Person Details
Birthday: 1920-11-25 02:15:11
Death: 2009-01-14 02:15:11
Aliases: Ricardo Montalbán , Ricardo Montalvan
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Mexico City - Mexico
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 59
TV Involvements: 54
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, KSG ( November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Mexican radio, television, theatre and film actor. He had a career spanning seven decades (motion pictures from 1943 to 2006) and multiple notable roles. 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". Date of Death 14 January 2009, Los Angeles, California (congestive heart failure)
Most Famous Work
What's My Line?
(1950) Self - PanelistBonanza
(1959) MatsouStar Trek
(1966) Khan Noonien SinghColumbo
(1971) Luis MontoyaDynasty
(1981) Zachary 'Zach' PowersAmerican Masters
(1986) SelfHawaii Five-O
(1968) Alex ParenoThe Virginian
(1962) Francisco SosentesActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2020 | Self (archive footage) | |
2018 | Khan (voice) (archive footage) | |
2009 | N/A | |
2006 | Head of Council (voice) | |
2005 | General Juanito Pequeño (voice) | |
2003 | Grandfather | |
2002 | Grandfather | |
Señor Senior Sr. (voice) | ||
2000 | N/A | |
1999 | The Cow (voice) | |
1998 | Self | |
Manuel Kaire | ||
1995 | N/A | |
King Carlos (voice) | ||
1994 | N/A | |
N/A | ||
(archive footage) | ||
1992 | Lawrence Gentry | |
1991 | Self | |
Self | ||
1990 | N/A | |
1989 | N/A | |
1988 | Vincent Ludwig | |
1986 | Self | |
1985 | Zach Powers | |
1984 | Vaclav Maryska | |
King | ||
Himself | ||
1982 | Khan Noonien Singh | |
1981 | Narrator | |
Zachary 'Zach' Powers | ||
N/A | ||
1979 | N/A | |
Narrator | ||
1978 | N/A | |
Felipe (archive footage) | ||
Mr. Roarke | ||
Mr. Roarke | ||
1977 | Manuel | |
Mr. Roarke | ||
Gen. Lafuente | ||
1976 | Turtle George | |
Silent Film Star | ||
Dist. Atty. Charles Quintero | ||
1975 | Abner Smith | |
Jean-Paul | ||
1974 | Captain Esteban | |
Abner Smith | ||
1973 | Himself | |
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
The Pinkerton Man | ||
1972 | Armando | |
Jean Duval | ||
1971 | Sergeant Frank Ortega | |
Colonel Diego Alcazar | ||
Luis Montoya | ||
N/A | ||
Armando | ||
N/A | ||
Al Matteo | ||
1970 | Natachai | |
Dr. Luis Delgado | ||
N/A | ||
Alejandro Zayas | ||
1969 | John Stambler / Kane | |
Rick Rivera | ||
N/A | ||
Vittorio | ||
Joaquin Murieta | ||
1968 | N/A | |
Father Bernard Torres | ||
Alex Pareno | ||
N/A | ||
Tokura | ||
Self | ||
Ortega | ||
Jalisco | ||
Nick Grobbo | ||
1967 | Self | |
Padre Eduardo Sanchez | ||
El Tigre | ||
Self | ||
N/A | ||
Father Sanchez | ||
Janacek | ||
1966 | The White King | |
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
Khan Noonien Singh | ||
Father Clementi | ||
Phil Benton | ||
1965 | N/A | |
N/A | ||
Pete Delanos | ||
1964 | Fernando | |
El Gallo | ||
Little Wolf | ||
Count Alfonso De Borba | ||
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
1963 | N/A | |
Jean Lafitte | ||
Philip Crow | ||
Armand Dubovier | ||
Nicholas Amenor | ||
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau | ||
1962 | Don Raspi | |
Barbu | ||
Louis Boissevain | ||
Enrique Cuellar | ||
Francisco Sosentes | ||
N/A | ||
Major Padula | ||
1961 | Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer | |
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
Damon West | ||
Stephen Baird | ||
Vincent Pavanne | ||
'Spanish John' Espejo | ||
Claudius (voice, English dub) | ||
1960 | Louie Ramponi | |
N/A | ||
1959 | N/A | |
Captain Henri Privaux | ||
Lt. Devereaux | ||
Matsou | ||
1958 | Self | |
1957 | Nakamura | |
Prince Said | ||
1956 | Self | |
George Lorenz | ||
1955 | N/A | |
Tony Lorca | ||
Chato | ||
Antonio Gómez | ||
1954 | Amal | |
Federico Vascon | ||
N/A | ||
Pete McLean | ||
Joe Bermudes | ||
Pietro Donati | ||
1953 | Father William Gomez | |
Joe Martinez | ||
Angelo Pelligrini | ||
Nemo Rustin | ||
Frank | ||
Frank Montclair | ||
Self - Guest Host / Gino | ||
Tony Santos | ||
Father Garcia | ||
Roberto Santos | ||
Pepe Gonzales | ||
Esteban Espinosa | ||
1952 | Chu Chu Ramirez | |
Himself | ||
1951 | El Gallo | |
Ironshirt | ||
Pietro | ||
Marcos Zappa | ||
1950 | Demi Armendez | |
Johnny Monterez | ||
Self | ||
Peter Moralas | ||
Self - Panelist | ||
1949 | Roderigues | |
Pablo Rodriguez | ||
Jose O'Rourke | ||
1948 | Fiesta Specialty Dancer | |
Self | ||
Ricardo Montalban | ||
1947 | Mario Morales | |
N/A | ||
1946 | Luis Vargas | |
1945 | N/A | |
N/A | ||
1944 | Teniente | |
1943 | N/A | |
Jarameño | ||
1942 | (uncredited) | |
1941 | N/A | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |