1920-11-25 Mexico City, Mexico
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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Perdida | 2009-10-21 | |
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The Ant Bully | Head of Council (voice) | 2006-07-28 |
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Grandfather | 2003-07-25 |
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Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | Grandfather | 2002-08-07 |
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Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer | Self | 1999-02-23 |
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Behind the Planet of the Apes | Self | 1998-09-05 |
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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line | Self | 1997-05-12 |
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That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | 1994-07-01 |
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Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special | Self | 1991-09-28 |
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Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency | Narrator | 1991-01-01 |
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | Vincent Ludwig | 1988-12-02 |
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Fatima | Self - Host | 1984-01-01 |
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Cannonball Run II | King | 1984-06-29 |
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All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra | Self | 1983-12-11 |
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | Khan Noonien Singh | 1982-06-04 |
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Space For Women | Self - Narrator | 1981-07-10 |
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Where Dreams Come True | Narrator | 1979-01-01 |
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El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa | Felipe (archive footage) | 1978-06-21 |
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Return to Fantasy Island | Mr. Roarke | 1978-01-20 |
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NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney | Self | 1978-09-13 |
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Fantasy Island | Mr. Roarke | 1977-01-14 |
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Mission to Glory: A True Story | General Lafuente | 1977-01-01 |
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Captains Courageous | Manuel | 1977-12-04 |
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Silent Film Star | 1976-07-26 |
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Joe Panther | Turtle George | 1976-10-01 |
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Wonder Woman | Abner Smith | 1974-03-12 |
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The Mark of Zorro | Captain Esteban | 1974-10-29 |
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Fade In | Himself | 1973-11-08 |
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St. Augustine: The Oldest City | (Self) Narrator | 1973-01-01 |
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The Train Robbers | The Pinkerton Man | 1973-02-01 |
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Mustang | Narrator (voice) | 1973-10-07 |
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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes | Armando | 1972-06-29 |
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Fireball Forward | Jean Duval | 1972-03-05 |
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Chango, Guardian of the Mayan Treasure | Narrator | 1972-03-19 |
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Centinelas del Silencio | 1971-05-01 | |
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The Face of Fear | Sergeant Frank Ortega | 1971-10-08 |
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Sarge: The Badge or the Cross | Al Matteo | 1971-02-22 |
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Walls of Fire | Self - Narrator | 1971-01-01 |
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes | Armando | 1971-05-20 |
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Black Water Gold | Alejandro Zayas | 1970-01-06 |
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La spina dorsale del diavolo | Natachai | 1970-12-04 |
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The Aquarians | Dr. Luis Delgado | 1970-10-24 |
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Sweet Charity | Vittorio | 1969-02-25 |
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The Pigeon | John Stambler / Kane | 1969-11-04 |
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The Desperate Mission | Joaquin Murieta | 1969-11-20 |
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Sol Madrid | Jalisco | 1968-02-07 |
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Blue | Ortega | 1968-05-09 |
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The Longest Hundred Miles | Father Sanchez | 1967-01-21 |
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Code Name: Heraclitus | Janacek | 1967-01-01 |
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Alice Through the Looking Glass | The White King | 1966-11-06 |
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Madame X | Phil Benton | 1966-03-03 |
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The Singing Nun | Father Clementi | 1966-03-17 |
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The Money Trap | Pete Delanos | 1965-09-07 |
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The Fantasticks | El Gallo | 1964-10-17 |
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Cheyenne Autumn | Little Wolf | 1964-10-15 |
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¡Buenas noches, año nuevo! | Fernando | 1964-12-17 |
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Love is a Ball | Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau | 1963-04-24 |
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Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man | Major Padula | 1962-07-25 |
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The Reluctant Saint | Don Raspi | 1962-11-02 |
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Gordon, il pirata nero | Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer | 1961-12-15 |
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Let No Man Write My Epitaph | Louie Ramponi | 1960-11-10 |
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Play of the Week: Rashomon | Bandit Tasmoro | 1960-12-12 |
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Los amantes del desierto | Prince Said | 1957-10-31 |
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Sayonara | Nakamura | 1957-12-25 |
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Child of Trouble | Teddy Green | 1957-05-02 |
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Three for Jamie Dawn | George Lorenz | 1956-07-08 |
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A Life in the Balance | Antonio Gómez | 1955-07-01 |
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Sombra Verde | Federico Vascon | 1954-12-23 |
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La cortigiana di Babilonia | Amal | 1954-12-28 |
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The Saracen Blade | Pietro Donati | 1954-06-06 |
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Latin Lovers | Roberto Santos | 1953-08-12 |
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Sombrero | Pepe Gonzales | 1953-04-22 |
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My Man and I | Chu Chu Ramirez | 1952-09-05 |
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The Million Dollar Nickel | Self | 1952-01-01 |
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The Mark of the Renegade | Marcos Zappa | 1951-07-24 |
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Across the Wide Missouri | Ironshirt | 1951-10-12 |
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Two Weeks with Love | Demi Armendez | 1950-11-10 |
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Right Cross | Johnny Monterez | 1950-10-06 |
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Mystery Street | Peter Moralas | 1950-06-23 |
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Neptune's Daughter | Jose O'Rourke | 1949-06-10 |
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Border Incident | Pablo Rodriguez | 1949-10-28 |
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Battleground | Roderigues | 1949-11-09 |
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On an Island with You | Ricardo Montalban | 1948-05-03 |
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The Kissing Bandit | Fiesta Specialty Dancer | 1948-11-14 |
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Fantasía ranchera | 1947-02-12 | |
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Fiesta | Mario Morales | 1947-06-12 |
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Pepita Jiménez | Luis Vargas | 1946-02-22 |
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La hora de la verdad | 1945-11-15 | |
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La casa de la zorra | 1945-12-06 | |
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Cadetes de la naval | 1945-02-21 | |
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Nosotros | Armando Suárez | 1945-06-01 |
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La Fuga | Teniente | 1944-07-04 |
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Cinco fueron escogidos | 1943-07-08 | |
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Santa | Jarameño | 1943-06-10 |
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Los Tres Mosqueteros | (uncredited) | 1942-08-27 |
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He's a Latin from Staten Island | 1941-06-04 |
