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  • BIRTH 25/11/1920
  • DEATH 14/01/2009
  • Country Mexico
  • SHOWS 28
  • MOVIES 29

Ricardo Montalban

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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)

Ricardo Montalban

Shows (28)

Family Guy
Family Guy
The Cow (voice)
American Dad!
American Dad!
General Juanito Pequeño (voice)
Star Trek
Star Trek
Khan Noonien Singh
Columbo
Columbo
Luis Montoya
Kim Possible
Kim Possible
Señor Senior Sr. (voice)
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
Vaclav Maryska
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
Alex Pareno / Tokura
Dynasty
Dynasty
Zachary 'Zach' Powers
Star Trek: Short Treks
Star Trek: Short Treks
Khan (voice) (archive footage)
Bonanza
Bonanza
Matsou
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island
Mr. Roarke
The Virginian
The Virginian
Enrique Cuellar / Francisco Sosentes / Louis Boissevain
The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral
El Tigre / Padre Eduardo Sanchez
It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief
Nick Grobbo
The Colbys
The Colbys
Zach Powers
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Tony Lorca
Switch
Switch
Jean-Paul
The Defenders
The Defenders
'Spanish John' Espejo
Combat!
Combat!
Barbu
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
Father Bernard Torres
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Chato
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
El Gallo
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
Damon West
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
Esteban Espinosa
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
Count Alfonso De Borba
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
Armand Dubovier / Nicholas Amenor
American Masters
American Masters
Self

Movies (29)

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Armando
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Armando
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Grandfather
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police…
Vincent Ludwig
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Grandfather
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Khan Noonien Singh
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
The Ant Bully
The Ant Bully
Head of Council (voice)
The Train Robbers
The Train Robbers
The Pinkerton Man
Fireball Forward
Fireball Forward
Jean Duval
Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity
Vittorio
Sol Madrid
Sol Madrid
Jalisco
Border Incident
Border Incident
Pablo Rodriguez
The Money Trap
The Money Trap
Pete Delanos
I Know Catherine, The Log Lady
I Know Catherine, The Log Lady
Self (archive footage)
The Kissing Bandit
The Kissing Bandit
Fiesta Specialty Dancer
Los Tres Mosqueteros
Los Tres Mosqueteros
(uncredited)
La cortigiana di Babilonia
La cortigiana di Babilonia
Amal
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
Abner Smith
Mustang
Mustang
Narrator (voice)
Sayonara
Sayonara
Nakamura
The Singing Nun
The Singing Nun
Father Clementi
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn
Little Wolf
Neptune's Daughter
Neptune's Daughter
Jose O'Rourke
Behind the Planet of the Apes
Behind the Planet of the Apes
Self
The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro
Captain Esteban
Cannonball Run II
Cannonball Run II
King
Blue
Blue
Ortega
Across the Wide Missouri
Across the Wide Missouri
Ironshirt