Ricardo Montalban
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Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, KSG ( November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Mexican radio, television, theatre and film actor. He had a career spanning seven decades (motion pictures from 1943 to 2006) and multiple notable roles. 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". Date of Death 14 January 2009, Los Angeles, California (congestive heart failure)
Acted in
Star Trek: Short Treks
2018
as Khan (voice) (archive footage)
Perdida
2009
The Ant Bully
2006
as Head of Council (voice)
American Dad!
2005
as General Juanito Pequeño (voice)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
as Grandfather
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
as Grandfather
Kim Possible
2002
as Señor Senior Sr. (voice)
Titans
2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
as Vartkes (voice)
Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer
1999
as Self
Family Guy
1999
as The Cow (voice)
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998
as Self
Love Boat: The Next Wave
1998
as Manuel Kaire
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
1997
as Self
Freakazoid!
1995
as Armondo Guitierrez (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as King Carlos (voice)
Chicago Hope
1994
Heaven Help Us
1994
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
The Golden Palace
1992
as Lawrence Gentry
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991
as Self
Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency
1991
as Narrator
Dream On
1990
as Alejandro Goldman
B.L. Stryker
1989
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
as Vincent Ludwig
American Masters
1986
as Self
The Colbys
1985
as Zach Powers
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Vaclav Maryska
Cannonball Run II
1984
as King
Fatima
1984
as Himself
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983
as Self
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982
as Khan Noonien Singh
Space For Women
1981
as Narrator
Dynasty
1981
Dynasty
1981
as Zachary 'Zach' Powers
B. J. and the Bear
1979
Where Dreams Come True
1979
as Narrator
The Magic of David Copperfield
1978
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
as Self
El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa
1978
as Felipe (archive footage)
Fantasy Island
1978
as Mr. Roarke
Return to Fantasy Island
1978
as Mr. Roarke
Captains Courageous
1977
as Manuel
Fantasy Island
1977
as Mr. Roarke
Mission to Glory: A True Story
1977
as Gen. Lafuente
Joe Panther
1976
as Turtle George
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as Silent Film Star
McNaughton's Daughter
1976
as Dist. Atty. Charles Quintero
Wonder Woman
1975
as Abner Smith
Switch
1975
as Jean-Paul
The Mark of Zorro
1974
as Captain Esteban
Wonder Woman
1974
as Abner Smith
Fade-In
1973
as Himself
Mustang
1973
as Narrator (voice)
Griff
1973
Police Story
1973
The Train Robbers
1973
as The Pinkerton Man
St. Augustine: The Oldest City
1973
as (Self) Narrator
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
as Armando
Fireball Forward
1972
as Jean Duval
The Face of Fear
1971
as Sergeant Frank Ortega
Nichols
1971
as Colonel Diego Alcazar
Columbo
1971
as Luis Montoya
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
as Armando
Centinelas del Silencio
1971
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
1971
as Al Matteo
The Deserter
1970
as Natachai
The Aquarians
1970
as Dr. Luis Delgado
Dan August
1970
Black Water Gold
1970
as Alejandro Zayas
The Desperate Mission
1969
as Joaquin Murieta
The Pigeon
1969
as John Stambler / Kane
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Rick Rivera
Bracken's World
1969
Sweet Charity
1969
as Vittorio
Here's Lucy
1968
as Prince Phillip Gregory
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Tokura
The Name of the Game
1968
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Alex Pareno
The Name of the Game
1968
as Bernard Torres
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
1968
as Self
Blue
1968
as Ortega
Sol Madrid
1968
as Jalisco
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Nick Grobbo
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self
The High Chaparral
1967
as El Tigre
The High Chaparral
1967
as Padre Eduardo Sanchez
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1967
as Self
Ironside
1967
The Longest Hundred Miles
1967
as Father Sanchez
Code Name: Heraclitus
1967
as Janacek
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1966
as The White King
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Gerard Sefra
Felony Squad
1966
Star Trek
1966
as Khan Noonien Singh
The Singing Nun
1966
as Father Clementi
Madame X
1966
as Phil Benton
The Wild Wild West
1965
The Long, Hot Summer
1965
The Money Trap
1965
as Pete Delanos
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!
1964
as Fernando
The Fantasticks
1964
as El Gallo
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
as Little Wolf
Daniel Boone
1964
as Count Alfonso De Borba
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Slattery's People
1964
The Rogues
1964
The Great Adventure
1963
as Philip Crow
The Great Adventure
1963
as Jean Lafitte
Burke's Law
1963
as Nicholas Amenor
Burke's Law
1963
as Armand Dubovier
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
The Lieutenant
1963
Love Is a Ball
1963
as Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau
The Reluctant Saint
1962
as Don Raspi
Combat!
1962
as Barbu
The Virginian
1962
as Enrique Cuellar
The Virginian
1962
as Louis Boissevain
The Virginian
1962
as Francisco Sosentes
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
1962
as Major Padula
Rage of the Buccaneers
1961
as Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer
Alcoa Premiere
1961
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Damon West
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Vincent Pavanne
The Defenders
1961
as 'Spanish John' Espejo
Play of the Week: Rashomon
1960
as Bandit Tasmoro
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960
as Louie Ramponi
Checkmate
1960
Play of the Week
1959
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Captain Henri Privaux
Riverboat
1959
as Lt. Devereaux
Bonanza
1959
as Matsou
The Dick Clark Show
1958
as Self
Sayonara
1957
as Nakamura
Desert Warrior
1957
as Prince Said
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Three for Jamie Dawn
1956
as George Lorenz
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Tony Lorca
Gunsmoke
1955
as Chato
A Life in the Balance
1955
as Antonio Gómez
The Queen of Babylon
1954
as Amal
Untouched
1954
as Federico Vascon
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Climax!
1954
as Pete McLean
Climax!
1954
as Joe Bermudes
The Saracen Blade
1954
as Pietro Donati
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Self - Guest Host / Gino
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Joe Martinez
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Angelo Pelligrini
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Nemo Rustin
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Frank
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Frank Montclair
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Tony Santos
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Father Garcia
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Father William Gomez
Latin Lovers
1953
as Roberto Santos
Sombrero
1953
as Pepe Gonzales
General Electric Theater
1953
as Esteban Espinosa
My Man and I
1952
as Chu Chu Ramirez
The Million Dollar Nickel
1952
as Himself
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as El Gallo
Across the Wide Missouri
1951
as Ironshirt
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Pietro
The Mark of the Renegade
1951
as Marcos Zappa
Two Weeks with Love
1950
as Demi Armendez
Right Cross
1950
as Johnny Monterez
Star Time
1950
as Self
Mystery Street
1950
as Peter Moralas
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Panelist
Battleground
1949
as Roderigues
Border Incident
1949
as Pablo Rodriguez
Neptune's Daughter
1949
as Jose O'Rourke
The Kissing Bandit
1948
as Fiesta Specialty Dancer
On an Island with You
1948
as Ricardo Montalban
Fiesta
1947
as Mario Morales
Fantasía ranchera
1947
Pepita Jimenez
1946
as Luis Vargas
La casa de la zorra
1945
The Hour of Truth
1945
Cadetes de la naval
1945
La Fuga
1944
as Teniente
Cinco fueron escogidos
1943
Santa
1943
as Jarameño
The Three Musketeers
1942
as (uncredited)
He's a Latin from Staten Island
1941
I Know Catherine, The Log Lady
as Self (archive footage)