Ricardo Montalban

Acting

Born Nov 25, 1920

From Mexico City, Mexico

Died Jan 14, 2009

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.

Ricardo Montalban

Known For

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

The Ant Bully

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

Cannonball Run II

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Battleground

Sayonara

Filmography — Acting

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

The Ant Bully

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

Cannonball Run II

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Battleground

Sayonara

Cheyenne Autumn

Sweet Charity

Mystery Street

Madame X

On an Island with You

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Across the Wide Missouri

Love is a Ball

The Train Robbers

Blue

The Singing Nun

The Mark of Zorro

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

Play of the Week: Rashomon

Neptune's Daughter

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Border Incident

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

Fiesta

The Deserter

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Fade In

Black Water Gold

Behind the Planet of the Apes

Alice Through the Looking Glass

The Reluctant Saint

Two Weeks with Love

The Money Trap

Wonder Woman

That's Entertainment! III

The Pigeon

Joe Panther

The Three Musketeers

Sol Madrid

A Life in the Balance

Sombrero

Fireball Forward

Fantasy Island

The Queen of Babylon

My Man and I

Return to Fantasy Island

The Longest Hundred Miles

Captains Courageous

The Face of Fear

The Desperate Mission

Right Cross

Rage of the Buccaneers

The Mark of the Renegade

The Kissing Bandit

Desert Warrior

Mission to Glory: A True Story

The Aquarians

Latin Lovers

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

Santa

Nosotros