Ricardo Montalban

Personal Info

Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
November 25, 1920

Place of Birth:
Mexico City, Mexico

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Ricardo Montalban

Biography

Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino (November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Mexican 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

Filmography

Year Movie Role
2025 I Know Catherine, the Log Lady Self (archive footage)
2009 Perdida
2006 The Ant Bully Head of Council (voice)
2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Grandfather
2002 Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams Grandfather
1999 Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer Self
1998 Behind the Planet of the Apes Self
1997 Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line Self
1994 That's Entertainment! III (archive footage)
1991 Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency Narrator
1991 Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special Self
1988 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Vincent Ludwig
1984 Cannonball Run II King
1984 Fatima Himself
1983 All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra Self
1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Khan Noonien Singh
1981 Space For Women Narrator
1979 Where Dreams Come True Narrator
1978 El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa Felipe (archive footage)
1978 Return to Fantasy Island Mr. Roarke
1978 NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney Self
1977 Mission to Glory: A True Story Gen. Lafuente
1977 Fantasy Island Mr. Roarke
1977 Captains Courageous Manuel
1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood Silent Film Star
1976 Joe Panther Turtle George
1974 The Mark of Zorro Captain Esteban
1974 Wonder Woman Abner Smith
1973 Fade In Himself
1973 The Train Robbers The Pinkerton Man
1973 St. Augustine: The Oldest City (Self) Narrator
1973 Mustang Narrator (voice)
1972 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes Armando
1972 Fireball Forward Jean Duval
1971 Sentinels of Silence
1971 Sarge: The Badge or the Cross Al Matteo
1971 Escape from the Planet of the Apes Armando
1971 The Face of Fear Sergeant Frank Ortega
1970 The Deserter Natachai
1970 The Aquarians Dr. Luis Delgado
1970 Black Water Gold Alejandro Zayas
1969 Sweet Charity Vittorio
1969 The Pigeon John Stambler / Kane
1969 The Desperate Mission Joaquin Murieta
1968 Sol Madrid Jalisco
1968 Blue Ortega
1967 Code Name: Heraclitus Janacek
1967 The Longest Hundred Miles Father Sanchez
1966 Madame X Phil Benton
1966 The Singing Nun Father Clementi
1966 Alice Through the Looking Glass The White King
1965 The Money Trap Pete Delanos
1964 Cheyenne Autumn Little Wolf
1964 ¡Buenas noches, año nuevo! Fernando
1964 The Fantasticks El Gallo
1963 Love Is a Ball Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau
1962 Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man Major Padula
1962 The Reluctant Saint Don Raspi
1961 Rage of the Buccaneers Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer
1960 Let No Man Write My Epitaph Louie Ramponi
1960 Play of the Week: Rashomon Bandit Tasmoro
1957 Sayonara Nakamura
1957 Desert Warrior Prince Said
1956 Three for Jamie Dawn George Lorenz
1955 A Life in the Balance Antonio Gómez
1954 Untouched Federico Vascon
1954 The Queen of Babylon Amal
1954 The Saracen Blade Pietro Donati
1953 Latin Lovers Roberto Santos
1953 Sombrero Pepe Gonzales
1952 My Man and I Chu Chu Ramirez
1952 The Million Dollar Nickel Himself
1951 Across the Wide Missouri Ironshirt
1951 The Mark of the Renegade Marcos Zappa
1950 Two Weeks with Love Demi Armendez
1950 Mystery Street Peter Moralas
1950 Right Cross Johnny Monterez
1949 Battleground Roderigues
1949 Border Incident Pablo Rodriguez
1949 Neptune's Daughter Jose O'Rourke
1948 On an Island with You Ricardo Montalban
1948 The Kissing Bandit Fiesta Specialty Dancer
1947 Fiesta Mario Morales
1947 Fantasía ranchera
