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Robert F. Kortman 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.
Birth Name
Robert Fred Kortman
Born
Saturday, 24 December 1887
Died
Monday, 13 March 1967
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Indian / Native American | 1957 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Man on Pier | 1952 |
| Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick | Jed | 1952 |
| Flaming Feather | Lafe | 1952 |
| Best of the Badmen | Henchman | 1951 |
| Ace in the Hole | Digger | 1951 |
| The Redhead and the Cowboy | Rusty | 1951 |
| The Mating Season | Janitor | 1951 |
| Branded | Hank | 1950 |
| Streets of Ghost Town | Henchman | 1950 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Indian / Native American | 1957 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Man on Pier | 1952 |
| Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick | Jed | 1952 |
| Flaming Feather | Lafe | 1952 |
| Best of the Badmen | Henchman | 1951 |
| Ace in the Hole | Digger | 1951 |
| The Redhead and the Cowboy | Rusty | 1951 |
| The Mating Season | Janitor | 1951 |
| Branded | Hank | 1950 |
| Streets of Ghost Town | Henchman | 1950 |
| Broken Arrow | Minor Role | 1950 |
| Fancy Pants | Henchman | 1950 |
| Copper Canyon | Bill Newton | 1950 |
| Samson and Delilah | Vendor | 1949 |
| Sorrowful Jones | Horse Player | 1949 |
| Streets of Laredo | Lorn's Henchman | 1949 |
| The Paleface | Saloon Patron Restraining Joe | 1948 |
| Whispering Smith | Gabby Barton | 1948 |
| Hazard | Bartender | 1948 |
| The Big Clock | Guard | 1948 |
| Unconquered | Frontiersman / Indian | 1947 |
| Wild Harvest | Sam | 1947 |
| Blaze of Noon | Farmer | 1947 |
| California | Pioneer | 1947 |
| Landrush | Henchman Sackett | 1946 |
| The Virginian | Man at Bar | 1946 |
| Gunning for Vengeance | Henchman Curly | 1946 |
| Two Years Before the Mast | Bobson - Sailor | 1946 |
| Frontier Gunlaw | Henchman Mace / Mace | 1946 |
| Stagecoach Outlaws | Matt Brawley | 1945 |
| Along Came Jones | Wagon Driver | 1945 |
| Rough Ridin' Justice | Henchman Pete | 1945 |
| Marked for Murder | Henchman | 1945 |
| The Whispering Skull | Henchman Joe Carter / Joe Carter | 1944 |
| Saddle Leather Law | Henchman Choate | 1944 |
| Call of the Rockies | Henchman Watson | 1944 |
| Forty Thieves | Joe Garms | 1944 |
| The Pinto Bandit | Draw Dudley | 1944 |
| Wyoming Hurricane | Henchman Vic | 1944 |
| Outlaws of Santa Fe | Ed - Henchman / Henchman Ed | 1944 |
| Guns of the Law | Joe Hyslop | 1944 |
| Sundown Valley | Gorman | 1944 |
| Beneath Western Skies | Bart Walker | 1944 |
| California Joe | Henchman | 1943 |
| The Vigilantes Ride | Drag - Henchman | 1943 |
| Boss of Rawhide | Henchman | 1943 |
| Wagon Wheels West | Stage Robber - edited from 'Song of the Saddle' | 1943 |
| Man from Music Mountain | Henchman | 1943 |
| Bullets and Saddles | Henchman (archive footage) / Henchman | 1943 |
| Black Hills Express | Henchman Dutch / Dutch, henchman on wanted poster | 1943 |
