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Ricardo Montalban

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1920-11-25

Deathday: 2009-01-14 (88 years old)

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 ments for the Chrysler Cordoba, in which he famously extolled the "soft Corinthian leather" used for its interior. He also d 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.

Filmography

all 184

Movies 97

TV Shows 87

self 28

Voice 9

Narrator 5

Self (archive footage)

Ricardo Montalban

Biography

Filmography

all 184

Movies 97

TV Shows 87

self 28

Voice 9

Narrator 5

I Know Catherine, The Log Lady (2025)

Star Trek: Short Treks (2018)

Perdida (2009)

The Ant Bully (2006)

American Dad! (2005)

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)

Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King (2003)

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)

Kim Possible (2002)

The Face: Jesus in Art (2001)

Titans (2000)

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000)

Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer (1999)

Family Guy (1999)

Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)

Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998)

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line (1997)

Freakazoid! (1995)

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)

Chicago Hope (1994)

Heaven Help Us (1994)

That's Entertainment! III (1994)

The Golden Palace (1992)

MGM: When the Lion Roars (1992)

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special (1991)

Burt Reynolds' Conversations with... (1991)

Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency (1991)

Dream On (1990)

B.L. Stryker (1989)

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

Win, Lose or Draw (1987)

American Masters (1986)

The Colbys (1985)

Murder, She Wrote (1984)

Cannonball Run II (1984)

Fatima (1984)

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (1983)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Space For Women (1981)

Dynasty (1981)

B. J. and the Bear (1979)

Where Dreams Come True (1979)

The Magic of David Copperfield (1978)

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (1978)

El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa (1978)

Fantasy Island (1978)

Return to Fantasy Island (1978)

Captains Courageous (1977)

Fantasy Island (1977)

Mission to Glory: A True Story (1977)

Joe Panther (1976)

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)

McNaughton's Daughter (1976)

Switch (1975)

The Mark of Zorro (1974)

Wonder Woman (1974)

Fade In (1973)

Mustang (1973)

Griff (1973)

Police Story (1973)

The Train Robbers (1973)

St. Augustine: The Oldest City (1973)

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)

Fireball Forward (1972)

The Face of Fear (1971)

Nichols (1971)

Columbo (1971)

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971)

Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

Sentinels of Silence (1971)

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross (1971)