Ricardo Montalban
Acting
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.
TV Shows(88)
Star Trek: Short Treks
Khan (voice) (archive footage)
2018
American Dad!
General Juanito Pequeño (voice)
2005
Kim Possible
Señor Senior Sr. (voice)
2002
Titans
2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Vartkes (voice)
2000
Family Guy
The Cow (voice)
1999
Love Boat: The Next Wave
Manuel Kaire
1998
Freakazoid!
Armondo Guitierrez (voice)
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
King Carlos (voice)
1995
Chicago Hope
Martin Nieves
1994
Heaven Help Us
1994
The Golden Palace
Lawrence Gentry
1992
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
Self
1991
Dream On
Alejandro Goldman
1990
B.L. Stryker
1989
American Masters
Self
1986
The Colbys
Zach Powers
1985
Murder, She Wrote
Vaclav Maryska
1984
Dynasty
1981
B. J. and the Bear
1979
The Magic of David Copperfield
1978
Fantasy Island
Mr. Roarke
1978
McNaughton's Daughter
Dist. Atty. Charles Quintero
1976
Switch
Jean-Paul
1975
Griff
1973
Police Story
1973
Nichols
Colonel Diego Alcazar
1971
Columbo
Luis Montoya
1971
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
Dan August
1970
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Rick Rivera
1969
Bracken's World
1969
Here's Lucy
Prince Phillip Gregory
1968
Hawaii Five-O
Tokura
1968
The Name of the Game
1968
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
Self
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
1968
It Takes a Thief
Nick Grobbo
1968
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
1967
The High Chaparral
El Tigre
1967
Ironside
1967
Mission: Impossible
Gerard Sefra
1966
Felony Squad
1966
Star Trek
Khan Noonien Singh
1966
The Wild Wild West
1965
The Long, Hot Summer
1965
Daniel Boone
Count Alfonso De Borba
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Satine
1964
Slattery's People
1964
The Rogues
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Great Adventure
Philip Crow
1963
Burke's Law
Nicholas Amenor
1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
The Lieutenant
1963
Combat!
Barbu
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
The Virginian
Enrique Cuellar
1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
Alcoa Premiere
1961
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
Damon West
1961
The Dick Powell Show
Stephen Baird
1961
Cain's Hundred
Vincent Pavanne
1961
The Defenders
'Spanish John' Espejo
1961
Checkmate
1960
Play of the Week
1959
Startime
Turk
1959
Adventures in Paradise
Captain Henri Privaux
1959
Riverboat
Lt. Devereaux
1959
Bonanza
Matsou
1959
The Dick Clark Show
Self
1958
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Tony Lorca
1955
MGM Parade
Self
1955
Gunsmoke
Chato
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Climax!
Pete McLean
1954
Letter to Loretta
Self - Guest Host / Gino
1953
General Electric Theater
Esteban Espinosa
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
El Gallo
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Pietro
1951
Star Time
Self
1950
What's My Line?
Self
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Movies(96)
Perdida
2009
The Ant Bully
Head of Council (voice)
2006
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Grandfather
2003
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Grandfather
2002
Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer
Self
1999
Behind the Planet of the Apes
Self
1998
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self
1997
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
1994
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
1991
Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency
Narrator
1991
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Vincent Ludwig
1988
Cannonball Run II
King
1984
Fatima
Himself
1984
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Self
1983
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Khan Noonien Singh
1982
Space For Women
Self - Narrator
1981
Where Dreams Come True
Narrator
1979
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Self
1978
El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa
Felipe (archive footage)
1978
Return to Fantasy Island
Mr. Roarke
1978
Captains Courageous
Manuel
1977
Fantasy Island
Mr. Roarke
1977
Mission to Glory: A True Story
General Lafuente
1977
Joe Panther
Turtle George
1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Silent Film Star
1976
The Mark of Zorro
Captain Esteban
1974
Wonder Woman
Abner Smith
1974
Fade In
Himself
1973
Mustang
Narrator (voice)
1973
The Train Robbers
The Pinkerton Man
1973
St. Augustine: The Oldest City
(Self) Narrator
1973
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Armando
1972
Chango, Guardian of the Mayan Treasure
Narrator
1972
Fireball Forward
Jean Duval
1972
The Face of Fear
Sergeant Frank Ortega
1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Armando
1971
Sentinels of Silence
1971
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
Al Matteo
1971
Walls of Fire
Self - Narrator
1971
The Deserter
Natachai
1970
The Aquarians
Dr. Luis Delgado
1970
Black Water Gold
Alejandro Zayas
1970
The Desperate Mission
Joaquin Murieta
1969
The Pigeon
John Stambler / Kane
1969
Sweet Charity
Vittorio
1969
Blue
Ortega
1968
Sol Madrid
Jalisco
1968
The Longest Hundred Miles
Father Sanchez
1967
Code Name: Heraclitus
Janacek
1967
Alice Through the Looking Glass
The White King
1966
The Singing Nun
Father Clementi
1966
Madame X
Phil Benton
1966
The Money Trap
Pete Delanos
1965
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!
Fernando
1964
The Fantasticks
El Gallo
1964
Cheyenne Autumn
Little Wolf
1964
Love is a Ball
Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau
1963
The Reluctant Saint
Don Raspi
1962
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Major Padula
1962
Rage of the Buccaneers
Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer
1961
Play of the Week: Rashomon
Bandit Tasmoro
1960
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Louie Ramponi
1960
Sayonara
Nakamura
1957
Desert Warrior
Prince Said
1957
Child of Trouble
Teddy Green
1957
Three for Jamie Dawn
George Lorenz
1956
A Life in the Balance
Antonio Gómez
1955
The Queen of Babylon
Amal
1954
Untouched
Federico Vascon
1954
The Saracen Blade
Pietro Donati
1954
Latin Lovers
Roberto Santos
1953
Sombrero
Pepe Gonzales
1953
My Man and I
Chu Chu Ramirez
1952
The Million Dollar Nickel
Himself
1952
Across the Wide Missouri
Ironshirt
1951
The Mark of the Renegade
Marcos Zappa
1951
Two Weeks with Love
Demi Armendez
1950
Right Cross
Johnny Monterez
1950
Mystery Street
Peter Moralas
1950
Battleground
Roderigues
1949
Border Incident
Pablo Rodriguez
1949
Neptune's Daughter
Jose O'Rourke
1949
The Kissing Bandit
Fiesta Specialty Dancer
1948
On an Island with You
Ricardo Montalban
1948
Fiesta
Mario Morales
1947
Fantasía ranchera
1947
Pepita Jimenez
Luis Vargas
1946
La casa de la zorra
1945
The Hour of Truth
1945
Nosotros
Armando Suárez
1945
Cadetes de la naval
1945
La Fuga
Teniente
1944
Cinco fueron escogidos
1943
Santa
Jarameño
1943
The Three Musketeers
(uncredited)
1942
He's a Latin from Staten Island
1941