Ricardo Montalban movies and series

November 25, 1920 - January 14, 2009 Mexico City, Mexico
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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 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.

His titles like The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - his biggest roles first. Last updated: October 2, 2026

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Co-starring with:
Debbie Reynolds 2 titles
Shelley Winters 2 titles
Roddy McDowall 3 titles
Daryl Sabara 2 titles
William Shatner 2 titles
Katharine Ross 3 titles
Alexa PenaVega 2 titles
Anne Bancroft 1 title
Clark Gable 1 title
Frank Langella 1 title
Jack Warden 1 title
Orson Welles 1 title
Vincent Price 1 title
Keir Dullea 2 titles
Charlton Heston 3 titles
Terence Stamp 2 titles
Leonard Nimoy 2 titles
Burt Reynolds 2 titles
Carroll Baker 1 title
Lee Marvin 1 title
James Doohan 2 titles
Horst Buchholz 1 title
Miriam Colon 1 title
Giustino Durano 1 title