Ricardo Montalban
Biography
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
Acting
1982
asKhan Noonien Singh
1978
asFelipe (archive footage)
1972
asArmando
1967
asJanacek
1949
asRoderigues
1984
asKing
2003
asGrandfather
1949
asPablo Rodriguez
1951
asIronshirt
2006
asHead of Council (voice)
1957
asNakamura
1964
asLittle Wolf
1977
asGen. Lafuente
1969
asVittorio
1976
asSilent Film Star
1981
asNarrator
1966
asPhil Benton
1988
asVincent Ludwig
1950
asDemi Armendez
1949
asJose O'Rourke
1948
asRicardo Montalban
1947
asMario Morales
1965
asPete Delanos
1966
asFather Clementi
1950
asPeter Moralas
1977
asMr. Roarke
1973
asHimself
1967
asFather Sanchez
1979
asNarrator
1955
asAntonio Gómez
1957
asPrince Said
1962
asMajor Padula
1963
asDuke Gaspard Ducluzeau
1991
asNarrator
1962
asDon Raspi
1974
asCaptain Esteban
1948
asFiesta Specialty Dancer
1960
asLouie Ramponi
1974
asAbner Smith
1968
asJalisco
1968
asOrtega
1953
asRoberto Santos
1954
asFederico Vascon
1950
asJohnny Monterez
1966
asThe White King
1954
asAmal
1969
asJohn Stambler / Kane
1961
asCaptain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer
1953
asPepe Gonzales
1956
asGeorge Lorenz
1971
as
1952
asChu Chu Ramirez
1951
asMarcos Zappa
1964
asFernando
1971
asAl Matteo
1941
as
1943
as
1978
asMr. Roarke
1971
asArmando
1972
asJean Duval
1983
asSelf
1944
asTeniente
1973
asThe Pinkerton Man
1946
asLuis Vargas
2009
as
1997
asSelf
1971
asSergeant Frank Ortega
1954
asPietro Donati
1969
asJoaquin Murieta
1964
asEl Gallo
1976
asTurtle George
2002
asGrandfather
1973
as(Self) Narrator
1970
asNatachai
1978
asSelf
1942
as(uncredited)
1994
as(archive footage)
1960
asBandit Tasmoro
1999
asSelf
1970
asDr. Luis Delgado
1984
asHimself
1998
asSelf
1943
asJarameño
1945
as
1945
as
1947
as
2025
asSelf (archive footage)
1952
asHimself
1991
asSelf
1977
asManuel
1970
asAlejandro Zayas
1973
asNarrator (voice)
1945
as
1945
asArmando Suárez
asVaclav Maryska
as
as
asLuis Montoya
asStephen Baird
asKhan Noonien Singh
asNicholas Amenor
as
asVincent Pavanne
asGeneral Juanito Pequeño (voice)
asThe Cow (voice)
asPrince Phillip Gregory
asAlejandro Goldman
as
asPhilip Crow
asTokura
as
asSeñor Senior Sr. (voice)
asRick Rivera
as
asLawrence Gentry
asChato
as
asBarbu
asSelf
asEsteban Espinosa
asGerard Sefra
asZach Powers
asEl Gallo
as
as
asTony Lorca
as as 
as
as
as
asManuel Kaire
as
asCount Alfonso De Borba
as
asJean-Paul
asEl Tigre
asEnrique Cuellar
asSelf
asPietro
as'Spanish John' Espejo
asColonel Diego Alcazar
asPete McLean
as 
as
asCaptain Henri Privaux
as
as
as
asSelf
as
asLt. Devereaux
as
asasSelf
asSelf
asDamon West
as 
asas 
asSelf - Guest Host / Gino
asSelf
as
asMr. Roarke
as
asArmondo Guitierrez (voice)
asLouis Boissevain
asFrancisco Sosentes
asSelf
asJoe Martinez
asAngelo Pelligrini
asNemo Rustin
asFrank
asFrank Montclair
asTony Santos
asFather Garcia
asFather William Gomez
asSelf
asArmand Dubovier
asJean Lafitte
asAlex Pareno
asBernard Torres
asPadre Eduardo Sanchez
asKing Carlos (voice)
asSelf - Co-Host
asMatsou
asVartkes (voice)
asJoe Bermudes
asSelf
asZachary 'Zach' Powers
asSelf
asDist. Atty. Charles Quintero
asKhan (voice) (archive footage)
asSelf - Panelist
asNick Grobbo
asasSelf
asCochise
Production
Crew
Directing
