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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)
Filmography
all 181
Movies 93
TV Shows 88
self 24
Voice 8
Narrator 6
Star Trek: Short Treks (2018)
Perdida (2009)
The Ant Bully (2006)
American Dad! (2005)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King (2003)
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
Kim Possible (2002)
The Face: Jesus in Art (2001)
Titans (2000)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000)
Family Guy (1999)
Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)
Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line (1997)
Freakazoid! (1995)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
Chicago Hope (1994)
Heaven Help Us (1994)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
The Golden Palace (1992)
MGM: When the Lion Roars (1992)
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special (1991)
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with... (1991)
Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency (1991)
Dream On (1990)
B.L. Stryker (1989)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Win, Lose or Draw (1987)
American Masters (1986)
The Colbys (1985)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
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)
Dynasty (1981)
B. J. and the Bear (1979)
Where Dreams Come True (1979)
The Magic of David Copperfield (1978)
El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa (1978)
Fantasy Island (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)
McNaughton's Daughter (1976)
Switch (1975)
The Mark of Zorro (1974)
Wonder Woman (1974)
Fade-In (1973)
Mustang (1973)
Griff (1973)
Police Story (1973)
The Train Robbers (1973)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Fireball Forward (1972)
The Face of Fear (1971)
Nichols (1971)
Columbo (1971)
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
Centinelas del Silencio (1971)
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross (1971)
Walls of Fire (1971)
The Deserter (1970)
The Aquarians (1970)
Dan August (1970)
Black Water Gold (1970)
The Pigeon (1969)
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
Bracken's World (1969)
Sweet Charity (1969)
The Desperate Mission (1969)
Here's Lucy (1968)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
The Name of the Game (1968)
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show (1968)
Blue (1968)
Sol Madrid (1968)
It Takes a Thief (1968)
The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
The High Chaparral (1967)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Ironside (1967)
The Longest Hundred Miles (1967)
Code Name: Heraclitus (1967)
Alice Through the Looking Glass (1966)
Mission: Impossible (1966)
Felony Squad (1966)
Star Trek (1966)
The Singing Nun (1966)
Madame X (1966)
The Wild Wild West (1965)
The Long, Hot Summer (1965)
The Money Trap (1965)
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo! (1964)
The Fantasticks (1964)
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
Daniel Boone (1964)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Slattery's People (1964)
The Rogues (1964)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
The Great Adventure (1963)
Burke's Law (1963)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
The Lieutenant (1963)
Love Is a Ball (1963)
The Reluctant Saint (1962)
Combat! (1962)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Virginian (1962)
The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962)
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
Rage of the Buccaneers (1961)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Alcoa Premiere (1961)
Ben Casey (1961)
Dr. Kildare (1961)
The Dick Powell Show (1961)
Cain's Hundred (1961)
The Defenders (1961)
Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960)
Checkmate (1960)
Play of the Week (1959)
Adventures in Paradise (1959)
Riverboat (1959)
Bonanza (1959)
Colgate Theatre (1958)
The Dick Clark Show (1958)
Sayonara (1957)
Desert Warrior (1957)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)
Three for Jamie Dawn (1956)
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
A Life in the Balance (1955)
The Queen of Babylon (1954)
Untouched (1954)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)
Climax! (1954)
The Saracen Blade (1954)
Letter to Loretta (1953)
Latin Lovers (1953)
Sombrero (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
My Man and I (1952)
The Million Dollar Nickel (1952)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Across the Wide Missouri (1951)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
The Mark of the Renegade (1951)
Two Weeks with Love (1950)
Right Cross (1950)
Star Time (1950)
Mystery Street (1950)
What's My Line? (1950)
Battleground (1949)
Border Incident (1949)
Neptune's Daughter (1949)
The Kissing Bandit (1948)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
On an Island with You (1948)
Fiesta (1947)
Fantasía ranchera (1947)
Pepita Jimenez (1946)
La casa de la zorra (1945)
La hora de la verdad (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)
I Know Catherine, The Log Lady
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1920-11-25
Deathday2009-01-14 (88 years old)
Birth PlaceTorreón, Mexico
ReligionCatholic Church
SiblingsCarlos Montalbán
CitizenshipsMexico
Also Known As Ricardo Montalbán, Ricardo Montalvan
AwardsKnight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, Order of St. Gregory the Great, Knight in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Emmy Award
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