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