Ricardo Montalban
Acting
Born November 25, 1920 · Mexico City, Mexico
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.
Films (95)
Perdida
2009
The Ant Bully
2006
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer
1999
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991
Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency
1991
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
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
Where Dreams Come True
1979
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa
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
The Mark of Zorro
1974
Wonder Woman
1974
Fade In
1973
Mustang
1973
The Train Robbers
1973
St. Augustine: The Oldest City
1973
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
Chango, Guardian of the Mayan Treasure
1972
Fireball Forward
1972
The Face of Fear
1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
Sentinels of Silence
1971
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
1971
The Deserter
1970
The Aquarians
1970
Black Water Gold
1970
The Desperate Mission
1969
The Pigeon
1969
Sweet Charity
1969
Blue
1968
Sol Madrid
1968
The Longest Hundred Miles
1967
Code Name: Heraclitus
1967
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1966
The Singing Nun
1966
Madame X
1966
The Money Trap
1965
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!
1964
The Fantasticks
1964
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
Love is a Ball
1963
The Reluctant Saint
1962
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962
Rage of the Buccaneers
1961
Play of the Week: Rashomon
1960
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960
Sayonara
1957
Desert Warrior
1957
Child of Trouble
1957
Three for Jamie Dawn
1956
A Life in the Balance
1955
The Queen of Babylon
1954
Untouched
1954
The Saracen Blade
1954
Latin Lovers
1953
Sombrero
1953
My Man and I
1952
The Million Dollar Nickel
1952
Across the Wide Missouri
1951
The Mark of the Renegade
1951
Two Weeks with Love
1950
Right Cross
1950
Mystery Street
1950
Battleground
1949
Border Incident
1949
Neptune's Daughter
1949
The Kissing Bandit
1948
On an Island with You
1948
Fiesta
1947
Fantasía ranchera
1947
Pepita Jimenez
1946
La casa de la zorra
1945
The Hour of Truth
1945
Nosotros
1945
Cadetes de la naval
1945
La Fuga
1944
Cinco fueron escogidos
1943
Santa
1943
The Three Musketeers
1942
He's a Latin from Staten Island
1941