

    Draw Dudley

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Outlaws of Santa Fe

    Henchman Ed

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Guns of the Law

    Joe Hyslop

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Lucky Cowboy

    Riley

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • California Joe

    Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Boss of Rawhide

    Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Man from Music Mountain

    Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Bullets and Saddles

    Henchman (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Black Hills Express

    Dutch, henchman on wanted poster

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Leather Burners

    Blackie

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Riders of the Rio Grande

    Zeke - Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Avenging Rider

    Henchman Harris

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Border Patrol

    Mine Guard

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Days of Old Cheyenne

    Slim Boyd

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Sundown Kid

    Luke

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Lost Canyon

    Joe

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Bandit Ranger

    Santos

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Thundering Hoofs

    Henchman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Twilight on the Trail

    Dialogue Guard at Hideout

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Stick to Your Guns

    Henchman Concho

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Wide Open Town

    Henchman Blackie

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Fugitive Valley

    Red Langdon

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Rawhide Rangers

    Dirk

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Lady from Louisiana

    Lottery Thug

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

    Barfly

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Lone Rider Rides On

    Henchman Dave

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

    Gang Farmhouse Owner

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Law and Order

    Henchman Pete

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Brigham Young

    Agitator

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • When the Daltons Rode

    Rigby Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Stagecoach War

    Outlaw at Campfire

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Winners of the West

    Gorbel

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Adventures of Red Ryder

    One-Eye Chapin

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Hidden Gold

    Hideout Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The House Across the Bay

    Prison Guard

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Boss of Bullion City

    Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Green Hornet

    George Scanlon - Ballot Stuffer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Oklahoma Frontier

    J. W. Saunders

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Renegade Trail

    Haskins

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Beau Geste

    Maharaja's Agent (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Oregon Trail

    Bartender

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Hotel Imperial

    Austrian Sergeant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Union Pacific

    Gentleman at Golden Spike Ceremony (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Oklahoma Kid

    Juror #9 (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Law of the Texan

    Henchman Quinn

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Mysterious Rider

    Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Renegade Ranger

    Henchman Idaho

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • You Can't Take It with You

    Man (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Texas Trail

    Hawks

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Luck of Roaring Camp

    Yuba Bill

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Black Aces

    Wolf Whalen

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Wild West Days

    Trigger Benton

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Anything for a Thrill

    Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Smoke Tree Range

    Henchman Paso Wells

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Soldier and the Lady

    Tartar (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Trouble in Morocco

    Henchman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Sandflow

    Quayle

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Ranger Courage

    Henchman Toady

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

    Gang Yacht Capt. Wilson

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Ghost Town Gold

    Henchman Monk

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Unknown Ranger

    Henchman Quirt

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Romance Rides the Range

    Clem Allen

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Vigilantes Are Coming

    Boris Petroff

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Winds of the Wasteland

    Henchman Cherokee Joe

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Private Number

    Policeman in Raid (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Stagecoach Race

    Henchman Cherokee Joe

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Lonely Trail

    Captain Hays

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Feud of the West

    'Hawk' Decker

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Heroes of the Range

    Slick

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

    Gorley Falin

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Song of the Saddle

    Henchman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Swifty

    Clam Givens

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Ivory-Handled Gun

    Alf Steen

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Lawless Range

    Tall Ranch Hand Clocking John (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Wild Mustang

    Utah Evans

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Arizonian

    Henchman-Deputy Red Fern

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Miracle Rider

    Longboat

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Crimson Trail

    Henchman Cal

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Mystery Mountain

    Rattler Henchman Hank

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

    Sailor

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Smoking Guns

    Henchman Biff

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Sixteen Fathoms Deep

    Cimos - Second Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Mystery Squadron

    Bracken

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Before Midnight

    Plainclothesman

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Trail Drive

    Henchman Blake

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Midnight Patrol

    Tire thief

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Rainbow Ranch

    Marvin Black

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Fugitive

    Dutch Walton

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • King of the Arena

    Bargoff

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Phantom Thunderbolt

    'One-Shot' Mallory

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Terror Trail

    Tim McPherson (as Robert Kortman)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • On Your Guard

    Chuck Gaspar

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Island of Lost Souls

    Mr. Hogan (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Pride of the Legion

    Louis

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • White Eagle

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Gold

    Henchman Without Mustache

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Come On, Tarzan

    Henchman Spike

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Night Rider

    Steve

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Last of the Mohicans

    Magua

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Fighting Fool

    Henchman Charley

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Lightning Warrior

    Wells - Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • 24 Hours

    Dave the Slapper

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Vanishing Legion

    Marno

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Subway Express

    Guard

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Conquering Horde

    Digger Hale

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Cimarron

    Killer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Criminal Code

    Red, the Convict Barber (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Los cazadores de osos

    Bootlegger

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Bear Shooters

    Bootlegger #1

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Big Kick

    1st Bootlegger (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Gas Station

    1st Bootlegger

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Lone Defender

    Jenkins

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Fighting Parson

    Bandit (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Devil-May-Care

    Bonapartist (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Waltzing Around

    Farmer

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Weary River

    Prison Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The Big Killing

    Sixth Beagle Son

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • Fleetwing

    Auda

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • Blood Will Tell

    Carloon (as Robert Kortman)

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    Villager (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Hills of Peril

    Red

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Duck Soup

    Forest Ranger

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Drama Deluxe

    Trackman

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • The Eagle of the Sea

    Pirate (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • The Non-Stop Bride

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Rex the Devil Horse

    Prowling Wolf (as Robert Kortman)

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Honest Injun

    Black Bart

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Love on the Rio Grande

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Below Zero

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • The White Sheep

    Milt Tyler (as Robert Kortman)

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    Hook-Hand (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Scars of Jealousy

    Revenue officer

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • All the Brothers Were Valiant

    Vorde

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • The Lone Hand

    Curley

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Gun-Shy

    Buck Brady

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Arabian Love

    Ahmed Bey

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Travelin' On

    Gila (as Robert Kortman)

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Wolf Pack

    The Wolf

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Winners of the West

    Sioux Warrior (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The Whistle

    Scardon

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • Godless Men

    Seaman Speiss

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • The Great Radium Mystery

    The Buzzard

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • Through the Wrong Door

    James

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • Square Deal Sanderson

    Hired Killer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • The Narrow Trail

    Moose Holleran

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Silent Man

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Hell's Hinges

    Rowdy Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Coward

    A Union Officer

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • The Disciple

    Bill Smith - Mob Leader

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • The $100,000 Bill

    Oily - the Crook

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • The Golden Trail

    Jim Healy

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • The Failure

    Stine - the Outlaw

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • Cash Parrish's Pal

    Jud Ross

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • Bad Buck of Santa Ynez

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1915