Ricardo Montalban
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 25, 1920
- Died
- January 14, 2009 (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- Mexico City, Mexico
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.
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Filmography
Star Trek: Short Treks
TV · as Khan (voice) (archive footage) · 1 ep
Perdida
Movie
The Ant Bully
Movie · as Head of Council (voice)
American Dad!
TV · as General Juanito Pequeño (voice) · 1 ep
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Movie · as Grandfather
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Movie · as Grandfather
Kim Possible
TV · as Señor Senior Sr. (voice) · 6 eps
Titans
TV · 1 ep
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
TV · as Vartkes (voice) · 1 ep
Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer
Movie · as Self
Family Guy
TV · as The Cow (voice) · 1 ep
Behind the Planet of the Apes
Movie · as Self
Love Boat: The Next Wave
TV · as Manuel Kaire · 1 ep
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Movie · as Self
Freakazoid!
TV · as Armondo Guitierrez (voice) · 5 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV · as King Carlos (voice) · 1 ep
That's Entertainment! III
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Chicago Hope
TV · as Martin Nieves · 1 ep
Heaven Help Us
TV · 13 eps
The Golden Palace
TV · as Lawrence Gentry · 1 ep
Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency
Movie · as Narrator
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dream On
TV · as Alejandro Goldman · 2 eps
B.L. Stryker
TV · 1 ep
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Movie · as Vincent Ludwig
American Masters
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Colbys
TV · as Zach Powers · 49 eps
Cannonball Run II
Movie · as King
Fatima
Movie · as Self - Host
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Vaclav Maryska · 1 ep
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Movie · as Self
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Movie · as Khan Noonien Singh
Space For Women
Movie · as Self - Narrator
Dynasty
TV · as Zachary 'Zach' Powers · 2 eps
Where Dreams Come True
Movie · as Narrator
B. J. and the Bear
TV · 1 ep
El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa
Movie · as Felipe (archive footage)
Return to Fantasy Island
Movie · as Mr. Roarke
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Movie · as Self
Fantasy Island
TV · as Mr. Roarke · 152 eps
The Magic of David Copperfield
TV · 1 ep
Mission to Glory: A True Story
Movie · as General Lafuente
Fantasy Island
Movie · as Mr. Roarke
Captains Courageous
Movie · as Manuel
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Movie · as Silent Film Star
Joe Panther
Movie · as Turtle George
McNaughton's Daughter
TV · as Dist. Atty. Charles Quintero · 3 eps
Switch
TV · as Jean-Paul · 1 ep
The Mark of Zorro
Movie · as Captain Esteban
Wonder Woman
Movie · as Abner Smith
Fade In
Movie · as Himself
The Train Robbers
Movie · as The Pinkerton Man
St. Augustine: The Oldest City
Movie · as (Self) Narrator
Mustang
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Police Story
TV · 1 ep
Griff
TV · 1 ep
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Movie · as Armando
Fireball Forward
Movie · as Jean Duval
Chango, Guardian of the Mayan Treasure
Movie · as Narrator
Sentinels of Silence
Movie
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
Movie · as Al Matteo
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Movie · as Armando
The Face of Fear
Movie · as Sergeant Frank Ortega
Walls of Fire
Movie · as Self - Narrator
Columbo
TV · as Luis Montoya · 1 ep
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
TV · 1 ep
Nichols
TV · as Colonel Diego Alcazar · 1 ep
The Deserter
Movie · as Natachai
The Aquarians
Movie · as Dr. Luis Delgado
Black Water Gold
Movie · as Alejandro Zayas
Dan August
TV · 1 ep
Sweet Charity
Movie · as Vittorio
The Pigeon
Movie · as John Stambler / Kane
The Desperate Mission
Movie · as Joaquin Murieta
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Tokura, Alex Pareno · 1 ep
Marcus Welby, M.D.
TV · as Rick Rivera · 1 ep
Bracken's World
TV · 2 eps
Sol Madrid
Movie · as Jalisco
Blue
Movie · as Ortega
Here's Lucy
TV · as Prince Phillip Gregory · 1 ep
The Name of the Game
TV · as Bernard Torres · 1 ep
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self, Self (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
It Takes a Thief
TV · as Nick Grobbo · 2 eps
Code Name: Heraclitus
Movie · as Janacek
The Longest Hundred Miles
Movie · as Father Sanchez
Space Seed
Movie · as Khan
Ironside
TV · 1 ep
The High Chaparral
TV · as El Tigre, Padre Eduardo Sanchez · 1 ep
The Carol Burnett Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Madame X
Movie · as Phil Benton
The Singing Nun
Movie · as Father Clementi
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Movie · as The White King
Star Trek
TV · as Khan Noonien Singh · 1 ep
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Gerard Sefra · 1 ep
Felony Squad
TV · 2 eps
The Money Trap
Movie · as Pete Delanos
The Long, Hot Summer
TV · 1 ep
The Wild Wild West
TV · 1 ep
Cheyenne Autumn
Movie · as Little Wolf
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!
