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