Ricardo Montalban
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.
Filmography (183 titles)
6.2ShowStar Trek: Short Treks
Khan (voice) (archive footage) · 2018
6.6MoviePerdida
2009
5.8MovieThe Ant Bully
Head of Council (voice) · 2006
7.0ShowAmerican Dad!
General Juanito Pequeño (voice) · 2005
5.1MovieSpy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Grandfather · 2003
5.7MovieSpy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Grandfather · 2002
7.5ShowKim Possible
Señor Senior Sr. (voice) · 2002
5.7ShowTitans
2000
6.5ShowBuzz Lightyear of Star Command
Vartkes (voice) · 2000
MovieLaurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer
Self · 1999
7.4ShowFamily Guy
The Cow (voice) · 1999
7.1MovieBehind the Planet of the Apes
Self · 1998
5.5ShowLove Boat: The Next Wave
Manuel Kaire · 1998
7.7MovieBarbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self · 1997
7.8ShowFreakazoid!
Armondo Guitierrez (voice) · 1995
6.3ShowHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
King Carlos (voice) · 1995
7.2ShowChicago Hope
Martin Nieves · 1994
Heaven Help Us
1994
7.0MovieThat's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) · 1994
6.4ShowThe Golden Palace
Lawrence Gentry · 1992
5.9MovieStar Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self · 1991
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
Self · 1991
MovieMarian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency
Narrator · 1991
7.0ShowDream On
Alejandro Goldman · 1990
6.1ShowB.L. Stryker
1989
7.3MovieThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Vincent Ludwig · 1988
7.0ShowAmerican Masters
Self · 1986
6.3ShowThe Colbys
Zach Powers · 1985
7.5ShowMurder, She Wrote
Vaclav Maryska · 1984
5.4MovieCannonball Run II
King · 1984