1946 Pepita Jimenez Luis Vargas
1945 Cadetes de la naval
1945 La casa de la zorra
1945 The Hour of Truth
1945 Nosotros Armando Suárez
1944 La Fuga Teniente
1943 Cinco fueron escogidos
1943 Santa Jarameño
1942 The Three Musketeers (uncredited)
1941 He's a Latin from Staten Island
Year TV Show Role
2018 Star Trek: Short Treks Khan (voice) (archive footage)
2005 American Dad! General Juanito Pequeño (voice)
2002 Kim Possible Señor Senior Sr. (voice)
2000 Titans
2000 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Vartkes (voice)
1999 Family Guy The Cow (voice)
1998 Love Boat: The Next Wave Manuel Kaire
1995 Freakazoid! Armondo Guitierrez (voice)
1995 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child King Carlos (voice)
1994 Chicago Hope
1994 Heaven Help Us
1992 The Golden Palace Lawrence Gentry
1991 Burt Reynolds' Conversations with... Self
1990 Dream On Alejandro Goldman
1989 B.L. Stryker
1986 American Masters Self
1985 The Colbys Zach Powers
1984 Murder, She Wrote Vaclav Maryska
1981 Dynasty
1981 Dynasty Zachary 'Zach' Powers
1979 B. J. and the Bear
1978 Fantasy Island Mr. Roarke
1978 The Magic of David Copperfield
1976 McNaughton's Daughter Dist. Atty. Charles Quintero
1975 Switch Jean-Paul
1973 Police Story
1973 Griff
1971 Columbo Luis Montoya
1971 The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971 Nichols Colonel Diego Alcazar
1970 Dan August
1969 Marcus Welby, M.D. Rick Rivera
1969 Bracken's World
1968 Here's Lucy Prince Phillip Gregory
1968 Hawaii Five-O Tokura
1968 The Name of the Game
1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Self
1968 The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show Self
1968 Hawaii Five-O Alex Pareno
1968 The Name of the Game Bernard Torres
1968 It Takes a Thief Nick Grobbo
1967 Ironside
1967 The High Chaparral El Tigre
1967 The High Chaparral Padre Eduardo Sanchez
1967 The Carol Burnett Show Self
1966 Star Trek Khan Noonien Singh
1966 Mission: Impossible Gerard Sefra
1966 Felony Squad
1965 The Long, Hot Summer
1965 The Wild Wild West
1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 Daniel Boone Count Alfonso De Borba
1964 Slattery's People
1964 The Rogues
1963 Burke's Law Nicholas Amenor
1963 The Great Adventure Philip Crow
1963 The Greatest Show on Earth
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 The Lieutenant
1963 Burke's Law Armand Dubovier
1963 The Great Adventure Jean Lafitte
1962 Combat! Barbu
1962 The Virginian Enrique Cuellar
1962 The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962 The Virginian Louis Boissevain
1962 The Virginian Francisco Sosentes
1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self
1961 The Dick Powell Show Stephen Baird
1961 Cain's Hundred Vincent Pavanne
1961 The Defenders 'Spanish John' Espejo
1961 Ben Casey
1961 Dr. Kildare Damon West
1961 Alcoa Premiere
1961 The Mike Douglas Show Self - Co-Host
1961 The Mike Douglas Show Self
1960 Checkmate
1959 Play of the Week
1959 Adventures in Paradise Captain Henri Privaux
1959 Riverboat Lt. Devereaux
1959 Bonanza Matsou
1958 The Dick Clark Show Self
1956 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Self
1955 Gunsmoke Chato
1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Tony Lorca
1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour Cochise
1954 The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 Climax! Pete McLean
1954 Climax! Joe Bermudes
1953 General Electric Theater Esteban Espinosa
1953 Letter to Loretta Self - Guest Host / Gino
1953 Letter to Loretta Joe Martinez
1953 Letter to Loretta Angelo Pelligrini
1953 Letter to Loretta Nemo Rustin
1953 Letter to Loretta Frank
1953 Letter to Loretta Frank Montclair
1953 Letter to Loretta Tony Santos
1953 Letter to Loretta Father Garcia
1953 Letter to Loretta Father William Gomez
1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame El Gallo
1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Pietro
1950 Star Time Self
1950 What's My Line? Self - Panelist
1948 The Ed Sullivan Show Self
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