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
Khan Noonien Singh
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Felipe (archive footage)
El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa
Armando
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Janacek
Code Name: Heraclitus
Roderigues
Battleground
King
Cannonball Run II
Grandfather
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Pablo Rodriguez
Border Incident
Ironshirt
Across the Wide Missouri
Head of Council (voice)
The Ant Bully
Nakamura
Sayonara
Little Wolf
Cheyenne Autumn
Gen. Lafuente
Mission to Glory: A True Story
Silent Film Star
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Vittorio
Sweet Charity
Narrator
Space For Women
Phil Benton
Madame X
Vincent Ludwig
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Demi Armendez
Two Weeks with Love
Jose O'Rourke
Neptune's Daughter
Ricardo Montalban
On an Island with You
Mario Morales
Fiesta
Pete Delanos
The Money Trap
Father Clementi
The Singing Nun
Peter Moralas
Mystery Street
Mr. Roarke
Fantasy Island
Himself
Fade In
Father Sanchez
The Longest Hundred Miles
Narrator
Where Dreams Come True
Antonio Gómez
A Life in the Balance
Prince Said
Los amantes del desierto
Major Padula
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau
Love Is a Ball
Narrator
Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency
Don Raspi
The Reluctant Saint
Captain Esteban
The Mark of Zorro
Fiesta Specialty Dancer
The Kissing Bandit
Louie Ramponi
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Abner Smith
Wonder Woman
Jalisco
Sol Madrid
Ortega
Blue
Roberto Santos
Latin Lovers
Federico Vascon
Sombra Verde
Johnny Monterez
Right Cross
The White King
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Amal
La cortigiana di Babilonia
John Stambler / Kane
The Pigeon
Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer
Gordon, il pirata nero
Pepe Gonzales
Sombrero
George Lorenz
Three for Jamie Dawn
Centinelas del Silencio
Chu Chu Ramirez
My Man and I
Marcos Zappa
The Mark of the Renegade
Fernando
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!
Al Matteo
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
He's a Latin from Staten Island
Cinco fueron escogidos
Mr. Roarke
Return to Fantasy Island
Armando
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Jean Duval
Fireball Forward
Self
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Teniente
La Fuga
Luis Vargas
Pepita Jimenez
The Pinkerton Man
The Train Robbers
Perdida
Self
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Sergeant Frank Ortega
The Face of Fear
Pietro Donati
The Saracen Blade
Joaquin Murieta
The Desperate Mission
El Gallo
The Fantasticks
Turtle George
Joe Panther
Grandfather
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
(Self) Narrator
St. Augustine: The Oldest City
Natachai
The Deserter
Self
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
(uncredited)
Los Tres Mosqueteros
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
Bandit Tasmoro
Play of the Week: Rashomon
Self
Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer
Dr. Luis Delgado
The Aquarians
Himself
Fatima
Self
Behind the Planet of the Apes
Jarameño
Santa
Cadetes de la naval
La casa de la zorra
Fantasía ranchera
Self (archive footage)
I Know Catherine, the Log Lady
Himself
The Million Dollar Nickel
Self
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Manuel
Captains Courageous
Alejandro Zayas
Black Water Gold
Narrator (voice)
Mustang
La hora de la verdad
Armando Suárez
Nosotros
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
94
Gender
Male
Birthday
1920-11-25
Place of Birth
Mexico City, Mexico
Also Known As
Ricardo Montalbán