Bob Kortman

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.

Bob Kortman
Lobby card for The Fugitive (1933) with Kortman (left) and Rex Bell
Born
Robert F. Kortman

(1887-12-24)December 24, 1887
Brackettville, Texas
DiedMarch 13, 1967(1967-03-13) (aged 79)
Long Beach, California
OccupationActor
Years active1914-1952
SpouseGonda Durand

Biography

The son of a rancher, Kortman was born in Brackettville, Texas, in 1887. He spent six years in the U.S. cavalry.[1]

Director Tom Ince cast Kortman as a villain when he began working in films in 1911,[2] and he went on to become the "favored on-screen opponent" for William S. Hart with regard to their film fights.[3]

After he left acting, Kortman was president of a cooperative water company in Arrowhead Springs, California, where he lived.[4]

Kortman was married to Gonda Durand, a Mack Sennett bathing beauty.[4] He died in Long Beach, California from cancer.

Selected filmography

References
  1. "At the Dome". New Castle Herald. Pennsylvania, New Castle. May 13, 1921. p. 12. Retrieved October 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Staunton's Movie Talk". The News Leader. Virginia, Staunton. September 30, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved October 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. Freese, Gene (2017). Classic Movie Fight Scenes: 75 Years of Bare Knuckle Brawls, 1914–1989. McFarland. p. 6. ISBN 9781476629353. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  4. Heffernan, Harold (December 20, 1950). "Rates Tom Mix tops". The Kansas City Star. North America Newspaper Alliance. p. 24. Retrieved June 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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