Ricardo Montalban
Acting
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.
Perdida
The Ant Bully
Head of Council (voice)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Grandfather
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Grandfather
Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer
Self
Behind the Planet of the Apes
Self
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency
Narrator
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Vincent Ludwig
Cannonball Run II
King
Fatima
Himself
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Self
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Khan Noonien Singh
Space For Women
Self - Narrator
Where Dreams Come True
Narrator
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Self
El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa
Felipe (archive footage)
Return to Fantasy Island
Mr. Roarke
Captains Courageous
Manuel
Fantasy Island
Mr. Roarke
Mission to Glory: A True Story
General Lafuente
Joe Panther
Turtle George
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Silent Film Star
The Mark of Zorro
Captain Esteban
Wonder Woman
Abner Smith
Fade In
Himself
Mustang
Narrator (voice)
The Train Robbers
The Pinkerton Man
St. Augustine: The Oldest City
(Self) Narrator
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Armando
Chango, Guardian of the Mayan Treasure
Narrator
Fireball Forward
Jean Duval
The Face of Fear
Sergeant Frank Ortega
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Armando
Sentinels of Silence
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
Al Matteo
The Deserter
Natachai
The Aquarians
Dr. Luis Delgado
Black Water Gold
Alejandro Zayas
The Desperate Mission
Joaquin Murieta
The Pigeon
John Stambler / Kane
Sweet Charity
Vittorio
Blue
Ortega
Sol Madrid
Jalisco
The Longest Hundred Miles
Father Sanchez
Code Name: Heraclitus
Janacek
Alice Through the Looking Glass
The White King
The Singing Nun
Father Clementi
Madame X
Phil Benton
The Money Trap
Pete Delanos
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!
Fernando
The Fantasticks
El Gallo
Cheyenne Autumn
Little Wolf
Love is a Ball
Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau
The Reluctant Saint
Don Raspi
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Major Padula
Rage of the Buccaneers
Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer
Play of the Week: Rashomon
Bandit Tasmoro
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Louie Ramponi
Sayonara
Nakamura
Desert Warrior
Prince Said
Child of Trouble
Teddy Green
Three for Jamie Dawn
George Lorenz
A Life in the Balance
Antonio Gómez
The Queen of Babylon
Amal
Untouched
Federico Vascon
The Saracen Blade
Pietro Donati
Latin Lovers
Roberto Santos
Sombrero
Pepe Gonzales
My Man and I
Chu Chu Ramirez
The Million Dollar Nickel
Himself
Across the Wide Missouri
Ironshirt
The Mark of the Renegade
Marcos Zappa
Two Weeks with Love
Demi Armendez
Right Cross
Johnny Monterez
Mystery Street
Peter Moralas
Battleground
Roderigues
Border Incident
Pablo Rodriguez
Neptune's Daughter
Jose O'Rourke
The Kissing Bandit
Fiesta Specialty Dancer
On an Island with You
Ricardo Montalban
Fiesta
Mario Morales
Fantasía ranchera
Pepita Jimenez
Luis Vargas
La casa de la zorra
The Hour of Truth
Nosotros
Armando Suárez
Cadetes de la naval
La Fuga
Teniente
Cinco fueron escogidos
Santa
Jarameño
The Three Musketeers
(uncredited)
He's a Latin from Staten Island