Ricardo Montalban
Known for: Acting
Born: November 25, 1920
Died: January 14, 2009
Place of birth: Mexico City, Mexico
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.
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Filmography
96 movies · 87 TV shows, newest first
6.3
Star Trek: Short Treks
2018
6.6
Perdida
2009
5.8
The Ant Bully
2006
7.0
American Dad!
2005
5.1
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
5.6
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
7.5
Kim Possible
2002
5.7
Titans
2000
6.6
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
NR
Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer
1999
7.4
Family Guy
1999
7.1
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998
4.9
Love Boat: The Next Wave
1998
7.7
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
7.8
Freakazoid!
1995
6.3
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
7.2
Chicago Hope
19945.5
Heaven Help Us
1994
7.1
That's Entertainment! III
1994
6.4
The Golden Palace
1992
5.9
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
19917.0
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
1991
NR
Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency
1991
6.9
Dream On
1990
6.1
B.L. Stryker
1989
7.3
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
7.0
American Masters
1986
6.3
The Colbys
1985
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
5.4
Cannonball Run II
1984
6.0
Fatima
1984
6.0
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983
7.4
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982NR
Space For Women
1981
6.5
Dynasty
1981
5.6
B. J. and the Bear
1979NR
Where Dreams Come True
1979
7.0
The Magic of David Copperfield
1978
7.0
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
19786.0
El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa
1978
6.5
Fantasy Island
1978
6.0
Return to Fantasy Island
1978
7.0
Captains Courageous
1977
7.5
Fantasy Island
1977
7.0
Mission to Glory: A True Story
19776.0
Joe Panther
1976
4.4
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
19764.5
McNaughton's Daughter
1976
6.6
Switch
1975
6.2
The Mark of Zorro
1974
5.4
Wonder Woman
1974
4.2
Fade In
1973
7.8
Mustang
19736.5
Griff
1973
7.0
Police Story
1973
6.3
The Train Robbers
1973NR
St. Augustine: The Oldest City
1973
6.2
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
NR
Chango, Guardian of the Mayan Treasure
1972
6.5
Fireball Forward
19725.9
The Face of Fear
1971
6.3
Nichols
1971
8.1
Columbo
1971
6.7
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
6.4
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
6.9
Sentinels of Silence
1971
8.0
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
1971
5.7
Walls of Fire
1971
6.5
The Deserter
1970
6.5
The Aquarians
1970
7.2
Dan August
1970
4.5
Black Water Gold
1970
4.6
The Desperate Mission
1969
10.0
The Pigeon
1969
6.6
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
7.5
Bracken's World
1969
6.9
Sweet Charity
1969
6.7
Here's Lucy
1968
7.2
Hawaii Five-O
1968
7.0
The Name of the Game
19688.0
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
1968
5.9
Blue
1968
6.9
Sol Madrid
1968
6.8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
7.2
It Takes a Thief
1968
7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
6.8
The High Chaparral
1967
6.8
Ironside
1967
6.6
The Longest Hundred Miles
1967
9.0
Code Name: Heraclitus
1967
6.2
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1966
7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966
6.5
Felony Squad
1966
8.0
Star Trek
1966
5.9
The Singing Nun
1966
6.4
Madame X
1966
7.5
The Wild Wild West
19656.0
The Long, Hot Summer
1965
5.1
The Money Trap
1965
5.5
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!
1964
6.0
The Fantasticks
1964
6.7
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
7.0
Daniel Boone
1964
7.2
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
7.0
Slattery's People
1964
8.0
The Rogues
19645.9
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
10.0
The Great Adventure
1963
6.3
Burke's Law
19637.5
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
7.0
The Lieutenant
1963
5.1
Love is a Ball
1963
7.8
The Reluctant Saint
1962
7.9
Combat!
1962
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
6.5
The Virginian
1962
6.0
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
5.6
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962
5.1
Rage of the Buccaneers
1961
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
6.0
Alcoa Premiere
1961
5.9
Ben Casey
1961
5.7
Dr. Kildare
1961
5.7
The Dick Powell Show
1961
5.2
Cain's Hundred
1961
6.3
The Defenders
1961
8.0
Play of the Week: Rashomon
1960
5.9
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960
4.8
Checkmate
1960
8.0
Play of the Week
1959
6.8
Startime
1959
6.1
Adventures in Paradise
1959
6.5
Riverboat
1959
7.5
Bonanza
1959
6.7
The Dick Clark Show
1958
6.7
Sayonara
1957
7.0
Desert Warrior
1957
NR
Child of Trouble
1957
6.4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
6.5
Three for Jamie Dawn
1956
6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
7.5
MGM Parade
1955
6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
6.4
A Life in the Balance
1955
5.3
The Queen of Babylon
1954
6.9
Untouched
1954
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
3.8
Climax!
1954
5.4
The Saracen Blade
1954
6.6
Letter to Loretta
1953
4.7
Latin Lovers
1953
4.3
Sombrero
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
7.0
My Man and I
1952
6.0
The Million Dollar Nickel
1952
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
6.1
Across the Wide Missouri
1951
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
5.7
The Mark of the Renegade
1951
6.4
Two Weeks with Love
1950
7.3
Right Cross
1950
6.8
Mystery Street
1950
7.0
What's My Line?
1950
6.7
Battleground
1949
6.9
Border Incident
1949
6.1
Neptune's Daughter
1949
5.2
The Kissing Bandit
1948
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
5.9
On an Island with You
1948
6.2
Fiesta
1947
6.8
Fantasía ranchera
1947
5.9
Pepita Jiménez
1946
6.4
La casa de la zorra
1945
6.3
The Hour of Truth
1945
6.3
Nosotros
1945
5.8
Cadetes de la naval
1945
5.8
La Fuga
1944
5.3
Cinco fueron escogidos
1943
6.2
Santa
1943
7.5
The Three Musketeers
1942
6.0
He's a Latin from Staten Island
1941