Ricardo Montalban
Born in Mexico City, Mexico — Nov 25 1920• Died Jan 14 2009
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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…
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Family Guy
The Cow (voice)
American Dad!
General Juanito Pequeño (voice)
Columbo
Luis Montoya
Star Trek
Khan Noonien Singh
Murder, She Wrote
Vaclav Maryska
Bonanza
Matsou
Chicago Hope
Martin Nieves
Hawaii Five-O
Tokura
Mission: Impossible
Gerard Sefra
The Virginian
Enrique Cuellar
Climax!
Pete McLean
Fantasy Island
Mr. Roarke
Dr. Kildare
Damon West
Dynasty
Ben Casey
The Defenders
'Spanish John' Espejo
Burke's Law
Nicholas Amenor
The Wild Wild West
Ironside
Combat!
Barbu
Daniel Boone
Count Alfonso De Borba
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Rick Rivera
Here's Lucy
Prince Phillip Gregory
American Masters
Self
Kim Possible
Señor Senior Sr. (voice)
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
The High Chaparral
El Tigre
The Name of the Game
What's My Line?
Self
Felony Squad
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
King Carlos (voice)
Checkmate
Adventures in Paradise
Captain Henri Privaux
Gunsmoke
Chato
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Satine
Police Story
Switch
Jean-Paul
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Tony Lorca
Dream On
Alejandro Goldman
The 20th Century Fox Hour
MGM Parade
Self
Cain's Hundred
Vincent Pavanne
The Rogues
Nichols
Colonel Diego Alcazar
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
The Great Adventure
Philip Crow
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Vartkes (voice)
It Takes a Thief
Nick Grobbo
Riverboat
Lt. Devereaux
Freakazoid!
Armondo Guitierrez (voice)
B. J. and the Bear
The Golden Palace
Lawrence Gentry
The Colbys
Zach Powers
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
The Dick Clark Show
Self
The Lieutenant
Dan August
Love Boat: The Next Wave
Manuel Kaire
The Greatest Show on Earth
Alcoa Premiere
On an Island with You
Ricardo Montalban
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Vincent Ludwig
B.L. Stryker
Star Trek: Short Treks
Khan (voice) (archive footage)
Letter to Loretta
Self - Guest Host / Gino
The Long, Hot Summer
Titans
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Bracken's World
Hallmark Hall of Fame
El Gallo
The Ant Bully
Head of Council (voice)
The Wonderful World of Disney
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Khan Noonien Singh
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Grandfather
Slattery's People
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Grandfather
The Magic of David Copperfield
Play of the Week
Cannonball Run II
King
Star Time
Self
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Armando
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Pietro
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Armando
General Electric Theater
Esteban Espinosa
Griff
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
Self
Cheyenne Autumn
Little Wolf
Heaven Help Us
Battleground
Roderigues
Sweet Charity
Vittorio
McNaughton's Daughter
Dist. Atty. Charles Quintero
The Train Robbers
The Pinkerton Man
Mystery Street
Peter Moralas
Blue
Ortega
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self
Sayonara
Nakamura
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Silent Film Star
Border Incident
Pablo Rodriguez
Black Water Gold
Alejandro Zayas
The Aquarians
Dr. Luis Delgado
The Singing Nun
Father Clementi
The Money Trap
Pete Delanos
Across the Wide Missouri
Ironshirt
The Pigeon
John Stambler / Kane
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
Captains Courageous
Manuel
The Mark of Zorro
Captain Esteban
Sol Madrid
Jalisco
Play of the Week: Rashomon
Bandit Tasmoro
Madame X
Phil Benton
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Behind the Planet of the Apes
Self
Two Weeks with Love
Demi Armendez
The Deserter
Natachai
Latin Lovers
Roberto Santos
My Man and I
Chu Chu Ramirez
Pepita Jimenez
Luis Vargas
Love is a Ball
Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau
Fantasy Island
Mr. Roarke
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Louie Ramponi
Desert Warrior
Prince Said
Neptune's Daughter
Jose O'Rourke
Fiesta
Mario Morales
Return to Fantasy Island
Mr. Roarke
Rage of the Buccaneers
Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer
The Three Musketeers
(uncredited)
Fade In
Himself
The Desperate Mission
Joaquin Murieta
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Self
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Major Padula
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
Al Matteo
The Reluctant Saint
Don Raspi
Joe Panther
Turtle George
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Self
Alice Through the Looking Glass
The White King
Fireball Forward
Jean Duval
The Kissing Bandit
Fiesta Specialty Dancer
Mustang
Narrator (voice)
A Life in the Balance
Antonio Gómez
Wonder Woman
Abner Smith
The Face of Fear
Sergeant Frank Ortega
Sombrero
Pepe Gonzales
Mission to Glory: A True Story
General Lafuente
Code Name: Heraclitus
Janacek
The Saracen Blade
Pietro Donati
Untouched
Federico Vascon
Right Cross
Johnny Monterez
Child of Trouble
Teddy Green
Nosotros
Armando Suárez
The Fantasticks
El Gallo
The Queen of Babylon
Amal
The Mark of the Renegade
Marcos Zappa
Three for Jamie Dawn
George Lorenz
Santa
Jarameño
La Fuga
Teniente
El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa
Felipe (archive footage)
The Hour of Truth
The Million Dollar Nickel
Himself
The Longest Hundred Miles
Father Sanchez
La casa de la zorra
Cinco fueron escogidos
Perdida
Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer
Self
Fantasía ranchera
Cadetes de la naval
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!
Fernando
Chango, Guardian of the Mayan Treasure
Narrator
Sentinels of Silence
Where Dreams Come True
Narrator
Fatima
Himself
Space For Women
Self - Narrator
St. Augustine: The Oldest City
(Self) Narrator
Walls of Fire
Self - Narrator
Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency
Narrator
He's a Latin from Staten Island