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