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(198)
Self
1962
The Cow (voice)
1999
General Juanito Pequeño (voice)
2005
Self
1948
Self
1967
Khan Noonien Singh
1966
Self - Co-Host
1961
Self
1961
Captain Henri Privaux
1959
Luis Montoya
1971
Tokura
1968
Alex Pareno
1968
Self - Panelist
1950
Prince Phillip Gregory
1968
Nicholas Amenor
1963
Armand Dubovier
1963
1965
Damon West
1961
Matsou
1959
Self
1986
1968
Bernard Torres
1968
1961
Vaclav Maryska
1984
1955
Cochise
1955
Vartkes (voice)
2000
'Spanish John' Espejo
1961
Count Alfonso De Borba
1964
1963
1964
Señor Senior Sr. (voice)
2002
1963
Manuel Kaire
1998
Barbu
1962
1979
1973
Rick Rivera
1969
1961
Stephen Baird
1961
Lawrence Gentry
1992
Mr. Roarke
1978
Self
1958
Jean-Paul
1975
Self
1956
1963
1981
Zachary 'Zach' Powers
1981
1962
Nick Grobbo
1968
Pete McLean
1954
Joe Bermudes
1954
Vincent Pavanne
1961
King Carlos (voice)
1995
1966
Colonel Diego Alcazar
1971
1959
1965
Khan (voice) (archive footage)
2018
1970
1971
1967
Zach Powers
1985
1964
Self - Guest Host / Gino
1953
Joe Martinez
1953
Angelo Pelligrini
1953
Nemo Rustin
1953
Frank
1953
Frank Montclair
1953
Tony Santos
1953
Father Garcia
1953
Father William Gomez
1953
El Gallo
1951
Lt. Devereaux
1959
1994
Enrique Cuellar
1962
Louis Boissevain
1962
Francisco Sosentes
1962
Gerard Sefra
1966
1989
Armondo Guitierrez (voice)
1995
1969
Self
1950
Philip Crow
1963
Jean Lafitte
1963
1973
Tony Lorca
1955
1954
1978
1960
Chato
1955
El Tigre
1967
Padre Eduardo Sanchez
1967
Alejandro Goldman
1990
1964
Self
1968
Vincent Ludwig
1988
1994
Self
1991
Dist. Atty. Charles Quintero
1976
Esteban Espinosa
1953
Grandfather
2002
Armando
1971
Head of Council (voice)
2006
Armando
1972
Grandfather
2003
Khan Noonien Singh
1982
Pietro
1951
King
1984
2000
Self
1968
Nakamura
1957
Little Wolf
1964
Ironshirt
1951
Roderigues
1949
The Pinkerton Man
1973
Abner Smith
1974
Self (archive footage)
2025
(archive footage)
1994
Joaquin Murieta
1969
Vittorio
1969
Manuel
1977
Silent Film Star
1976
Peter Moralas
1950
Self
1998
Jose O'Rourke
1949
Father Clementi
1966
Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau
1963
Phil Benton
1966
Fiesta Specialty Dancer
1948
Self
1991
Pablo Rodriguez
1949
Natachai
1970
Ortega
1968
Gen. Lafuente
1977
Alejandro Zayas
1970
Louie Ramponi
1960
Amal
1954
Jalisco
1968
Major Padula
1962
Pepe Gonzales
1953
Demi Armendez
1950
Don Raspi
1962
Pietro Donati
1954
Johnny Monterez
1950
Roberto Santos
1953
Mr. Roarke
1977
Sergeant Frank Ortega
1971
Pete Delanos
1965
John Stambler / Kane
1969
Himself
1973
Captain Esteban
1974
Al Matteo
1971
Ricardo Montalban
1948
Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer
1961
(uncredited)
1942
Marcos Zappa
1951
Turtle George
1976
Mario Morales
1947
Self
1997
Janacek
1967
Jean Duval
1972
Self
1978
Prince Said
1957
Antonio GĂłmez
1955
2009
Jarameño
1943
Chu Chu Ramirez
1952
Dr. Luis Delgado
1970
The White King
1966
Armando Suárez
1945
Narrator (voice)
1973
Mr. Roarke
1978
Teniente
1944
George Lorenz
1956
Federico Vascon
1954
Self
1983
El Gallo
1964
Father Sanchez
1967
Luis Vargas
1946
1945
Himself
1984
Narrator
1981
Narrator
1991
1971
Fernando
1964
1947
Narrator
1979
Self
1999
1941
Himself
1952
1945
1945
Felipe (archive footage)
1978
Bandit Tasmoro
1960
1943
(Self) Narrator
1973