Ricardo Montalban
Acting • Born 1920-11-25 – Died 2009-01-14
Biography
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.
Filmography
202 credits
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Movie • 1982
Khan Noonien Singh
El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa
Movie • 1978
Felipe (archive footage)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Movie • 1972
Armando
Code Name: Heraclitus
Movie • 1967
Janacek
Battleground
Movie • 1949
Roderigues
Cannonball Run II
Movie • 1984
King
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Movie • 2003
Grandfather
Border Incident
Movie • 1949
Pablo Rodriguez
Across the Wide Missouri
Movie • 1951
Ironshirt
The Ant Bully
Movie • 2006
Head of Council (voice)
Sayonara
Movie • 1957
Nakamura
Cheyenne Autumn
Movie • 1964
Little Wolf
Mission to Glory: A True Story
Movie • 1977
General Lafuente
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Movie • 1976
Silent Film Star
Sweet Charity
Movie • 1969
Vittorio
Space For Women
Movie • 1981
Self - Narrator
Madame X
Movie • 1966
Phil Benton
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Movie • 1988
Vincent Ludwig
Two Weeks with Love
Movie • 1950
Demi Armendez
Neptune's Daughter
Movie • 1949
Jose O'Rourke
On an Island with You
Movie • 1948
Ricardo Montalban
Fiesta
Movie • 1947
Mario Morales
The Money Trap
Movie • 1965
Pete Delanos
The Singing Nun
Movie • 1966
Father Clementi
Mystery Street
Movie • 1950
Peter Moralas
Fantasy Island
Movie • 1977
Mr. Roarke
Fade In
Movie • 1973
Himself
The Longest Hundred Miles
Movie • 1967
Father Sanchez
Where Dreams Come True
Movie • 1979
Narrator
A Life in the Balance
Movie • 1955
Antonio Gómez
Desert Warrior
Movie • 1957
Prince Said
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Movie • 1962
Major Padula
Love is a Ball
Movie • 1963
Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau
Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency
Movie • 1991
Narrator
The Reluctant Saint
Movie • 1962
Don Raspi
The Mark of Zorro
Movie • 1974
Captain Esteban
The Kissing Bandit
Movie • 1948
Fiesta Specialty Dancer
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Movie • 1960
Louie Ramponi
Wonder Woman
Movie • 1974
Abner Smith
Sol Madrid
Movie • 1968
Jalisco
Blue
Movie • 1968
Ortega
Latin Lovers
Movie • 1953
Roberto Santos
Untouched
Movie • 1954
Federico Vascon
Right Cross
Movie • 1950
Johnny Monterez
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Movie • 1966
The White King
The Queen of Babylon
Movie • 1954
Amal
The Pigeon
Movie • 1969
John Stambler / Kane
Rage of the Buccaneers
Movie • 1961
Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer
Sombrero
Movie • 1953
Pepe Gonzales
Three for Jamie Dawn
Movie • 1956
George Lorenz
Sentinels of Silence
Movie • 1971
My Man and I
Movie • 1952
Chu Chu Ramirez
The Mark of the Renegade
Movie • 1951
Marcos Zappa
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!
Movie • 1964
Fernando
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
Movie • 1971
Al Matteo
He's a Latin from Staten Island
Movie • 1941
Cinco fueron escogidos
Movie • 1943
Return to Fantasy Island
Movie • 1978
Mr. Roarke
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Movie • 1971
Armando
Fireball Forward
Movie • 1972
Jean Duval
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Movie • 1983
Self
La Fuga
Movie • 1944
Teniente
Pepita Jimenez
Movie • 1946
Luis Vargas
The Train Robbers
Movie • 1973
The Pinkerton Man
Perdida
Movie • 2009
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Movie • 1997
Self
The Face of Fear
Movie • 1971
Sergeant Frank Ortega
The Saracen Blade
Movie • 1954
Pietro Donati
The Desperate Mission
Movie • 1969
Joaquin Murieta
The Fantasticks
Movie • 1964
El Gallo
Joe Panther
Movie • 1976
Turtle George
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Movie • 2002
Grandfather
St. Augustine: The Oldest City
Movie • 1973
(Self) Narrator
The Deserter
Movie • 1970
Natachai
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Movie • 1978
Self
The Three Musketeers
Movie • 1942
(uncredited)
That's Entertainment! III
Movie • 1994
(archive footage)
Play of the Week: Rashomon
Movie • 1960
Bandit Tasmoro
Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer
Movie • 1999
Self
The Aquarians
Movie • 1970
Dr. Luis Delgado
Fatima
Movie • 1984
Himself
Behind the Planet of the Apes
Movie • 1998
Self
Santa
Movie • 1943
Jarameño
Cadetes de la naval
Movie • 1945
La casa de la zorra
Movie • 1945
Fantasía ranchera
Movie • 1947
The Million Dollar Nickel
Movie • 1952
Himself
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie • 1991
Self
Captains Courageous
Movie • 1977
Manuel
Black Water Gold
Movie • 1970
Alejandro Zayas
Mustang
Movie • 1973
Narrator (voice)
The Hour of Truth
Movie • 1945
Nosotros
Movie • 1945
Armando Suárez
Child of Trouble
Movie • 1957
Teddy Green
Chango, Guardian of the Mayan Treasure
Movie • 1972
Narrator
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Vaclav Maryska
Titans
TV • 2000
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV • 1964
Satine
Columbo
TV • 1971
Luis Montoya
The Dick Powell Show
TV • 1961
Stephen Baird
Star Trek
TV • 1966
Khan Noonien Singh
Burke's Law
TV • 1963
Nicholas Amenor
B. J. and the Bear
TV • 1979
Cain's Hundred
TV • 1961
Vincent Pavanne
American Dad!
