Ricardo Montalban
Born November 25, 1920 (Age: 105)
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Mexico City, Mexico
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.
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
The Ant Bully
2006
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as Head of Council (voice)
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Age: 85
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
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as Grandfather
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Age: 82
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
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as Grandfather
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Age: 81
Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer
1999
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as Self
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Age: 78
That's Entertainment! III
1994
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 73
Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency
1991
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as Narrator
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Age: 70
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
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as Vincent Ludwig
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Age: 68
Cannonball Run II
1984
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as King
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Age: 63
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982
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as Khan Noonien Singh
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Age: 61
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
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as Self
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Age: 57
Return to Fantasy Island
1978
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as Mr. Roarke
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Age: 57
Fantasy Island
1977
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as Mr. Roarke
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Age: 56
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
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as Armando
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Age: 51
Chango, Guardian of the Mayan Treasure
1972
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as Narrator
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Age: 51
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
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as Armando
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Age: 50
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
1971
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as Al Matteo
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Age: 50
The Desperate Mission
1969
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as Joaquin Murieta
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Age: 48
Sweet Charity
1969
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as Vittorio
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Age: 48
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
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as Little Wolf
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Age: 43
Rage of the Buccaneers
1961
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as Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer
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Age: 41
Play of the Week: Rashomon
1960
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as Bandit Tasmoro
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Age: 40
The Hour of Truth
1945
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as
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Age: 24
Nosotros
1945
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as Armando Suárez
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Age: 24
The Three Musketeers
1942
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as (uncredited)
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Age: 21
He's a Latin from Staten Island
1941
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as
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Age: 20