Pedro de Cordoba (1913)

In 1913, Pedro was a member of the resident summer stock cast at Elitch Theatre. His first film was Cecil B. DeMille’s version of Carmen (1915), and he soon became a regular leading man in Hollywood. His Broadway career cast him with such stage actresses as Jane Cowl and Katharine Cornell.

In the Alfred Hitchcock film, Saboteur, his character hides fugitives Robert Cummings and Priscilla Lane in his carnival wagon overnight.

Seasons at the Theatre

1913

Elitch Theatre Productions/Roles:

Week of June 7: The Concert, by Leo Ditrichstein.
Week of June 15: The Talker, by Marion Fairfax.
Week of June 22: The Dollar Mark, by George Broadhurst.
Week of June 29: Man and Superman, by Bernard Shaw.
Week of July 6: The Heir of the Hoorah, by Paul Armstrong.
Week of July 13: The Gamblers, by Charles Klein.
Week of July 20: Nobody’s Widow, by Avery Hopwood.
Week of July 27: The Greyhound, by Paul Armstrong and Wilson Mizner.
Week of Aug. 3: Sauce for the Goose, by Geraldine Bonner.
Week of Aug. 10: Shore Acres, by James A. Herne.
Week of Aug. 17: The Grain of Dust, by Louis E. Shipman.
Week of Aug. 24: Smith, by W. Somerset Maugham.
Week of Aug. 31: The Woman, by William C. DeMille, with Helen Ware.

Notable Roles, Awards, and Other Work:

He was classically trained in theatre, with a preference for stage work over silent film for much of his early career.
His first film role was in Carmen (1915), directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
He had a successful Broadway career, acting in works by such playwrights as Maurice Maeterlinck and George Bernard Shaw, and with notable stage actresses like Jane Cowl and Katharine Cornell.
In the later (talkie) era of films, he was often cast in roles fitting an aristocratic or clerical (especially Hispanic) character, thanks both to his bearing and speaking voice.

Elitch Theatre Connections:

His first film was Elitch Alum, Cecil B. DeMille’s, version of Carmen (1915)
In the Alfred Hitchcock film, Saboteur, his character hides Elitch Alum, Robert Cummings.
Starred in the uncredited role of Father Del Puento in the film Crisis (1950 film) with Elitch Alum, José Ferrer.