| Leather Burners | Blackie - Henchman / Blackie | 1943 |
| Riders of the Rio Grande | Zeke - Henchman | 1943 |
| The Avenging Rider | Harris - Henchman / Henchman Harris | 1943 |
| Days of Old Cheyenne | Slim Boyd | 1943 |
| Border Patrol | Mine Guard | 1943 |
| The Sundown Kid | Luke - Henchman / Luke | 1942 |
| Lost Canyon | Joe | 1942 |
| The Forest Rangers | Lumberjack | 1942 |
| Bandit Ranger | Henchman / Santos | 1942 |
| Thundering Hoofs | Henchman | 1942 |
| Jesse James, Jr. | Henchman Blackie Deane | 1942 |
| Fighting Bill Fargo | Henchman | 1941 |
| Sullivan's Travels | Convict Watching Movie in Church | 1941 |
| Twilight on the Trail | Kervy's Henchman & Guard / Dialogue Guard at Hideout | 1941 |
| Death Valley Outlaws | Indian Pete | 1941 |
| Stick to Your Guns | Henchman Concho / Concho | 1941 |
| Six-Gun Gold | Henchman | 1941 |
| Wide Open Town | Henchman Blackie | 1941 |
| Fugitive Valley | Red Langdon | 1941 |
| Rawhide Rangers | Henchman Dirk / Dirk | 1941 |
| The Shepherd of the Hills | Bald Knobber | 1941 |
| Law of the Range | Henchman in Cabin | 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 |
| Cherokee Strip | Henchman | 1940 |
| Brigham Young | Agitator | 1940 |
| When the Daltons Rode | Rigby Henchman | 1940 |
| Stagecoach War | Outlaw at Campfire | 1940 |
| Winners of the West | Gorbel / Gorbel [Ch. 8] | 1940 |
| Adventures of Red Ryder | One-Eye Chapin | 1940 |
| Hidden Gold | Hideout Henchman | 1940 |
| Hi-Yo Silver | Trooper | 1940 |
| Boss of Bullion City | Henchman | 1940 |
| The House Across the Bay | Prison Guard | 1940 |
| The Green Hornet | George Scanlon - Ballot Stuffer [Ch. 10] | 1940 |
| Oklahoma Frontier | J. W. Saunders | 1939 |
| Renegade Trail | Haskins | 1939 |
| Beau Geste | Legionnaire | 1939 |
| The Oregon Trail | Bartender | 1939 |
| Timber Stampede | Pete Larkin - Homesteader | 1939 |
| Union Pacific | Gentleman at Golden Spike Ceremony | 1939 |
| Hotel Imperial | Austrian Sergeant | 1939 |
| The Oklahoma Kid | Juror #9 | 1939 |
| Arizona Legion | Sergeant Clarke | 1939 |
| The Law West of Tombstone | Charlie McQuinn | 1938 |
| Back of the Mike | Henchman | 1938 |
| Law of the Texan | Henchman Quinn | 1938 |
| The Spider's Web | Henchman-Mechanic | 1938 |
| The Mysterious Rider | Henchman | 1938 |
| The Renegade Ranger | Idaho / Henchman Idaho | 1938 |
| You Can't Take It with You | Man | 1938 |
| Spawn of the North | Russian Henchman | 1938 |
| Panamint's Bad Man | Red - Henchman | 1938 |
| Stagecoach Days | Barney - Lead Henchman | 1938 |
| Spirit of Youth | Tommy Bright | 1938 |
| The Lone Ranger | Trooper (Ch. 1) | 1938 |
| The Buccaneer | Pirate | 1938 |
| West of Rainbow's End | Speck | 1938 |
| Texas Trail | Henchman Hawks / Hawks | 1937 |
| Zorro Rides Again | Trellinger | 1937 |
| Luck of Roaring Camp | Yuba Bill | 1937 |
| Black Aces | Wolf Whalen | 1937 |
| The Rangers Step In | Wes | 1937 |
| Wild West Days | Trigger Benton | 1937 |
| Anything for a Thrill | Henchman | 1937 |
