
Bob Kortman
Actor · Died March 13, 1967, aged 79 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Biography from TMDB.
- December 24, 1887
- March 13, 1967 (aged 79)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Actor
- 63 on MovieCove · 174 credits in all
What are Bob Kortman's films like?
Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 27
Light 22 · Serious 4 · Dark 1
Grounded 18 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1
Gentle 6 · Charged 17 · Intense 4
Steady 18 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 1
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 2
Casual 20 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 23 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 0
Resolved 27 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 4 of 6 analyzed roles.
- Shadowas Prowling Wolf in The Devil Horse (1926)
- Shadowas Marvin Black in Rainbow Ranch (1933)
- Tricksteras Longboat in The Miracle Rider (1935)
- Shadowas Hawk Decker in Feud of the West (1936)
- Shadowas One-Eye Chapin in Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)
- Threshold guardianas Matt Brawley in Stagecoach Outlaws (1945)
Moods and endings
- Happy24
- Bittersweet3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Bob Kortman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 39 of their 63 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (28).
- Sunrise (1927) · actor · free
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) · actor · free
- The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940) · actor · free
- The Green Hornet (1940) · actor · free
- Hell's Hinges (1916) · actor · free
- The Miracle Rider (1935) · actor · free
- Renegade Trail (1939) · actor · free
- Zorro Rides Again (1937) · actor · free
- The House Across the Bay (1940) · actor · free
- Come on, Tarzan (1932) · actor · free
- Texas Trail (1937) · actor · free
- Border Patrol (1943) · actor · free
- All their movies on Tubi
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) · actor
- Call of the Rockies (1944) · actor
- Renegade Trail (1939) · actor
- Border Patrol (1943) · actor
- Wide Open Town (1941) · actor
- Lost Canyon (1942) · actor
- Hidden Gold (1940) · actor
- Leather Burners (1943) · actor
- Ghost Town Gold (1936) · actor
- Winds of the Wasteland (1936) · actor
- Luck of Roaring Camp (1937) · actor
- Fugitive Valley (1941) · actor
- +2 more
- Sunrise (1927) · actor · free
- Broken Arrow (1950) · actor · free
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) · actor · free
- The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940) · actor · free
- Hell's Hinges (1916) · actor · free
- Zorro Rides Again (1937) · actor · free
- Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936) · actor · free
- Winds of the Wasteland (1936) · actor · free
- The Renegade Ranger (1938) · actor · free
- Rawhide Rangers (1941) · actor · free
- The Whispering Skull (1944) · actor · free
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) · actor
- The Green Hornet (1940) · actor
- Zorro Rides Again (1937) · actor
- The House Across the Bay (1940) · actor
- Come on, Tarzan (1932) · actor
- Hidden Gold (1940) · actor
- Man from Music Mountain (1943) · actor
- Winds of the Wasteland (1936) · actor
- The Whispering Skull (1944) · actor
- Feud of the West (1936) · actor
- Best Westerns Ever, show their 9 titles on Best Westerns Ever
- Great American Pure Flix, show their 5 titles on Great American Pure Flix
- IndieFlix, show their 3 titles on IndieFlix
- Best TV Ever, show their 2 titles on Best TV Ever
- Dove Channel, show their title on Dove Channel
- Midnight Pulp, show their title on Midnight Pulp
- ScreenPix, show their title on ScreenPix
- Shout! TV, show their title on Shout! TV
Subscription and free streaming for Bob Kortman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
174 credits, 63 with a MovieCove page.

