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