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