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