Ricardo Montalban
Known for Acting · 184 credits
- Born
- 1920-11-25
- Died
- 2009-01-14
- Place of birth
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Also known as
- Ricardo Montalbán · Ricardo Montalvan · ریکاردو مونتالبان
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (88)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Family Guy
1999
as The Cow (voice)
American Dad!
2005
as General Juanito Pequeño (voice)
Star Trek
1966
as Khan Noonien Singh
Columbo
1971
as Luis Montoya
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Vaclav Maryska
Bonanza
1959
as Matsou
Ironside
1967
Chicago Hope
1994
as Martin Nieves
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Tokura / Alex Pareno
Dynasty
1981
as Zachary 'Zach' Powers
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Gerard Sefra
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Kim Possible
2002
as Señor Senior Sr. (voice)
The Virginian
1962
as Enrique Cuellar / Louis Boissevain / Francisco Sosentes
Climax!
1954
as Pete McLean / Joe Bermudes
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Damon West
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Ben Casey
1961
The Wild Wild West
1965
American Masters
1986
as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self
Combat!
1962
as Barbu
Fantasy Island
1978
as Mr. Roarke
Daniel Boone
1964
as Count Alfonso De Borba
Burke's Law
1963
as Nicholas Amenor / Armand Dubovier
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Defenders
1961
as 'Spanish John' Espejo
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Rick Rivera
The Name of the Game
1968
as Bernard Torres
Gunsmoke
1955
as Chato
The High Chaparral
1967
as El Tigre / Padre Eduardo Sanchez
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
as Vartkes (voice)
Here's Lucy
1968
as Prince Phillip Gregory
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Captain Henri Privaux
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Tony Lorca
Switch
1975
as Jean-Paul
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as King Carlos (voice)
The Colbys
1985
as Zach Powers
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Satine
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Cochise
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self / Self (uncredited)
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Nick Grobbo
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Checkmate
1960
Felony Squad
1966
Police Story
1973
Dream On
1990
as Alejandro Goldman
Freakazoid!
1995
as Armondo Guitierrez (voice)
Riverboat
1959
as Lt. Devereaux
Startime
1959
as Turk
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Vincent Pavanne
The Rogues
1964
MGM Parade
1955
as Self
Nichols
1971
as Colonel Diego Alcazar
The Great Adventure
1963
as Philip Crow / Jean Lafitte
B. J. and the Bear
1979
The Golden Palace
1992
as Lawrence Gentry
Movies (96)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
as Vincent Ludwig
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
as Grandfather
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
as Grandfather
The Ant Bully
2006
as Head of Council (voice)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
as Armando
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982
as Khan Noonien Singh
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
as Armando
Cannonball Run II
1984
as King
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
as Little Wolf
Madame X
1966
as Phil Benton
Sweet Charity
1969
as Vittorio
Sayonara
1957
as Nakamura
Battleground
1949
as Roderigues
Santa
1943
as Jarameño
Mystery Street
1950
as Peter Moralas
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
Blue
1968
as Ortega
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962
as Major Padula
Play of the Week: Rashomon
1960
as Bandit Tasmoro
The Singing Nun
1966
as Father Clementi
Across the Wide Missouri
1951
as Ironshirt
Border Incident
1949
as Pablo Rodriguez
The Train Robbers
1973
as The Pinkerton Man
Fiesta
1947
as Mario Morales
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998
as Self
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
as Self
Sol Madrid
1968
as Jalisco
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as Silent Film Star
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self
The Money Trap
1965
as Pete Delanos
Wonder Woman
1974
as Abner Smith
The Kissing Bandit
1948
as Fiesta Specialty Dancer
Latin Lovers
1953
as Roberto Santos
My Man and I
1952
as Chu Chu Ramirez
The Pigeon
1969
as John Stambler / Kane
Desert Warrior
1957
as Prince Said
Neptune's Daughter
1949
as Jose O'Rourke
The Mark of the Renegade
1951
as Marcos Zappa
The Desperate Mission
1969
as Joaquin Murieta
Mission to Glory: A True Story
1977
as General Lafuente
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
1971
as Al Matteo
The Million Dollar Nickel
1952
as Self
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991
as Self
Nosotros
1945
as Armando Suárez
The Mark of Zorro
1974
as Captain Esteban
Joe Panther
1976
as Turtle George
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960
as Louie Ramponi
Fireball Forward
1972
as Jean Duval
Two Weeks with Love
1950
as Demi Armendez
The Reluctant Saint
1962
as Don Raspi
Love is a Ball
1963
as Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau
Sombrero
1953
as Pepe Gonzales
Black Water Gold
1970
as Alejandro Zayas
The Aquarians
1970
as Dr. Luis Delgado
Pepita Jiménez
1946
as Luis Vargas
The Deserter
1970
as Natachai
Right Cross
1950
as Johnny Monterez
Return to Fantasy Island
1978
as Mr. Roarke
Captains Courageous
1977
as Manuel
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!
1964
as Fernando
Sentinels of Silence
1971
Fade In
1973
as Himself
Fantasy Island
1977
as Mr. Roarke
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983
as Self
On an Island with You
1948
as Ricardo Montalban
The Longest Hundred Miles
1967
as Father Sanchez
La Fuga
1944
as Teniente
The Queen of Babylon
1954
as Amal
Three for Jamie Dawn
1956
as George Lorenz
Rage of the Buccaneers
1961
as Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer
Untouched
1954
as Federico Vascon
A Life in the Balance
1955
as Antonio Gómez
Walls of Fire
1971
as Self - Narrator
The Saracen Blade
1954
as Pietro Donati
The Fantasticks
1964
as El Gallo
Code Name: Heraclitus
1967
as Janacek
Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency
1991
as Narrator
The Three Musketeers
1942
as (uncredited)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1966
as The White King
Fantasía ranchera
1947
Mustang
1973
as Narrator (voice)
Cinco fueron escogidos
1943
The Face of Fear
1971
as Sergeant Frank Ortega
La casa de la zorra
1945
Space For Women
1981
as Self - Narrator
St. Augustine: The Oldest City
1973
as (Self) Narrator
Where Dreams Come True
1979
as Narrator
El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa
1978
as Felipe (archive footage)
Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer
1999
as Self
Perdida
2009
Fatima
1984
as Self - Host
The Hour of Truth
1945
Child of Trouble
1957
as Teddy Green
Cadetes de la naval
1945
Chango, Guardian of the Mayan Treasure
1972
as Narrator
He's a Latin from Staten Island
1941
About Ricardo Montalban
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… With 184 credits spanning from 1941 to 2018, Ricardo Montalban has appeared in 96 films and 88 TV shows.
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- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) — as Vincent Ludwig
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) — as Grandfather
- Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002) — as Grandfather
- The Ant Bully (2006) — as Head of Council (voice)
- Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) — as Armando
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