Ricardo Montalban
Acting
1920-11-25 · Mexico City, Mexico
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.
tvStar Trek: Short Treks
as Khan (voice) (archive footage) · 2018 · 6.2
moviePerdida
as · 2009 · 6.6
movieThe Ant Bully
as Head of Council (voice) · 2006 · 5.8
tvAmerican Dad!
as General Juanito Pequeño (voice) · 2005 · 7.0
movieSpy Kids 3-D: Game Over
as Grandfather · 2003 · 5.1
movieSpy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
as Grandfather · 2002 · 5.7
tvKim Possible
as Señor Senior Sr. (voice) · 2002 · 7.5
tvTitans
as · 2000 · 5.7
tvBuzz Lightyear of Star Command
as Vartkes (voice) · 2000 · 6.5
movieLaurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer
as Self · 1999 · 0.0
tvFamily Guy
as The Cow (voice) · 1999 · 7.4
movieBehind the Planet of the Apes
as Self · 1998 · 7.1
tvLove Boat: The Next Wave
as Manuel Kaire · 1998 · 5.5
movieBarbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self · 1997 · 7.7
tvFreakazoid!
as Armondo Guitierrez (voice) · 1995 · 7.8
tvHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as King Carlos (voice) · 1995 · 6.3
tvChicago Hope
as Martin Nieves · 1994 · 7.2
tvHeaven Help Us
as · 1994 · 5.5
movieThat's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) · 1994 · 7.0
tvThe Golden Palace
as Lawrence Gentry · 1992 · 6.4
movieStar Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self · 1991 · 6.3
tvBurt Reynolds' Conversations with...
as Self · 1991 · 7.0
movieMarian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency
as Narrator · 1991 · 0.0
tvDream On
as Alejandro Goldman · 1990 · 7.0