Ricardo Montalban
male
Born on November 25, 1920 (105 years old)
Passed Away on January 14, 2009
From Mexico City, Mexico
Known for Acting
Biography
Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino (November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Hispanic/Latin 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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Sol Madrid
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Jalisco
1968
Blue
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Ortega
1968
Here's Lucy
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Prince Phillip Gregory
1968
Hawaii Five-O
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Tokura
1968
The Name of the Game
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
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1968
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The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
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1968
Hawaii Five-O
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Alex Pareno
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The Name of the Game
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Bernard Torres
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It Takes a Thief
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Nick Grobbo
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Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
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Major Padula
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The Reluctant Saint
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Don Raspi
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Combat!
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Barbu
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The Virginian
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Enrique Cuellar
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The Lloyd Bridges Show
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The Virginian
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Louis Boissevain
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The Virginian
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Francisco Sosentes
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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The Merv Griffin Show
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Rage of the Buccaneers
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Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer
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The Dick Powell Show
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Stephen Baird
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Cain's Hundred
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Vincent Pavanne
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The Defenders
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'Spanish John' Espejo
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Ben Casey
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Dr. Kildare
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Damon West
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Alcoa Premiere
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The Mike Douglas Show
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The Mike Douglas Show
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Latin Lovers
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Roberto Santos
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Sombrero
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Pepe Gonzales
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General Electric Theater
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Esteban Espinosa
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Letter to Loretta
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Self - Guest Host / Gino
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Letter to Loretta
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Joe Martinez
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Angelo Pelligrini
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Nemo Rustin
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Frank
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Frank Montclair
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Tony Santos
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