TV • 2005
General Juanito Pequeño (voice)
Family Guy
TV • 1999
The Cow (voice)
Here's Lucy
TV • 1968
Prince Phillip Gregory
Dream On
TV • 1990
Alejandro Goldman
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
TV • 1971
The Great Adventure
TV • 1963
Philip Crow
Hawaii Five-O
TV • 1968
Tokura
Checkmate
TV • 1960
Kim Possible
TV • 2002
Señor Senior Sr. (voice)
Marcus Welby, M.D.
TV • 1969
Rick Rivera
Dynasty
TV • 1981
The Golden Palace
TV • 1992
Lawrence Gentry
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Chato
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV • 1954
Combat!
TV • 1962
Barbu
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Esteban Espinosa
Mission: Impossible
TV • 1966
Gerard Sefra
The Colbys
TV • 1985
Zach Powers
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
El Gallo
Ironside
TV • 1967
Chicago Hope
TV • 1994
Martin Nieves
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955
Tony Lorca
The Long, Hot Summer
TV • 1965
The Greatest Show on Earth
TV • 1963
Play of the Week
TV • 1959
Felony Squad
TV • 1966
The Wild Wild West
TV • 1965
Love Boat: The Next Wave
TV • 1998
Manuel Kaire
The Name of the Game
TV • 1968
Daniel Boone
TV • 1964
Count Alfonso De Borba
Police Story
TV • 1973
Switch
TV • 1975
Jean-Paul
The High Chaparral
TV • 1967
El Tigre
The Virginian
TV • 1962
Enrique Cuellar
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
Self
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
Pietro
The Defenders
TV • 1961
'Spanish John' Espejo
Nichols
TV • 1971
Colonel Diego Alcazar
Climax!
TV • 1954
Pete McLean
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV • 1963
Slattery's People
TV • 1964
Adventures in Paradise
TV • 1959
Captain Henri Privaux
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV • 1955
Bracken's World
TV • 1969
The Rogues
TV • 1964
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV • 1956
Self
Ben Casey
TV • 1961
Riverboat
TV • 1959
Lt. Devereaux
The Lieutenant
TV • 1963
The Lloyd Bridges Show
TV • 1962
Star Time
TV • 1950
Self
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
TV • 1968
Self
Dr. Kildare
TV • 1961
Damon West
Griff
TV • 1973
Alcoa Premiere
TV • 1961
Heaven Help Us
TV • 1994
Letter to Loretta
TV • 1953
Self - Guest Host / Gino
The Dick Clark Show
TV • 1958
Self
B.L. Stryker
TV • 1989
Fantasy Island
TV • 1978
Mr. Roarke
The Magic of David Copperfield
TV • 1978
Freakazoid!
TV • 1995
Armondo Guitierrez (voice)
The Virginian
TV • 1962
Louis Boissevain
The Virginian
TV • 1962
Francisco Sosentes
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
Letter to Loretta
TV • 1953
Joe Martinez
Letter to Loretta
TV • 1953
Angelo Pelligrini
Letter to Loretta
TV • 1953
Nemo Rustin
Letter to Loretta
TV • 1953
Frank
Letter to Loretta
TV • 1953
Frank Montclair
Letter to Loretta
TV • 1953
Tony Santos
Letter to Loretta
TV • 1953
Father Garcia
Letter to Loretta
TV • 1953
Father William Gomez
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
TV • 1991
Self
Burke's Law
TV • 1963
Armand Dubovier
The Great Adventure
TV • 1963
Jean Lafitte
Hawaii Five-O
TV • 1968
Alex Pareno
The Name of the Game
TV • 1968
Bernard Torres
The High Chaparral
TV • 1967
Padre Eduardo Sanchez
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV • 1995
King Carlos (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self - Co-Host
Bonanza
TV • 1959
Matsou
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
TV • 2000
Vartkes (voice)
Climax!
TV • 1954
Joe Bermudes
The Carol Burnett Show
TV • 1967
Self
Dynasty
TV • 1981
Zachary 'Zach' Powers
American Masters
TV • 1986
Self
McNaughton's Daughter
TV • 1976
Dist. Atty. Charles Quintero
Star Trek: Short Treks
TV • 2018
Khan (voice) (archive footage)
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self
It Takes a Thief
TV • 1968
Nick Grobbo
Dan August
TV • 1970
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV • 1955
Cochise
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
MGM Parade
TV • 1955
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
Self (uncredited)