Ricardo Montalban
Acting
Born: November 25, 1920 · Mexico City, Mexico
Died: January 14, 2009 (aged 88)
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
Family Guy
1999
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
American Dad!
2005
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982
Star Trek
1966
The Ant Bully
2006
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
Columbo
1971
Kim Possible
2002
Photos (3)
Movies (80)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Vincent Ludwig
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Grandfather
The Ant Bully
Head of Council (voice)
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Grandfather
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Khan Noonien Singh
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Armando
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Armando
Cannonball Run II
King
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Silent Film Star
Cheyenne Autumn
Little Wolf
Battleground
Roderigues
The Train Robbers
The Pinkerton Man
Fantasy Island
Mr. Roarke
Sayonara
Nakamura
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Sweet Charity
Vittorio
Mystery Street
Peter Moralas
Blue
Ortega
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Major Padula
Across the Wide Missouri
Ironshirt
Fiesta
Mario Morales
Madame X
Phil Benton
Play of the Week: Rashomon
Bandit Tasmoro
Neptune's Daughter
Jose O'Rourke
The Deserter
Natachai
The Money Trap
Pete Delanos
Border Incident
Pablo Rodriguez
Love is a Ball
Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Louie Ramponi
The Singing Nun
Father Clementi
The Three Musketeers
(uncredited)
The Desperate Mission
Joaquin Murieta
On an Island with You
Ricardo Montez
Two Weeks with Love
Demi Armendez
He's a Latin from Staten Island
1941
The Aquarians
Dr. Luis Delgado
Wonder Woman
Abner Smith
The Kissing Bandit
Fiesta Specialty Dancer
Right Cross
Johnny Monterez
The Queen of Babylon
Amal
The Mark of Zorro
Captain Esteban
Mission to Glory: A True Story
General Lafuente
Chango, Guardian of the Mayan Treasure
Narrator
Sombrero
Pepe Gonzales
Fireball Forward
Jean Duval
Black Water Gold
Alejandro Zayas
The Pigeon
John Stambler / Kane
The Longest Hundred Miles
Father Sanchez
My Man and I
Chu Chu Ramirez
Captains Courageous
Manuel
Child of Trouble
Teddy Green
Latin Lovers
Roberto Santos
The Mark of the Renegade
Marcos Zappa
Desert Warrior
Prince Said
Sol Madrid
Jalisco
Sentinels of Silence
1971
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
Al Matteo
The Reluctant Saint
Don Raspi
A Life in the Balance
Antonio Gómez
Code Name: Heraclitus
Janacek
The Saracen Blade
Pietro Donati
Rage of the Buccaneers
Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer
Cinco fueron escogidos
1943
Pepita Jiménez
Luis Vargas
The Fantasticks
El Gallo
Untouched
Federico Vascon
Return to Fantasy Island
Mr. Roarke
The Hour of Truth
1945
Nosotros
Armando Suárez
Cadetes de la naval
1945
Fantasía ranchera
1947
Mustang
Narrator (voice)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
The White King
Three for Jamie Dawn
George Lorenz
La Fuga
Teniente
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!
Fernando
Santa
Jarameño
Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency
Narrator
La casa de la zorra
1945
Perdida
2009
TV Shows (85)
Family Guy
The Cow (voice) · 1 eps
American Dad!
General Juanito Pequeño (voice) · 1 eps
Columbo
Luis Montoya · 1 eps
Star Trek
Khan Noonien Singh · 1 eps
Kim Possible
Señor Senior Sr. (voice) · 6 eps
Ironside
1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Vaclav Maryska · 1 eps
Chicago Hope
Martin Nieves · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Tokura · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Alex Pareno · 1 eps
Bonanza
Matsou · 1 eps
Dynasty
2 eps
Dynasty
Zachary 'Zach' Powers · 1 eps
The Virginian
Enrique Cuellar · 1 eps
The Virginian
Louis Boissevain · 1 eps
The Virginian
Francisco Sosentes · 1 eps
The Wild Wild West
1 eps
Fantasy Island
Mr. Roarke · 152 eps
Dr. Kildare
Damon West · 4 eps
Mission: Impossible
Gerard Sefra · 1 eps
Climax!
Pete McLean · 1 eps
Climax!
Joe Bermudes · 1 eps
Combat!
Barbu · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Count Alfonso De Borba · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
1 eps
The Name of the Game
Bernard Torres · 1 eps
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Vartkes (voice) · 1 eps
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Rick Rivera · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Chato · 1 eps
The High Chaparral
El Tigre · 1 eps
The High Chaparral
Padre Eduardo Sanchez · 1 eps
Ben Casey
1 eps
Burke's Law
Nicholas Amenor · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Armand Dubovier · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Tony Lorca · 1 eps
The Defenders
'Spanish John' Espejo · 1 eps
Here's Lucy
Prince Phillip Gregory · 1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Satine · 2 eps
Adventures in Paradise
Captain Henri Privaux · 1 eps
Police Story
1 eps
Freakazoid!
Armondo Guitierrez (voice) · 5 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
King Carlos (voice) · 1 eps
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1 eps
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Cochise · 1 eps
Dream On
Alejandro Goldman · 2 eps
Switch
Jean-Paul · 1 eps
It Takes a Thief
Nick Grobbo · 2 eps
Checkmate
1 eps
Felony Squad
2 eps
Startime
Turk · 1 eps
Alcoa Premiere
1 eps
The Dick Powell Show
Stephen Baird · 1 eps
Riverboat
Lt. Devereaux · 1 eps
B. J. and the Bear
1 eps
Love Boat: The Next Wave
Manuel Kaire · 1 eps
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1 eps
The Colbys
Zach Powers · 49 eps
The Rogues
1 eps
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1 eps
Play of the Week
1 eps
The Golden Palace
Lawrence Gentry · 1 eps
The Great Adventure
Philip Crow · 2 eps
The Great Adventure
Jean Lafitte · 1 eps
Nichols
Colonel Diego Alcazar · 1 eps
The Magic of David Copperfield
1 eps
Star Trek: Short Treks
Khan (voice) (archive footage) · 1 eps
Dan August
1 eps
The Lieutenant
1 eps
Cain's Hundred
Vincent Pavanne · 1 eps
Bracken's World
2 eps
B.L. Stryker
1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
1 eps
Titans
1 eps
General Electric Theater
Esteban Espinosa · 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Joe Martinez · 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Angelo Pelligrini · 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Nemo Rustin · 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Frank · 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Frank Montclair · 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Tony Santos · 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Father Garcia · 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Father William Gomez · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Pietro · 1 eps
Slattery's People
1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
El Gallo · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (24)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 3 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
American Masters
Self · 1 eps
The Carol Burnett Show
Self · 1 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited) · 2 eps
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · 2 eps
MGM Parade
Self · 1 eps
The Dick Clark Show
Self · 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Self - Guest Host / Gino · 1 eps
Behind the Planet of the Apes
Self
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self
Fade In
Himself
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Self
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Self
Fatima
Self - Host
Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer
Self
The Million Dollar Nickel
Self
Walls of Fire
Self - Narrator