Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1920-11-25
Day of Death
2009-01-14
Place of Birth
Mexico City, Mexico
Ricardo Montalban
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.
Filmography (96)
Perdida
2009
The Ant Bully
2006
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer
1999
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991
Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency
1991
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
Cannonball Run II
1984
Fatima
1984
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983
