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.
96 movies · 87 shows
Perdida
2009·6.6
The Ant Bully
2006·5.8
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003·5.1
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002·5.7
Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer
1999·0.0
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998·7.1
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997·7.7
That's Entertainment! III
1994·7.0
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991·5.9
Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency
1991·0.0
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988·7.3
Cannonball Run II
1984·5.4
Fatima
1984·6.0
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983·6.0
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982·7.4
Space For Women
1981·0.0
Where Dreams Come True
1979·0.0
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978·7.0
El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa
1978·6.0
Return to Fantasy Island
1978·6.0
Captains Courageous
1977·7.0
Fantasy Island
1977·7.5
Mission to Glory: A True Story
1977·7.0
Joe Panther
1976·6.0
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976·4.3
The Mark of Zorro
1974·6.2
Wonder Woman
1974·5.3
Fade In
1973·4.2
Mustang
1973·7.8
The Train Robbers
1973·6.3
St. Augustine: The Oldest City
1973·0.0
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972·6.2
Chango, Guardian of the Mayan Treasure
1972·0.0
Fireball Forward
1972·6.5
The Face of Fear
1971·5.9
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971·6.4
Sentinels of Silence
1971·6.9
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
1971·8.0
Walls of Fire
1971·5.7
The Deserter
1970·6.5
The Aquarians
1970·6.5
Black Water Gold
1970·4.5
The Desperate Mission
1969·4.6
The Pigeon
1969·10.0
Sweet Charity
1969·6.9
Blue
1968·5.8
Sol Madrid
1968·6.9
The Longest Hundred Miles
1967·6.6
Code Name: Heraclitus
1967·9.0
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1966·6.2
The Singing Nun
1966·5.9
Madame X
1966·6.4
The Money Trap
1965·5.1
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!
1964·5.5
The Fantasticks
1964·6.0
Cheyenne Autumn
1964·6.7
Love is a Ball
1963·5.1
The Reluctant Saint
1962·7.8
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962·5.6
Rage of the Buccaneers
1961·5.1
Play of the Week: Rashomon
1960·8.0
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960·5.9
Sayonara
1957·6.7
Desert Warrior
1957·7.0
Child of Trouble
1957·0.0
Three for Jamie Dawn
1956·6.5
A Life in the Balance
1955·6.4
The Queen of Babylon
1954·5.3
Untouched
1954·6.9
The Saracen Blade
1954·5.4
Latin Lovers
1953·4.7
Sombrero
1953·4.3
My Man and I
1952·7.0
The Million Dollar Nickel
1952·6.0
Across the Wide Missouri
1951·6.1
The Mark of the Renegade
1951·5.7
Two Weeks with Love
1950·6.4
Right Cross
1950·7.3
Mystery Street
1950·6.8
Battleground
1949·6.7
Border Incident
1949·6.9
Neptune's Daughter
1949·6.1
The Kissing Bandit
1948·5.2
On an Island with You
1948·5.9
Fiesta
1947·6.2
Fantasía ranchera
1947·6.8
Pepita Jiménez
1946·5.9
La casa de la zorra
1945·6.4
The Hour of Truth
1945·6.3
Nosotros
1945·6.3
Cadetes de la naval
1945·5.8
La Fuga
1944·5.8
Cinco fueron escogidos
1943·5.3
Santa
1943·6.2
The Three Musketeers
1942·7.4
He's a Latin from Staten Island
1941·6.0