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Ricardo Montalban
Actor, Director
Born November 25, 1920Died January 14, 2009 (88 years)
Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino (November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Hispanic/Latin 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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Known For
Ricardo Montalban Filmography
| 2020 | Cane Fire · as Mr. Roarke In Fantasy Island |
| 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 | |
| 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 | Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams · as Grandfather |
| 2002 | Kim Possible (TV Series) · as Señor Senior Sr. (voice) |
| 2000 | Titans (TV Series) |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (TV Series) · as Vartkes (voice) |
| 2000 | Dora the Explorer (TV Series) · as El Encantador |
| 2000 | The Brothers Garcia (TV Series) · as Raul |
| 1999 | Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments · as Khan Noonien Singh |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as The Cow (voice) |
| 1998 | Love Boat: The Next Wave (TV Series) · as Manuel Kaire |
| 1996 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues (TV Series) · as Brother Pedro |
| 1996 | The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper (TV Series) · as Gone Juan |
| 1995 | Freakazoid! (TV Series) · as Armondo Guitierrez (voice) |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV Series) · as King Carlos (voice) |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope (TV Series) |
| 1994 | Heaven Help Us (TV Series) |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III · as (archive Footage) |
| 1992 | The Golden Palace (TV Series) · as Lawrence Gentry |
| 1992 | Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century · as Narrator |
| 1990 | Dream On (TV Series) · as Alejandro Goldman |
| 1989 | B.L. Stryker (TV Series) |
| 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 |
| 1984 | Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories · as Khan Noonien Singh |
| 1982 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan · as Khan Noonien Singh |
| 1981 | Dynasty (TV Series) · as Zachary 'zach' Powers |
| 1978 | B.J. and the Bear (TV Series) |
| 1977 | Captains Courageous · as Manuel |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Horse Race Announcer |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Mr. Roarke |
| 1976 | Mission to Glory: A True Story · as General Lafuente |
| 1976 | Joe Panther · as Turtle George |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood · as Silent Film Star |
| 1976 | How the West Was Won (TV Series) · as Satangkai |
| 1975 | Switch (TV Series) · as Jean-Paul |
| 1974 | The Mark of Zorro · as Captain Esteban |
| 1974 | Wonder Woman · as Abner Smith |
| 1973 | Mustang · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1973 | Griff (TV Series) |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) |
| 1973 | The Train Robbers · as The Pinkerton Man |
| 1972 | Conquest of the Planet of the Apes · as Armando |
| 1972 | Fireball Forward · as Jean Duval |
| 1971 | The Face of Fear · as Sergeant Frank Ortega |
| 1971 | Nichols (TV Series) · as Colonel Diego Alcazar |
| 1971 | Columbo (TV Series) · as Luis Montoya |
| 1971 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Escape from the Planet of the Apes · as Armando |
| 1971 | |
| 1971 | O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV Series) · as Rick Morris |
| 1971 | Sarge (TV Series) · as Al Matteo |
| 1970 | The Devil's Backbone · as Natachai |
| 1970 | Dan August (TV Series) |
| 1970 | Black Water Gold · as Alejandro Zayas |
| 1969 | The Desperate Mission · as Joaquin Murieta |
| 1969 | The Pigeon · as John Stambler / Kane |
| 1969 | Bracken's World (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Sweet Charity · as Vittorio |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Rick Rivera |
| 1968 | The Doris Day Show (TV Series) · as Richard Cordovan |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy (TV Series) · as Prince Phillip Gregory |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Bernard Torres |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Alex Pareno |
| 1968 | Blue · as Ortega |
| 1968 | Sol Madrid · as Jalisco |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief (TV Series) · as Nick Grobbo |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) |
| 1967 | The Danny Thomas Hour (TV Series) · as Tony Vincent |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral (TV Series) · as Padre Eduardo Sanchez |
| 1967 | The Longest Hundred Miles · as Father Sanchez |
| 1966 | Alice Through the Looking Glass · as The White King |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible (TV Series) · as Gerard Sefra |
| 1966 | The Felony Squad (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Star Trek (TV Series) · as Khan Noonien Singh |
| 1966 | Madame X · as Phil Benton |
| 1966 | The Singing Nun · as Father Clementi |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West (TV Series) |
| 1965 | Long Hot Summer (TV Series) |
| 1965 | I Spy (TV Series) · as General Vera |
| 1965 | The Money Trap · as Pete Delanos |
| 1964 | The Fantasticks · as El Gallo |
| 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 Satine |
| 1964 | Slattery's People (TV Series) |
| 1964 | The Rogues (TV Series) |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure (TV Series) · as Philip Crow |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Armand Dubovier |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth (TV Series) |
| 1963 | The Lieutenant (TV Series) |
