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