Leander de Cordova

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.[1] 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

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### Acted

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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

### Directed

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* 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)

## References

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

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leander de Cordova.

* Leander de Cordova at IMDb

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