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Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, KSG ( November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Mexican radio, television, theatre and film actor. He had a career spanning seven decades (motion pictures from 1943 to 2006) and multiple notable roles. 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". Date of Death 14 January 2009, Los Angeles, California (congestive heart failure)
Movies
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Khan Noonien Singh
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Armando
Battleground
Roderigues
Cannonball Run II
King
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Grandfather
Border Incident
Pablo Rodriguez
The Ant Bully
Head of Council (voice)
Across the Wide Missouri
Ironshirt
Cheyenne Autumn
Little Wolf
Sayonara
Nakamura
Sweet Charity
Vittorio
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Silent Film Star
Madame X
Phil Benton
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Vincent Ludwig
Two Weeks with Love
Demi Armendez
Neptune's Daughter
Jose O'Rourke
On an Island with You
Ricardo Montalban
Fiesta
Mario Morales
The Money Trap
Pete Delanos
The Singing Nun
Father Clementi
Mystery Street
Peter Moralas
Fade-In
Himself
The Longest Hundred Miles
Father Sanchez
Desert Warrior
Prince Said
A Life in the Balance
Antonio Gómez
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
Major Padula
Love is a Ball
Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau
The Mark of Zorro
Captain Esteban
The Kissing Bandit
Fiesta Specialty Dancer
The Reluctant Saint
Don Raspi
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Louie Ramponi
Wonder Woman
Abner Smith
Sol Madrid
Jalisco
Blue
Ortega
Latin Lovers
Roberto Santos
Untouched
Federico Vascon
Right Cross
Johnny Monterez
Alice Through the Looking Glass
The White King
The Queen of Babylon
Amal
The Pigeon
John Stambler / Kane
Three for Jamie Dawn
George Lorenz
Centinelas del Silencio
Rage of the Buccaneers
Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer
Sombrero
Pepe Gonzales
The Mark of the Renegade
Marcos Zappa
My Man and I
Chu Chu Ramirez
Cinco fueron escogidos
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Armando
Fireball Forward
Jean Duval
The Fantasticks
El Gallo
Pepita Jimenez
Luis Vargas
The Train Robbers
The Pinkerton Man
La Fuga
Teniente
Perdida
The Saracen Blade
Pietro Donati
The Face of Fear
Sergeant Frank Ortega
The Desperate Mission
Joaquin Murieta
Joe Panther
Turtle George
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Grandfather
The Deserter
Natachai
The Three Musketeers
(uncredited)
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
Fatima
Himself
The Aquarians
Dr. Luis Delgado
Behind the Planet of the Apes
Self
Santa
Jarameño
Cadetes de la naval
Fantasía ranchera
La casa de la zorra
I Know Catherine, The Log Lady
Self (archive footage)
The Million Dollar Nickel
Himself
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Captains Courageous
Manuel
Black Water Gold
Alejandro Zayas
Code Name: Heraclitus
Janacek
Mission to Glory: A True Story
Gen. Lafuente
Space For Women
Narrator
Where Dreams Come True
Narrator
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!
Fernando
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
Al Matteo
He's a Latin from Staten Island
Return to Fantasy Island
Mr. Roarke
El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa
Felipe (archive footage)
Fantasy Island
Mr. Roarke
Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency
Narrator
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Self
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Self
Shows
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Burke's Law
Nicholas Amenor
Dream On
American Dad!
General Juanito Pequeño (voice)
Here's Lucy
Prince Phillip Gregory
Hawaii Five-O
Tokura
Gunsmoke
Chato
Dynasty
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
The Colbys
Zach Powers
Ironside
Hallmark Hall of Fame
El Gallo
The Long, Hot Summer
Switch
Jean-Paul
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
Police Story
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Felony Squad
The High Chaparral
El Tigre
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Pietro
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Name of the Game
Climax!
Pete McLean
Bracken's World
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
Griff
Letter to Loretta
Self - Guest Host / Gino
The Dick Clark Show
Self
Fantasy Island
Mr. Roarke
Titans
Star Trek
Khan Noonien Singh
The Dick Powell Show
Stephen Baird
Cain's Hundred
Vincent Pavanne
Murder, She Wrote
Vaclav Maryska
Columbo
Luis Montoya
B. J. and the Bear
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
The Great Adventure
Philip Crow
Family Guy
The Cow (voice)
Checkmate
Kim Possible
Señor Senior Sr. (voice)
The Golden Palace
Lawrence Gentry
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Rick Rivera
Combat!
Barbu
Mission: Impossible
Gerard Sefra
General Electric Theater
Esteban Espinosa
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Tony Lorca
Chicago Hope
The Greatest Show on Earth
Play of the Week
Love Boat: The Next Wave
Manuel Kaire
The Virginian
Enrique Cuellar
The Wild Wild West
Daniel Boone
Count Alfonso De Borba
The Defenders
'Spanish John' Espejo
Nichols
Colonel Diego Alcazar
Slattery's People
Adventures in Paradise
Captain Henri Privaux
The Rogues
Ben Casey
Riverboat
Lt. Devereaux
The Lieutenant
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Dr. Kildare
Damon West
Star Time
Self
Alcoa Premiere
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
Self
Heaven Help Us
B.L. Stryker
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
Dynasty
Zachary 'Zach' Powers
American Masters
Self
Star Trek: Short Treks
Khan (voice) (archive footage)
What's My Line?
Self - Panelist
It Takes a Thief
Nick Grobbo
Dan August
Wonder Woman
Abner Smith
The Magic of David Copperfield
The Virginian
Louis Boissevain
The Virginian
Francisco Sosentes
Letter to Loretta
Father William Gomez
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
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
Self
Burke's Law
Armand Dubovier
Hawaii Five-O
Alex Pareno
The High Chaparral
Padre Eduardo Sanchez
The Great Adventure
Jean Lafitte
The Name of the Game
Father Bernard Torres
Bonanza
Matsou
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
King Carlos (voice)
Climax!
Joe Bermudes
McNaughton's Daughter
Dist. Atty. Charles Quintero
Freakazoid!
Armondo Guitierrez (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Vartkes (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host