Ricardo Montalban
Acting
🎂 1920-11-25
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.
Cast credits(199)
The Cow (voice)
1999
General Juanito Pequeño (voice)
2005
Luis Montoya
1971
Matsou
1959
Vaclav Maryska
1984
Khan Noonien Singh
1966
Self
1962
Tokura
1968
Alex Pareno
1968
1981
Zachary 'Zach' Powers
1981
Self - Co-Host
1961
Self
1961
Pete McLean
1954
Joe Bermudes
1954
Enrique Cuellar
1962
Louis Boissevain
1962
Francisco Sosentes
1962
1967
1994
Gerard Sefra
1966
Count Alfonso De Borba
1964
Señor Senior Sr. (voice)
2002
1963
Vincent Ludwig
1988
Barbu
1962
Mr. Roarke
1978
Chato
1955
Damon West
1961
Nicholas Amenor
1963
Armand Dubovier
1963
El Tigre
1967
Padre Eduardo Sanchez
1967
1968
Bernard Torres
1968
1965
1961
Self
1956
Prince Phillip Gregory
1968
Self
1967
Jean-Paul
1975
Self
1968
1960
1955
Cochise
1955
Self
1948
'Spanish John' Espejo
1961
Self
1986
Self - Panelist
1950
1966
Self
1962
Tony Lorca
1955
Lt. Devereaux
1959
Vartkes (voice)
2000
Rick Rivera
1969
Captain Henri Privaux
1959
Stephen Baird
1961
1973
King Carlos (voice)
1995
1979
Armondo Guitierrez (voice)
1995
Satine
1964
Grandfather
2003
Grandfather
2002
Head of Council (voice)
2006
Nick Grobbo
1968
1964
Alejandro Goldman
1990
Zach Powers
1985
Armando
1971
Armando
1972
Khan (voice) (archive footage)
2018
Vincent Pavanne
1961
Philip Crow
1963
Jean Lafitte
1963
King
1984
Colonel Diego Alcazar
1971
Manuel Kaire
1998
1963
1963
Lawrence Gentry
1992
1978
1970
1989
Self - Guest Host / Gino
1953
Joe Martinez
1953
Angelo Pelligrini
1953
Nemo Rustin
1953
Frank
1953
Father Garcia
1953
Tony Santos
1953
Frank Montclair
1953
Father William Gomez
1953
Khan Noonien Singh
1982
1954
Self
1958
1961
1971
1969
Self (archive footage)
2025
Little Wolf
1964
1964
Jean Duval
1972
The Pinkerton Man
1973
Vittorio
1969
1962
Nakamura
1957
Marcos Zappa
1951
El Gallo
1951
Jalisco
1968
2000
Father Clementi
1966
Demi Armendez
1950
Himself
1973
Self
1998
1973
Phil Benton
1966
Esteban Espinosa
1953
Captain Esteban
1974
Roderigues
1949
(archive footage)
1994
1965
Ortega
1968
Ironshirt
1951
1959
Joaquin Murieta
1969
Pietro
1951
Narrator (voice)
1973
Jose O'Rourke
1949
Silent Film Star
1976
Dist. Atty. Charles Quintero
1976
Al Matteo
1971
Teniente
1944
Mr. Roarke
1977
Peter Moralas
1950
Self
1991
Abner Smith
1974
Natachai
1970
Dr. Luis Delgado
1970
Ricardo Montalban
1948
John Stambler / Kane
1969
1945
Pablo Rodriguez
1949
General Lafuente
1977
Self
1983
Antonio GĂłmez
1955
Self
1991
Fiesta Specialty Dancer
1948
Jarameño
1943
Self
1997
The White King
1966
Self
1968
Self
1978
Pepe Gonzales
1953
Mario Morales
1947
Pietro Donati
1954
Johnny Monterez
1950
1994
Self
1950
Major Padula
1962
Mr. Roarke
1978
Fernando
1964
Bandit Tasmoro
1960
Amal
1954
Roberto Santos
1953
1947
(uncredited)
1942
Turtle George
1976
Father Sanchez
1967
Prince Said
1957
Pete Delanos
1965
Louie Ramponi
1960
Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau
1963
Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer
1961
Chu Chu Ramirez
1952
2009
Alejandro Zayas
1970
Sergeant Frank Ortega
1971
Self
1999
Janacek
1967
Don Raspi
1962
1943
Felipe (archive footage)
1978
Federico Vascon
1954
El Gallo
1964
Luis Vargas
1946
Manuel
1977
Armando Suárez
1945
George Lorenz
1956
1945
1971
Himself
1952
Narrator
1981
1941
1945
Narrator
1991
Narrator
1979
Himself
1984
(Self) Narrator
1973