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
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998
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as Self
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Age: 77
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
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as Self
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Age: 76
That's Entertainment! III
1994
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 73
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991
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as Self
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Age: 70
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
No Image
Space For Women
1981
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as Self - Narrator
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Age: 60
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
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as Self
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Age: 57
No Image
El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa
1978
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as Felipe (archive footage)
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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
The Mark of Zorro
1974
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as Captain Esteban
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Age: 53
Wonder Woman
1974
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as Abner Smith
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Age: 53
Fade In
1973
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as Himself
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Age: 52
Mustang
1973
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 52
The Train Robbers
1973
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as The Pinkerton Man
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Age: 52
No Image
St. Augustine: The Oldest City
1973
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as (Self) Narrator
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Age: 52
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
Fireball Forward
1972
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as Jean Duval
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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
The Pigeon
1969
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as John Stambler / Kane
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Age: 48
Sweet Charity
1969
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as Vittorio
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Age: 48
The Money Trap
1965
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as Pete Delanos
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Age: 44
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!
1964
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as Fernando
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Age: 44
The Fantasticks
1964
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as El Gallo
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Age: 43
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
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as Little Wolf
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Age: 43
Love is a Ball
1963
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as Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau
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Age: 42
The Reluctant Saint
1962
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as Don Raspi
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Age: 41
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962
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as Major Padula
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Age: 41
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
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960
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as Louie Ramponi
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Age: 39
Three for Jamie Dawn
1956
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as George Lorenz
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Age: 35
A Life in the Balance
1955
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as Antonio Gómez
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Age: 34
The Queen of Babylon
1954
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as Amal
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Age: 34
Untouched
1954
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as Federico Vascon
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Age: 34
The Saracen Blade
1954
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as Pietro Donati
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Age: 33
Latin Lovers
1953
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as Roberto Santos
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Age: 32
Sombrero
1953
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as Pepe Gonzales
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Age: 32
Two Weeks with Love
1950
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as Demi Armendez
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Age: 29
Right Cross
1950
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as Johnny Monterez
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Age: 29
Mystery Street
1950
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as Peter Moralas
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Age: 29
La casa de la zorra
1945
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as
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Age: 25
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
Cadetes de la naval
1945
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as
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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