Ricardo Montalban
Biography
Ricardo Montalban was a Mexican-American actor. He had a career spanning seven decades, beginning in motion pictures in 1943 and continuing until 2006. Montalban was a spokesman for Chrysler automobile advertisements, promoting the "soft Corinthian leather" used in the interior of the Chrysler Cordoba and the Chrysler New Yorker. He is also known for his role as Mr. Roarke in the television series Fantasy Island, which aired from 1977 to 1984. Additionally, Montalban played the character Khan Noonien Singh in a 1967 episode of the original Star Trek series.
Career overview
Ricardo Montalbán had a career spanning seven decades in the entertainment industry. He began working in motion pictures in 1943 and continued until 2006. Montalbán's career encompassed various mediums, including radio, television, theatre, and film.
During the mid-1970s, Montalbán gained recognition as a spokesman for automobile advertisements, specifically promoting the "soft Corinthian leather" of the Chrysler Cordoba and the Chrysler New Yorker. This exposure led to his subsequent role as a television personality. From 1977 to 1984, Montalbán starred as Mr. Roarke in the television series Fantasy Island. His portrayal of this character brought him widespread fame.
Montalbán also appeared in the original Star Trek series, playing the role of Khan Noonien Singh in a 1967 episode titled "Space Seed." This notable performance showcased his acting abilities and further solidified his place in the entertainment industry. Throughout his extensive career, Montalbán accumulated a significant number of credits, with a total of 183 known credits.
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- Star Trek: Short Treks (2018) as Khan (voice) (archive footage)
- Perdida (2009)
- The Ant Bully (2006) as Head of Council (voice)
- American Dad! (2005) as General Juanito Pequeño (voice)
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) as Grandfather
- Kim Possible (2002) as Señor Senior Sr. (voice)
- Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002) as Grandfather
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000) as Vartkes (voice)
- Titans (2000)
- Family Guy (1999) as The Cow (voice)
- Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer (1999) as Self
- Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998) as Manuel Kaire
- Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998) as Self
- Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997) as Self
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) as King Carlos (voice)
- Freakazoid! (1995) as Armondo Guitierrez (voice)
- Chicago Hope (1994) as Martin Nieves
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) as (archive footage)
- Heaven Help Us (1994)
- The Golden Palace (1992) as Lawrence Gentry
- Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special (1991) as Self
- Burt Reynolds' Conversations with... (1991) as Self
- Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency (1991) as Narrator
- Dream On (1990) as Alejandro Goldman
- B.L. Stryker (1989)
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) as Vincent Ludwig
- American Masters (1986) as Self
- The Colbys (1985) as Zach Powers
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Vaclav Maryska
- Cannonball Run II (1984) as King
- Fatima (1984) as Self - Host
- All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (1983) as Self
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) as Khan Noonien Singh
- Dynasty (1981)
- Dynasty (1981) as Zachary 'Zach' Powers
- Space For Women (1981) as Self - Narrator
- B. J. and the Bear (1979)
- Where Dreams Come True (1979) as Narrator
- Fantasy Island (1978) as Mr. Roarke
- The Magic of David Copperfield (1978)
- NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (1978) as Self
- El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa (1978) as Felipe (archive footage)
- Return to Fantasy Island (1978) as Mr. Roarke
- Fantasy Island (1977) as Mr. Roarke
- Captains Courageous (1977) as Manuel
- Mission to Glory: A True Story (1977) as General Lafuente
- Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) as Silent Film Star
- McNaughton's Daughter (1976) as Dist. Atty. Charles Quintero
- Joe Panther (1976) as Turtle George
- Switch (1975) as Jean-Paul
- Wonder Woman (1974) as Abner Smith
- The Mark of Zorro (1974) as Captain Esteban
- Police Story (1973)
- The Train Robbers (1973) as The Pinkerton Man
- Griff (1973)
- Fade In (1973) as Himself
- St. Augustine: The Oldest City (1973) as (Self) Narrator
- Mustang (1973) as Narrator (voice)
- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) as Armando
- Fireball Forward (1972) as Jean Duval
- Chango, Guardian of the Mayan Treasure (1972) as Narrator
- Columbo (1971) as Luis Montoya
- The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971)
- Nichols (1971) as Colonel Diego Alcazar
- Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) as Armando
- Sentinels of Silence (1971)
- Sarge: The Badge or the Cross (1971) as Al Matteo
- The Face of Fear (1971) as Sergeant Frank Ortega
- Walls of Fire (1971) as Self - Narrator
- Dan August (1970)
- The Deserter (1970) as Natachai
- The Aquarians (1970) as Dr. Luis Delgado
- Black Water Gold (1970) as Alejandro Zayas
- Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) as Rick Rivera
- Bracken's World (1969)
- Sweet Charity (1969) as Vittorio
- The Desperate Mission (1969) as Joaquin Murieta
- The Pigeon (1969) as John Stambler / Kane
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Tokura