| 1963 | Love Is a Ball · as Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau |
| 1962 | The Reluctant Saint · as Don Raspi |
| 1962 | Combat! (TV Series) · as Barbu |
| 1962 | Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man · as Major Padula |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Enrique Cuellar |
| 1962 | The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Rage of the Buccaneers · as Captain Gordon, The Black Buccaneer |
| 1961 | Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Ben Casey (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Damon West |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Stephen Baird |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred (TV Series) · as Vincent Pavanne |
| 1961 | The Defenders (TV Series) · as 'spanish John' Espejo |
| 1960 | Hamlet · as Claudius |
| 1960 | Let No Man Write My Epitaph · as Louie Ramponi |
| 1960 | Insight (TV Series) · as Abbe Pierre |
| 1960 | Checkmate (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Play of the Week (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Ford Startime (TV Series) · as Turk |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise (TV Series) · as Captain Henri Privaux |
| 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 |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Teddy Green |
| 1956 | Three for Jamie Dawn · as George Lorenz |
| 1955 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) · as Cochise |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Tony Lorca |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Chato |
| 1955 | A Life in the Balance · as Antonio Gómez |
| 1954 | The Queen of Babylon · as Amal |
| 1954 | Untouched · as Federico Vascon |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Pete Mclean |
| 1954 | The Saracen Blade · as Pietro Donati |
| 1953 | Latin Lovers · as Roberto Santos |
| 1953 | Sombrero · as Pepe Gonzales |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Esteban Espinosa |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Carlos Cortez |
| 1952 | My Man and I · as Chu Chu Ramirez |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Joaquin Murietta |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as El Gallo |
| 1951 | Across the Wide Missouri · as Ironshirt |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Pietro |
| 1951 | Mark of the Renegade · as Marcos Zappa |
| 1951 | The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story · as Cast |
| 1950 | Two Weeks with Love · as Demi Armendez |
| 1950 | Right Cross · as Johnny Monterez |
| 1950 | Mystery Street · as Peter Moralas |
| 1949 | Battleground · as Roderigues |
| 1949 | Border Incident · as Pablo Rodriguez |
| 1949 | Neptune's Daughter · as Jose O'rourke |
| 1948 | The Kissing Bandit · as Fiesta Specialty Dancer |
| 1947 | |
| 1946 | Pepita Jiménez · as Luis Vargas |
| 1945 | |
| 1943 | |
| 1943 | Santa · as Jarameño |
| 1943 | La razón de la culpa · as Anunciador En Barco |
| 1942 | The Saint That Forged a Country · as Soldado |
| 1942 | El verdugo de Sevilla · as Jacobito |
| 1942 | The Three Musketeers · as (uncredited) |
| 2024 | ¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor! · as Self |
| 2020 | I Am Burt Reynolds · as Self |
| 2017 | Battle of the Sexes · as Self |
| 2013 | Welcome to Comic-Con! · as Self (in Salute To Star Trek Segment) |
| 2009 | The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2009 | The 81st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Memorial Tribute |
| 2009 | 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2004 | TV Land Moguls (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | |
| 2001 | |
| 1999 | Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 · as Self |
| 1998 | Behind the Planet of the Apes · as Self |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | 50 Years of Funny Females · as Self |
| 1993 | The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion · as Self |
| 1992 | MGM: When the Lion Roars (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Oscar's Greatest Moments · as Self |
| 1991 | Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special · as Self |
| 1989 | Pat Sajak Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Win, Lose or Draw (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | The 56th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Hour Magazine (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1978 | The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1978 | |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | |
| 1971 | The 43rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter & Performer |
| 1970 | Dinah's Place (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | What's My Line? (1968) (TV Series) · as Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1967 | The Jerry Lewis Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Snap Judgement (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1966 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1960 | Here's Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1958 | The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | Tonight! (TV Series) · as Self - Star Of Broadway Play 'seventh Heaven' |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Host / Gino |
| 1952 | The Linkletter Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | I've Got a Secret (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Star |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | On an Island with You · as Ricardo Montalban |
| 1947 | Stump the Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Panelist |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) |