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