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Alex Pareno
- The Name of the Game (1968)
- The Name of the Game (1968) as Bernard Torres
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Prince Phillip Gregory
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) as Self
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) as Self (uncredited)
- It Takes a Thief (1968) as Nick Grobbo
- Sol Madrid (1968) as Jalisco
- The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show (1968) as Self
- Blue (1968) as Ortega
- Ironside (1967)
- The Carol Burnett Show (1967) as Self
- The High Chaparral (1967) as El Tigre
- The High Chaparral (1967) as Padre Eduardo Sanchez
- The Longest Hundred Miles (1967) as Father Sanchez
- Code Name: Heraclitus (1967) as Janacek
- Star Trek (1966) as Khan Noonien Singh
- Mission: Impossible (1966) as Gerard Sefra
- Felony Squad (1966)
- The Singing Nun (1966) as Father Clementi
- Madame X (1966) as Phil Benton
- Alice Through the Looking Glass (1966) as The White King
- The Wild Wild West (1965)
- The Long, Hot Summer (1965)
- The Money Trap (1965) as Pete Delanos
- Daniel Boone (1964) as Count Alfonso De Borba
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) as Satine
- The Rogues (1964)
- Slattery's People (1964)
- Cheyenne Autumn (1964) as Little Wolf
- The Fantasticks (1964) as El Gallo
- ¡Buenas noches, año nuevo! (1964) as Fernando
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
- Burke's Law (1963) as Nicholas Amenor
- Burke's Law (1963) as Armand Dubovier
- The Lieutenant (1963)
- The Great Adventure (1963) as Philip Crow
- The Great Adventure (1963) as Jean Lafitte
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
- Love is a Ball (1963) as Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- The Virginian (1962) as Enrique Cuellar
- The Virginian (1962) as Louis Boissevain
- The Virginian (1962) as Francisco Sosentes
- Combat! (1962) as Barbu
- The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962)
- The Reluctant Saint (1962) as Don Raspi
- Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962) as Major Padula
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self - Co-Host
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Damon West
- The Defenders (1961) as 'Spanish John' Espejo
- Ben Casey (1961)
- Cain's Hundred (1961) as Vincent Pavanne
- Alcoa Premiere (1961)
- The Dick Powell Show (1961) as Stephen Baird
- Rage of the Buccaneers (1961) as Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer
- Checkmate (1960)
- Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960) as Louie Ramponi
- Play of the Week: Rashomon (1960) as Bandit Tasmoro
- Bonanza (1959) as Matsou
- Adventures in Paradise (1959) as Captain Henri Privaux
- Startime (1959) as Turk
- Riverboat (1959) as Lt. Devereaux
- Play of the Week (1959)
- The Dick Clark Show (1958) as Self
- Sayonara (1957) as Nakamura
- Child of Trouble (1957) as Teddy Green
- Desert Warrior (1957) as Prince Said
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) as Self
- Three for Jamie Dawn (1956) as George Lorenz
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Chato
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Tony Lorca
- MGM Parade (1955) as Self
- The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
- The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955) as Cochise
- A Life in the Balance (1955) as Antonio Gómez
- Climax! (1954) as Pete McLean
- Climax! (1954) as Joe Bermudes
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
- The Queen of Babylon (1954) as Amal
- Untouched (1954) as Federico Vascon
- The Saracen Blade (1954) as Pietro Donati
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Self - Guest Host / Gino
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Joe Martinez
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Angelo Pelligrini
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Nemo Rustin
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Frank
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Father Garcia
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Tony Santos
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Frank Montclair
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Father William Gomez
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Esteban Espinosa
- Latin Lovers (1953) as Roberto Santos
- Sombrero (1953) as Pepe Gonzales
- My Man and I (1952) as Chu Chu Ramirez
- The Million Dollar Nickel (1952) as Self
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as El Gallo
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Pietro
- The Mark of the Renegade (1951) as Marcos Zappa
- Across the Wide Missouri (1951) as Ironshirt
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- Right Cross (1950) as Johnny Monterez
- Mystery Street (1950) as Peter Moralas
- Two Weeks with Love (1950) as Demi Armendez
- Battleground (1949) as Roderigues
- Neptune's Daughter (1949) as Jose O'Rourke
- Border Incident (1949) as Pablo Rodriguez
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Kissing Bandit (1948) as Fiesta Specialty Dancer
- On an Island with You (1948) as Ricardo Montez
- Fiesta (1947) as Mario Morales
- Fantasía ranchera (1947)
- Pepita Jiménez (1946) as Luis Vargas
- The Hour of Truth (1945)
- Cadetes de la naval (1945)
- Nosotros (1945) as Armando Suárez
- La casa de la zorra (1945)
- La Fuga (1944) as Teniente
- Cinco fueron escogidos (1943)
- Santa (1943) as Jarameño
- The Three Musketeers (1942) as (uncredited)
- He's a Latin from Staten Island (1941)