Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 25, 1920
Died
Jan 14, 2009
Place of Birth
Mexico City, Mexico
Credits
183 titles
Ricardo Montalban
Biography
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
Filmography
Star Trek: Short Treks
Khan (voice) (archive footage)
Perdida
The Ant Bully
Head of Council (voice)
American Dad!
General Juanito Pequeño (voice)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Grandfather
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Grandfather
Kim Possible
Señor Senior Sr. (voice)
Titans
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Vartkes (voice)
Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer
Self
Family Guy
The Cow (voice)
Behind the Planet of the Apes
Self
Love Boat: The Next Wave
Manuel Kaire
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self
Freakazoid!
Armondo Guitierrez (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
King Carlos (voice)
Chicago Hope
Martin Nieves
Heaven Help Us
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
The Golden Palace
Lawrence Gentry
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
Self
Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency
Narrator
Dream On
Alejandro Goldman
B.L. Stryker
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Vincent Ludwig
American Masters
Self
The Colbys
Zach Powers
Murder, She Wrote
Vaclav Maryska
Cannonball Run II
King
Fatima
Self - Host
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Self
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Khan Noonien Singh
Space For Women
Self - Narrator
Dynasty
B. J. and the Bear
Where Dreams Come True
Narrator
The Magic of David Copperfield
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Self
El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa
Felipe (archive footage)
Fantasy Island
Mr. Roarke
Return to Fantasy Island
Mr. Roarke
Captains Courageous
Manuel
Fantasy Island
Mr. Roarke
Mission to Glory: A True Story
General Lafuente
Joe Panther
Turtle George
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Silent Film Star
McNaughton's Daughter
Dist. Atty. Charles Quintero
Switch
Jean-Paul
The Mark of Zorro
Captain Esteban