Western von gestern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Flaming Feather(1952)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Best of the Badmen(1951)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Ace in the Hole(1951)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Mating Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

Copper Canyon(1950)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Branded(1950)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Broken Arrow(1950)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Sorrowful Jones(1949)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Whispering Smith(1948)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Hazard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

California(1947)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Virginian(1946)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Frontier Gunlaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Stagecoach Outlaws(1945)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Along Came Jones(1945)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Marked for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

The Whispering Skull(1944)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Call of the Rockies(1944)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Pinto Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Outlaws of Santa Fe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Guns of the Law(1944)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)Lucky Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

California Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Boss of Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Man from Music Mountain(1943)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Bullets and Saddles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Black Hills Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Leather Burners(1943)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Riders of the Rio Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

The Avenging Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Border Patrol(1943)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Days of Old Cheyenne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

The Sundown Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Lost Canyon(1942)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Bandit Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Thundering Hoofs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Twilight on the Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Stick to Your Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Wide Open Town(1941)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Fugitive Valley(1941)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Rawhide Rangers(1941)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Lady from Louisiana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

The Lone Rider Rides On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Law and Order (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Brigham Young(1940)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
When the Daltons Rode(1940)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Stagecoach War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Winners of the West(1940)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Adventures of Red Ryder(1940)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Hidden Gold(1940)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Boss of Bullion City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

The House Across the Bay(1940)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Green Hornet(1940)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Oklahoma Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Renegade Trail(1939)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Beau Geste(1939)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Oregon Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Hotel Imperial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Union Pacific(1939)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Oklahoma Kid(1939)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Law of the Texan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

The Mysterious Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

The Renegade Ranger(1938)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Texas Trail(1937)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Luck of Roaring Camp(1937)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Black Aces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Wild West Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Anything for a Thrill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Smoke Tree Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

The Soldier and the Lady(1937)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Trouble in Morocco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Sandflow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Ranger Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Zorro Rides Again(1937)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Ghost Town Gold(1936)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Unknown Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Romance Rides the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Winds of the Wasteland(1936)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Private Number (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

The Stagecoach Race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

The Lonely Trail(1936)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Feud of the West(1936)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Heroes of the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Song of the Saddle(1936)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Swifty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

The Ivory-Handled Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Lawless Range(1935)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Wild Mustang(1935)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Arizonian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

The Miracle Rider(1935)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Crimson Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Mystery Mountain(1934)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Smoking Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Sixteen Fathoms Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

The Mystery Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Before Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

The Trail Drive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

The Midnight Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Rainbow Ranch(1933)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

King of the Arena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Phantom Thunderbolt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Terror Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

On Your Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Island of Lost Souls(1932)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Pride of the Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

White Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Come on, Tarzan(1932)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Night Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

The Last of the Mohicans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

The Fighting Fool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

The Lightning Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

24 Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

The Vanishing Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

Subway Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

The Conquering Horde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

Cimarron(1931)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
The Criminal Code(1931)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all filmsLos cazadores de osos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

Bear Shooters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

The Big Kick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
The Gas Station (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

The Lone Defender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

The Fighting Parson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

Devil-May-Care (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

Waltzing Around (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

Weary River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

The Big Killing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

Fleetwing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

Blood Will Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

Sunrise(1927)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Hills of Peril (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

Duck Soup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
Drama Deluxe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

The Eagle of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
The Non-Stop Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

The Devil Horse(1926)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Honest Injun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

Love on the Rio Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)
Below Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

The White Sheep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Scars of Jealousy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

All the Brothers Were Valiant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

The Lone Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

Gun-Shy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

Arabian Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

Travelin' On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)
Wolf Pack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

Winners of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

The Whistle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

Godless Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

The Great Radium Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

Through the Wrong Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

Square Deal Sanderson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

The Narrow Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

The Silent Man(1917)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Hell's Hinges(1916)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Coward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

The Disciple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

The $100,000 Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)
The Golden Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)
The Failure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

Cash Parrish's Pal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

Bad Buck of Santa Ynez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)
Career shape
Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 173 titles from 1915 to 1978.
Film career
- 1916Screen debut· Hell's Hinges
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Bob Kortman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 63; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th26
- 25th to 49th20
- Below 25th7
Shape of the crowd
28 of their 63 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser28
- Broadly Agreed8
- Mixed22
Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Bob Kortman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Bob Kortman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William Nobles shares the most, 8.
Directors
- Harry L. FraserShared titles: The Whispering Skull (1944), Feud of the West (1936), Wild Mustang (1935), Rainbow Ranch (1933)See all 4 shared titles with Harry L. Fraser

