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Ricardo Montalban
Actor, Director
Died January 14, 2009 (88 years)
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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
| 2018 | Star Trek: Short Treks (TV Series) · as Khan (voice) (archive footage) |
| 2016 | For the Love of Spock · as Khan |
| 2015 | Pixels · as Alien Mr. Roarke |
| 2009 | Perdida · as Unknown |
| 2006 | The Ant Bully · as Head of Council (voice) |
| 2005 | American Dad! (TV Series) · as General Juanito Pequeño (voice) |
| 2003 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over · as Grandfather |
| 2002 | Kim Possible (TV Series) · as Señor Senior Sr. (voice) |
| 2002 | Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams · as Grandfather |
| 2000 | Dora the Explorer (TV Series) · as El Encantador |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (TV Series) · as Vartkes |
| 2000 | The Brothers Garcia (TV Series) · as Raul Apodaca |
| 2000 | Titans (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as The Cow (voice) |
| 1996 | Casper (TV Series) · as Gone Juan |
| 1996 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues (TV Series) · as Brother Pedro |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV Series) · as King Carlos (voice) |
| 1995 | Freakazoid! (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III · as (archive footage) |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1992 | The Golden Palace (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1988 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! · as Vincent Ludwig |
| 1985 | The Colbys (TV Series) · as Zach Powers |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Vaclav Maryska |
| 1984 | Cannonball Run II · as King |
| 1982 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan · as Khan Noonien Singh |
| 1981 | Dynasty (TV Series) · as Zachary 'Zach' Powers |
| 1977 | Captains Courageous · as Manuel |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Mr. Roarke |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Horse Race Announcer |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood · as Silent Film Star |
| 1976 | Mission to Glory: A True Story · as Gen. Lafuente |
| 1976 | Joe Panther · as Turtle George |
| 1976 | How the West Was Won (TV Series) · as Satangkai |
| 1974 | Wonder Woman · as Abner Smith |
| 1974 | The Mark of Zorro · as Captain Esteban |
| 1973 | The Train Robbers · as The Pinkerton Man |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1972 | Fireball Forward · as Unknown |
| 1972 | Conquest of the Planet of the Apes · as Armando |
| 1971 | Sentinels of Silence · as Unknown |
| 1971 | Nichols (TV Series) · as Colonel Diego Alcazar |
| 1971 | Columbo (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1971 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1971 | Escape from the Planet of the Apes · as Armando |
| 1970 | Black Water Gold · as Alejandro Zayas |
| 1970 | The Devil's Backbone · as Natachai |
| 1969 | Sweet Charity · as Vittorio |
| 1969 | The Desperate Mission · as Joaquin Murieta |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Rick Rivera |
| 1968 | Sol Madrid · as Jalisco |
| 1968 | Blue · as Ortega |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Father Bernard Torres |
| 1968 | The Doris Day Show (TV Series) · as Richard Cordovan |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief (TV Series) · as Nick Grobbo |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Tokura |
| 1967 | The Longest Hundred Miles · as Father Sanchez |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral (TV Series) · as Padre Eduardo Sanchez |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1967 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1966 | Madame X · as Phil Benton |
| 1966 | The Singing Nun · as Father Clementi |
| 1966 | Alice Through the Looking Glass · as The White King |
| 1966 | Star Trek (TV Series) · as Khan Noonien Singh |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1965 | The Money Trap · as Pete Delanos |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1965 | I Spy (TV Series) · as General Vera |
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumn · as Little Wolf |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Count Alfonso De Borba |
| 1964 | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1964 | The Rogues (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1963 | Love Is a Ball · as Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau |
| 1963 | The Lieutenant (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1962 | Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man · as Major Padula |
| 1962 | The Reluctant Saint · as Don Raspi |
| 1962 | Combat! (TV Series) · as Barbu |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Louis Boissevain |
| 1961 | Rage of the Buccaneers · as Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer |
| 1960 | Hamlet · as Claudius |
| 1960 | Let No Man Write My Epitaph · as Louie Ramponi |
| 1960 | Checkmate (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | Riverboat (TV Series) · as Lt. Devereaux |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Frank Makouris |
| 1957 | Sayonara · as Nakamura |
| 1957 | Desert Warrior · as Prince Said |
| 1957 | Zorro (1957) (TV Series) · as Ramon Castillo |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Jean LeBec |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Chato |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Tony Lorca |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Pete McLean |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Esteban Espinosa |
| 1952 | My Man and I · as Chu Chu Ramirez |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Joaquin Murietta |
| 1951 | Across the Wide Missouri · as Ironshirt |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as El Gallo |
| 1949 | Battleground · as Roderigues |
| 1949 | Border Incident · as Pablo Rodriguez |
| 1949 | Neptune's Daughter · as Jose O'Rourke |
| 1948 | On an Island with You · as Ricardo Montalban |
| 1948 | The Kissing Bandit · as Fiesta Specialty Dancer |
| 1947 | Fiesta · as Mario Morales |
| 1944 | Five Were Chosen · as actor |
| 1943 | Santa · as Jarameño |
| 1943 | Cinco fueron escogidos · as Unknown |
| 1942 | The Three Musketeers · as (uncredited) |