Movie · as Fernando
The Fantasticks
Movie · as El Gallo
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV · as Satine · 2 eps
Daniel Boone
TV · as Count Alfonso De Borba · 1 ep
Slattery's People
TV · 1 ep
The Rogues
TV · 1 ep
Love is a Ball
Movie · as Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau
Burke's Law
TV · as Nicholas Amenor, Armand Dubovier · 1 ep
The Great Adventure
TV · as Philip Crow, Jean Lafitte · 2 eps
The Greatest Show on Earth
TV · 1 ep
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · 2 eps
The Lieutenant
TV · 1 ep
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Movie · as Major Padula
The Reluctant Saint
Movie · as Don Raspi
Combat!
TV · as Barbu · 1 ep
The Virginian
TV · as Enrique Cuellar, Louis Boissevain, Francisco Sosentes · 1 ep
The Lloyd Bridges Show
TV · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Rage of the Buccaneers
Movie · as Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer
The Dick Powell Show
TV · as Stephen Baird · 1 ep
Cain's Hundred
TV · as Vincent Pavanne · 1 ep
The Defenders
TV · as 'Spanish John' Espejo · 1 ep
Ben Casey
TV · 1 ep
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Damon West · 4 eps
Alcoa Premiere
TV · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Co-Host · 2 eps
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Movie · as Louie Ramponi
Play of the Week: Rashomon
Movie · as Bandit Tasmoro
Checkmate
TV · 1 ep
Play of the Week
TV · 1 ep
Adventures in Paradise
TV · as Captain Henri Privaux · 1 ep
Riverboat
TV · as Lt. Devereaux · 1 ep
Bonanza
TV · as Matsou · 1 ep
Startime
TV · as Turk · 1 ep
The Dick Clark Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sayonara
Movie · as Nakamura
Desert Warrior
Movie · as Prince Said
Child of Trouble
Movie · as Teddy Green
Three for Jamie Dawn
Movie · as George Lorenz
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
A Life in the Balance
Movie · as Antonio Gómez
Gunsmoke
TV · as Chato · 1 ep
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Tony Lorca · 1 ep
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · as Cochise · 1 ep
MGM Parade
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Untouched
Movie · as Federico Vascon
The Queen of Babylon
Movie · as Amal
The Saracen Blade
Movie · as Pietro Donati
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · 1 ep
Climax!
TV · as Pete McLean, Joe Bermudes · 1 ep
Latin Lovers
Movie · as Roberto Santos
Sombrero
Movie · as Pepe Gonzales
General Electric Theater
TV · as Esteban Espinosa · 1 ep
Letter to Loretta
TV · as Self - Guest Host / Gino, Joe Martinez, Angelo Pelligrini, Nemo Rustin, Frank, Frank Montclair, Tony Santos, Father Garcia, Father William Gomez · 1 ep
My Man and I
Movie · as Chu Chu Ramirez
The Million Dollar Nickel
Movie · as Self
Across the Wide Missouri
Movie · as Ironshirt
The Mark of the Renegade
Movie · as Marcos Zappa
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as El Gallo · 1 ep
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Pietro · 1 ep
Two Weeks with Love
Movie · as Demi Armendez
Mystery Street
Movie · as Peter Moralas
Right Cross
Movie · as Johnny Monterez
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Battleground
Movie · as Roderigues
Border Incident
Movie · as Pablo Rodriguez
Neptune's Daughter
Movie · as Jose O'Rourke
On an Island with You
Movie · as Ricardo Montez
The Kissing Bandit
Movie · as Fiesta Specialty Dancer
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Fiesta
Movie · as Mario Morales
Fantasía ranchera
Movie
Pepita Jiménez
Movie · as Luis Vargas
Cadetes de la naval
Movie
La casa de la zorra
Movie
The Hour of Truth
Movie
Nosotros
Movie · as Armando Suárez
La fuga
Movie · as Teniente
Cinco fueron escogidos
Movie
Santa
Movie · as Jarameño
La razón de la culpa
Movie · as Anunciador en barco
The Three Musketeers
Movie · as (uncredited)
El Verdugo De Sevilla
Movie · as Jacobito
The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland
Movie · as Soldado