- Lesley SelanderShared titles: Call of the Rockies (1944), Lost Canyon (1942), Wide Open Town (1941)See all 3 shared titles with Lesley Selander

- Ray TaylorShared titles: Rawhide Rangers (1941), Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936), The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936)See all 3 shared titles with Ray Taylor

- Mack V. WrightShared titles: Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936), The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936), Winds of the Wasteland (1936)See all 3 shared titles with Mack V. Wright

Writers
- John RathmellShared titles: Zorro Rides Again (1937), Ghost Town Gold (1936), The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936), The Miracle Rider (1935)See all 4 shared titles with John Rathmell
- Clarence E. MulfordShared titles: Lost Canyon (1942), Wide Open Town (1941), Texas Trail (1937)See all 3 shared titles with Clarence E. Mulford
- Oliver DrakeShared titles: Fugitive Valley (1941), The Renegade Ranger (1938), Ghost Town Gold (1936)See all 3 shared titles with Oliver Drake

- Barney A. SareckyShared titles: Adventures of Red Ryder (1940), The Miracle Rider (1935), Mystery Mountain (1934)See all 3 shared titles with Barney A. Sarecky
Actors
- Ed CassidyShared titles: Stagecoach Outlaws (1945), The Whispering Skull (1944), Rawhide Rangers (1941), Feud of the West (1936), Winds of the Wasteland (1936)See all 5 shared titles with Ed Cassidy

- Tom LondonShared titles: Call of the Rockies (1944), Fugitive Valley (1941), The Miracle Rider (1935)See all 3 shared titles with Tom London

- William BoydShared titles: Lost Canyon (1942), Wide Open Town (1941), Texas Trail (1937)See all 3 shared titles with William Boyd

- Reed HowesShared titles: Fugitive Valley (1941), Zorro Rides Again (1937), Feud of the West (1936)See all 3 shared titles with Reed Howes

Cinematographers and editors
- William NoblesShared titles: Zorro Rides Again (1937), Ghost Town Gold (1936), Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936), The Lonely Trail (1936), The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936), Winds of the Wasteland (1936), The Miracle Rider (1935), Mystery Mountain (1934)See all 8 shared titles with William Nobles
- Murray SeldeenShared titles: Call of the Rockies (1944), Ghost Town Gold (1936), Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936), The Lonely Trail (1936), The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936), Winds of the Wasteland (1936)See all 6 shared titles with Murray Seldeen
- Russell HarlanShared titles: Lost Canyon (1942), Wide Open Town (1941), Texas Trail (1937)See all 3 shared titles with Russell Harlan

- Helene TurnerShared titles: Zorro Rides Again (1937), Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936), The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936)See all 3 shared titles with Helene Turner
Producers
- Nat LevineShared titles: Ghost Town Gold (1936), Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936), The Lonely Trail (1936), The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936), Winds of the Wasteland (1936), The Miracle Rider (1935), Mystery Mountain (1934)See all 7 shared titles with Nat Levine

- Harry ShermanShared titles: Lost Canyon (1942), Wide Open Town (1941), Texas Trail (1937)See all 3 shared titles with Harry Sherman

- Sol C. SiegelShared titles: Zorro Rides Again (1937), Ghost Town Gold (1936), Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936)See all 3 shared titles with Sol C. Siegel

- Arthur AlexanderShared titles: Guns of the Law (1944), The Whispering Skull (1944)See all 2 shared titles with Arthur Alexander
Mixed roles
- Armand SchaeferShared titles: The Miracle Rider (1935), Mystery Mountain (1934)See all 2 shared titles with Armand Schaefer



