Ricardo Montalban
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Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino (November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Mexican-American actor. He had a career spanning seven decades (motion pictures from 1943 to 2006) across radio, television, theatre, and film. During the mid-1970s, Montalbán was most notable as the spokesman in automobile advertisements for the Chrysler Cordoba, in which he famously extolled the "soft Corinthian leather" used for its interior. He also advertised the Chrysler New Yorker. From 1977 to 1984, he became famous as Mr. Roarke the main star in the television series Fantasy Island. He played Khan Noonien Singh in both the 1967 episode "Space Seed" of the first season of the original Star Trek series, and the 1982 film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. He won an Emmy Award in 1978 for his role in the mini series How the West Was Won and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild in 1993. Into his 80s, he continued to perform, often providing voices for animated films and commercials, and appearing in several Spy Kids films as Grandfather Valentin.
Known for
Credits
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
as Vincent Ludwig
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
as Grandfather
The Ant Bully (2006)
as Head of Council (voice)
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
as Grandfather
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
as Khan Noonien Singh
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
as Armando
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
as Armando
Cannonball Run II (1984)
as King
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
as Little Wolf
The Train Robbers (1973)
as The Pinkerton Man
Battleground (1949)
as Roderigues
Sweet Charity (1969)
as Vittorio
Sayonara (1957)
as Nakamura
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mystery Street (1950)
as Peter Moralas
Madame X (1966)
as Phil Benton
Across the Wide Missouri (1951)
as Ironshirt
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
as Major Padula
Fiesta (1947)
as Mario Morales
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997)
as Self
Border Incident (1949)
as Pablo Rodriguez
Fantasy Island (1977)
as Mr. Roarke
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
as Silent Film Star
Blue (1968)
as Ortega
Neptune's Daughter (1949)
as Jose O'Rourke
Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)
as Self
The Singing Nun (1966)
as Father Clementi
Right Cross (1950)
as Johnny Monterez
Two Weeks with Love (1950)
as Demi Armendez
He's a Latin from Staten Island (1941)
Actor
Love is a Ball (1963)
as Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau
On an Island with You (1948)
as Ricardo Montez
The Money Trap (1965)
as Pete Delanos
The Three Musketeers (1942)
as (uncredited)
Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960)
as Louie Ramponi
Fade In (1973)
as Himself
The Deserter (1970)
as Natachai
Wonder Woman (1974)
as Abner Smith
Fireball Forward (1972)
as Jean Duval
Desert Warrior (1957)
as Prince Said
Chango, Guardian of the Mayan Treasure (1972)
as Narrator
The Kissing Bandit (1948)
as Fiesta Specialty Dancer
Sol Madrid (1968)
as Jalisco
Sombrero (1953)
as Pepe Gonzales
The Mark of the Renegade (1951)
as Marcos Zappa
The Mark of Zorro (1974)
as Captain Esteban
Latin Lovers (1953)
as Roberto Santos
Captains Courageous (1977)
as Manuel
Play of the Week: Rashomon (1960)
as Bandit Tasmoro
Rage of the Buccaneers (1961)
as Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (1978)
as Self
The Aquarians (1970)
as Dr. Luis Delgado
The Longest Hundred Miles (1967)
as Father Sanchez
My Man and I (1952)
as Chu Chu Ramirez
The Desperate Mission (1969)
as Joaquin Murieta
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special (1991)
as Self
Mission to Glory: A True Story (1977)
as General Lafuente
The Pigeon (1969)
as John Stambler / Kane
Fatima (1984)
as Self - Host
Black Water Gold (1970)
as Alejandro Zayas
Child of Trouble (1957)
as Teddy Green
The Queen of Babylon (1954)
as Amal
Cinco fueron escogidos (1943)
Actor
Sentinels of Silence (1971)
Actor
The Saracen Blade (1954)
as Pietro Donati
Where Dreams Come True (1979)
as Narrator
Alice Through the Looking Glass (1966)
as The White King
The Reluctant Saint (1962)
as Don Raspi
Joe Panther (1976)
as Turtle George
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross (1971)
as Al Matteo
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (1983)
as Self
Pepita Jiménez (1946)
as Luis Vargas
Untouched (1954)
as Federico Vascon
The Face of Fear (1971)
as Sergeant Frank Ortega
Return to Fantasy Island (1978)
as Mr. Roarke
Code Name: Heraclitus (1967)
as Janacek
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo! (1964)
as Fernando
Three for Jamie Dawn (1956)
as George Lorenz
A Life in the Balance (1955)
as Antonio Gómez
The Fantasticks (1964)
as El Gallo
Mustang (1973)
as Narrator (voice)
Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer (1999)
as Self
The Hour of Truth (1945)
Actor
Nosotros (1945)
as Armando Suárez
Santa (1943)
as Jarameño
St. Augustine: The Oldest City (1973)
as (Self) Narrator
La Fuga (1944)
as Teniente
Space For Women (1981)
as Self - Narrator
The Million Dollar Nickel (1952)
as Self
Perdida (2009)
Actor
Fantasía ranchera (1947)
Actor
El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa (1978)
as Felipe (archive footage)
La casa de la zorra (1945)
Actor
Cadetes de la naval (1945)
Actor
Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency (1991)
as Narrator
Walls of Fire (1971)
as Self - Narrator