| Smoke Tree Range | Henchman Paso Wells | 1937 |
| Secret Agent X-9 | 'Trader' Delaney [Chs. 7-9, 11-12] | 1937 |
| The Soldier and the Lady | Tartar / Tartar (Uncredited) | 1937 |
| Trouble in Morocco | Henchman | 1937 |
| Sandflow | Quayle | 1937 |
| Ranger Courage | Henchman Toady | 1937 |
| Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island | Wilson - Gang Yacht Captain / Gang Yacht Capt. Wilson | 1936 |
| Ghost-Town Gold | Monk (Barrington's Henchman) / 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 | Cherokee Joe - Henchman / Henchman Cherokee Joe | 1936 |
| Private Number | Policeman in Raid / Policeman in Raid (Uncredited) | 1936 |
| The Lonely Trail | Captain Hays | 1936 |
| The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand | Henchman Number Six - aka Spike Harvey | 1936 |
| On the Wrong Trek | Gang Member in Cap | 1936 |
| Feud of the West | 'Hawk' Decker | 1936 |
| Heroes of the Range | Slick | 1936 |
| Song of the Saddle | Henchman | 1936 |
| The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | Gorley Falin | 1936 |
| Rose of the Rancho | Kincaid Henchman | 1936 |
| Swifty | Clam Givens | 1935 |
| The Ivory-Handled Gun | Alf Steen | 1935 |
| Lawless Range | Tall Ranch Hand Clocking John | 1935 |
| Wild Mustang | Utah Evans | 1935 |
| Barbary Coast | Townsman on Pier | 1935 |
| Branded a Coward | Henchman | 1935 |
| The Arizonian | Henchman-Deputy Red Fern | 1935 |
| The Miracle Rider | Longboat | 1935 |
| The Crimson Trail | Henchman Cal | 1935 |
| Mystery Mountain | Hank - Rattler Henchman / Rattler Henchman Hank | 1934 |
| When a Man Sees Red | Henchman Spook | 1934 |
| Kid Millions | Desert Rider | 1934 |
| Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back | Sailor | 1934 |
| Burn 'Em Up Barnes | Henchman Frazer [Chs. 5-12] | 1934 |
| A Man's Game | Kane | 1934 |
| Smoking Guns | Henchman Biff | 1934 |
| Sing and Like It | Mug at Premiere | 1934 |
| Spitfire | Sam Cleaver | 1934 |
| Sixteen Fathoms Deep | Cimos - Second Henchman | 1934 |
| The Fighting Code | Henchman Carter | 1933 |
| The Mystery Squadron | Bracken | 1933 |
| Before Midnight | Plainclothesman | 1933 |
| Hold the Press | Convict Trimble | 1933 |
| Lady for a Day | Reception Guest | 1933 |
| The Trail Drive | Henchman Blake | 1933 |
| The Midnight Patrol | Tire Thief | 1933 |
| Rainbow Ranch | Marvin Black | 1933 |
| The Fugitive | Dutch Walton | 1933 |
| Laughing at Life | Construction Worker | 1933 |
| King of the Arena | Bargoff | 1933 |
| Sunset Pass | Dick | 1933 |
| The Whispering Shadow | Jasper Slade - The Convict | 1933 |
| Phantom Thunderbolt | One-Shot Mallory / 'One-Shot' Mallory | 1933 |
| On Your Guard | Chuck Gaspar / Chuck Benson | 1933 |
| Island of Lost Souls | Mr. Hogan | 1932 |
| The Forty-Niners | Settler | 1932 |
| The Pride of the Legion | Louis | 1932 |
| Between Fighting Men | Cowhand | 1932 |
| Gold | Henchman Without Mustache | 1932 |
| Come on, Tarzan | Spike - Henchman / Henchman Spike | 1932 |
| The Night Rider | Steve - Henchman / Steve | 1932 |
