Ricardo Montalban

Known For	Acting
Birthday	Nov 25, 1920
Died	Jan 14, 2009 (88)
Birthplace	Mexico City, Mexico
Popularity	0.9 (history)
Updated	Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 mi ... d-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)

Known For

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

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Filmography

The Ant Bully

2006

as Head of Council (voice)

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

2003

as Grandfather

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

2002

as Grandfather

That's Entertainment! III

1994

as (archive footage)

Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency

1991

as Narrator

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

1988

as Vincent Ludwig

Cannonball Run II

1984

as King

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

1982

as Khan Noonien Singh

Return to Fantasy Island

1978

as Mr. Roarke

El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa

1978

as Felipe (archive footage)

Fantasy Island

1977

as Mr. Roarke

Mission to Glory: A True Story

1977

as Gen. Lafuente

Captains Courageous

1977

as Manuel

Joe Panther

1976

as Turtle George

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976

as Silent Film Star

The Mark of Zorro

1974

as Captain Esteban

Wonder Woman

1974

as Abner Smith

The Train Robbers

1973

as The Pinkerton Man

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

1972

as Armando

Fireball Forward

1972

as Jean Duval

The Face of Fear

1971

as Sergeant Frank Ortega

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross

1971

as Al Matteo

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971

as Armando

The Aquarians

1970

as Dr. Luis Delgado

Black Water Gold

1970

as Alejandro Zayas

The Deserter

1970

as Natachai

The Desperate Mission

1969

as Joaquin Murieta

The Pigeon

1969

as John Stambler / Kane

Sweet Charity

1969

as Vittorio

Sol Madrid

1968

as Jalisco

Blue

1968

as Ortega

The Longest Hundred Miles

1967

as Father Sanchez

Code Name: Heraclitus

1967

as Janacek

The Singing Nun

1966

as Father Clementi

Madame X

1966

as Phil Benton

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1966

as The White King

The Money Trap

1965

as Pete Delanos

The Fantasticks

1964

as El Gallo

Cheyenne Autumn

1964

as Little Wolf

Love Is a Ball

1963

as Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau

The Reluctant Saint

1962

as Don Raspi

Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man

1962

as Major Padula

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

1960

as Louie Ramponi

Play of the Week: Rashomon

1960

as Bandit Tasmoro

Sayonara

1957

as Nakamura

Three for Jamie Dawn

1956

as George Lorenz

A Life in the Balance

1955

as Antonio Gómez

The Saracen Blade

1954

as Pietro Donati

Sombrero

1953

as Pepe Gonzales

Latin Lovers

1953

as Roberto Santos

My Man and I

1952

as Chu Chu Ramirez

The Mark of the Renegade

1951

as Marcos Zappa

Across the Wide Missouri

1951

as Ironshirt

Mystery Street

1950

as Peter Moralas

Two Weeks with Love

1950

as Demi Armendez

Right Cross

1950

as Johnny Monterez

Border Incident

1949

as Pablo Rodriguez

Neptune's Daughter

1949

as Jose O'Rourke

Battleground

1949

as Roderigues

On an Island with You

1948

as Ricardo Montalban

The Kissing Bandit

1948

as Fiesta Specialty Dancer

Fiesta

1947

as Mario Morales

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Organization	Category	Movie

Fantasy Island

as Mr. Roarke

Episodes: 152

First Aired: Jan 28, 1978

The Colbys

as Zach Powers

Episodes: 49

First Aired: Nov 20, 1985

Kim Possible

as Señor Senior Sr. (voice)

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jun 07, 2002

Freakazoid!

as Armondo Guitierrez (voice)

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 09, 1995

Dr. Kildare

as Damon West

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

McNaughton's Daughter

as Dist. Atty. Charles Quintero

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 24, 1976

Dream On

as Alejandro Goldman

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 08, 1990

The Great Adventure

as Philip Crow

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 27, 1963

It Takes a Thief

as Nick Grobbo

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 09, 1968

Murder, She Wrote

as Vaclav Maryska

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Columbo

as Luis Montoya

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1971

The Dick Powell Show

as Stephen Baird

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1961

Star Trek

as Khan Noonien Singh

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1966

Burke's Law

as Nicholas Amenor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

Cain's Hundred

as Vincent Pavanne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1961

American Dad!

as General Juanito Pequeño (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2005

Family Guy

as The Cow (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1999

Here's Lucy

as Prince Phillip Gregory

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1968

Hawaii Five-O

as Tokura

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Wonder Woman

as Abner Smith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1975

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Rick Rivera

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1969

The Golden Palace

as Lawrence Gentry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1992

Gunsmoke

as Chato

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Combat!

as Barbu

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1962

General Electric Theater

as Esteban Espinosa

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Mission: Impossible

as Gerard Sefra

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1966

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as El Gallo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Tony Lorca

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Love Boat: The Next Wave

as Manuel Kaire

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 13, 1998

Daniel Boone

as Count Alfonso De Borba

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

Switch

as Jean-Paul

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1975

The High Chaparral

as El Tigre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1967

The Virginian

as Enrique Cuellar

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Pietro

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

The Defenders

as 'Spanish John' Espejo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

Nichols

as Colonel Diego Alcazar

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1971

Climax!

as Pete McLean

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Adventures in Paradise

as Captain Henri Privaux

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1959

Riverboat

as Lt. Devereaux

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1959

The Virginian

as Louis Boissevain

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

The Virginian

as Francisco Sosentes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Letter to Loretta

as Joe Martinez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Angelo Pelligrini

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Nemo Rustin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Frank

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Father Garcia

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Tony Santos

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Frank Montclair

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Father William Gomez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Burke's Law

as Armand Dubovier

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

The Great Adventure

as Jean Lafitte

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1963

Hawaii Five-O

as Alex Pareno

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

The Name of the Game

as Bernard Torres

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

The High Chaparral

as Padre Eduardo Sanchez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1967

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as King Carlos (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 1995

Bonanza

as Matsou

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

as Vartkes (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 2000

Climax!

as Joe Bermudes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Dynasty

as Zachary 'Zach' Powers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1981

Star Trek: Short Treks

as Khan (voice) (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 2018

Heaven Help Us

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Aug 25, 1994

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Felony Squad

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 12, 1966

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 22, 1964

Dynasty

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 12, 1981

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 09, 1967

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 04, 1963

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 05, 1955

Bracken's World

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 19, 1969

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

The Long, Hot Summer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1965

The Greatest Show on Earth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Play of the Week

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 12, 1959

Titans

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 2000

B. J. and the Bear

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 10, 1979

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 01, 1971

Checkmate

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1960

The Wonderful World of Disney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 27, 1954

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

Ironside

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

Chicago Hope

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1994

The Wild Wild West

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

The Name of the Game

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Police Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 20, 1973

Slattery's People

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1964

The Rogues

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1964

Ben Casey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1961

The Lieutenant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1963

The Lloyd Bridges Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1962

Star Time

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 02, 1950

The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1968

Griff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1973

Alcoa Premiere

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1961

Letter to Loretta

as Self - Guest Host / Gino

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

The Dick Clark Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 15, 1958

B.L. Stryker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 13, 1989

The Magic of David Copperfield

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 27, 1978

Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 29, 1991

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1967

American Masters

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 23, 1986

What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

Dan August

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1970

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

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