| Cornered | Pete Fleming | 1932 |
| The Last of the Mohicans | Magua | 1932 |
| The World and the Flesh | Revolutionary | 1932 |
| The Fighting Fool | Henchman Charley | 1932 |
| Ridin' for Justice | Deputy Bob | 1932 |
| Ladies of the Big House | Inmate | 1931 |
| The Deadline | Lefty | 1931 |
| Beau Hunks | New Recruit | 1931 |
| The Lightning Warrior | Wells - Henchman | 1931 |
| 24 Hours | Dave the Slapper | 1931 |
| Branded | Tex aka Bill Saunders | 1931 |
| Pardon Us | Prisoner - Tiger's Pal | 1931 |
| The Vanishing Legion | Marno / Henchman Marno | 1931 |
| Subway Express | Guard | 1931 |
| City Streets | First Henchman | 1931 |
| Trader Horn | (scenes deleted) | 1931 |
| The Conquering Horde | Digger Hale | 1931 |
| Cimarron | Killer | 1931 |
| The Last Parade | One of Marino's Henchmen | 1931 |
| The Criminal Code | Convict Barber | 1930 |
| Women Everywhere | Swedish Legionnaire | 1930 |
| Bear Shooters | Bootlegger #1 / Bob | 1930 |
| The Cuckoos | Gypsy | 1930 |
| The Lone Defender | Jenkins / Jenkins - Henchman | 1930 |
| Devil-May-Care | Bonapartist | 1929 |
| The Virginian | Rustler Who Is Shot | 1929 |
| Condemned! | Prison Guard | 1929 |
| The Mysterious Island | Island Stronghold Guard | 1929 |
| The Black Watch | 42nd Highlander | 1929 |
| Weary River | Prison Guard | 1929 |
| The Divine Lady | Sailor Upset at Rotten Food | 1928 |
| The Big Killing | Sixth Beagle Son | 1928 |
| Fleetwing | Auda | 1928 |
| Four Sons | German Army Barber | 1928 |
| The Noose | Death Row Convict | 1928 |
| Sunrise | Villager | 1927 |
| Hills of Peril | Red | 1927 |
| Duck Soup | Forest Ranger | 1927 |
| Somebody's Fault | The Electrician | 1927 |
| The Eagle of the Sea | Pirate | 1926 |
| The Temptress | Duras Henchman | 1926 |
| The Devil Horse | Prowling Wolf (as Robert Kortman) / Prowling Wolf | 1926 |
| Love on the Rio Grande | 1925 | |
| Below Zero | Pierre Baptiste | 1925 |
| Unseen Enemies | 'Bingo' Strook | 1925 |
| The White Sheep | Milt Tyler | 1924 |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Hook-Hand | 1923 |
| His Last Race | Henchman | 1923 |
| The Shock | Henchman | 1923 |
| Scars of Jealousy | Revenue officer | 1923 |
| The Lone Hand | Curley | 1922 |
| Another Man's Boots | Sly Stevens | 1922 |
| Heart's Haven | Dog Catcher | 1922 |
| Arabian Love | Ahmed Bey | 1922 |
| Travelin' on | Gila / Gila (as Robert Kortman) | 1922 |
| Montana Bill | Crooked Ranch Foreman | 1921 |
| Western Pep | Head of the Gang | 1921 |
| The Whistle | Scardon | 1921 |
| Godless Men | Seaman Speiss | 1920 |
| Through the Wrong Door | James | 1919 |
| Square Deal Sanderson | Hired Killer | 1919 |
| The Narrow Trail | Moose Holleran | 1917 |
| The Silent Man | Sheriff | 1917 |
| Lieutenant Danny, U.S.A. | Pedro Lopez | 1916 |
| The No-Good Guy | 'Hair Trigger' Jo | 1916 |
| The Waifs | Bat | 1916 |
| Hell's Hinges | Rowdy Townsman | 1916 |
| The Disciple | Bill Smith - Mob Leader | 1915 |
| The Coward | A Union Officer | 1915 |
| The Ruse | A Gangster | 1915 |
