Ricardo Montalban
Biography
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…
Known For
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Vincent Ludwig
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Khan Noonien Singh
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Armando
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Grandfather
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Armando
The Ant Bully
Head of Council (voice)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Grandfather
Sayonara
Nakamura
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Filmography
Acting (183)
Movies (95)
Perdida
2009
The Ant Bully
2006as Head of Council (voice)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003as Grandfather
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002as Grandfather
Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer
1999as Self
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998as Self
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997as Self
That's Entertainment! III
1994as (archive footage)
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991as Self
Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency
1991as Narrator
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988as Vincent Ludwig
Cannonball Run II
1984as King
Fatima
1984as Himself
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983as Self
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982as Khan Noonien Singh
Space For Women
1981as Self - Narrator
Where Dreams Come True
1979as Narrator
El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa
1978as Felipe (archive footage)
Return to Fantasy Island
1978as Mr. Roarke
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978as Self
Fantasy Island
1977as Mr. Roarke
Captains Courageous
1977as Manuel
Mission to Glory: A True Story
1977as General Lafuente
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976as Silent Film Star
Joe Panther
1976as Turtle George
Wonder Woman
1974as Abner Smith
The Mark of Zorro
1974as Captain Esteban
The Train Robbers
1973as The Pinkerton Man
St. Augustine: The Oldest City
1973as (Self) Narrator
Fade In
1973as Himself
Mustang
1973as Narrator (voice)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972as Armando
Fireball Forward
1972as Jean Duval
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971as Armando
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
1971as Al Matteo
The Face of Fear
1971as Sergeant Frank Ortega
Sentinels of Silence
1971
The Deserter
1970as Natachai
The Aquarians
1970as Dr. Luis Delgado
Black Water Gold
1970as Alejandro Zayas
Sweet Charity
1969as Vittorio
The Desperate Mission
1969as Joaquin Murieta
The Pigeon
1969as John Stambler / Kane
Sol Madrid
1968as Jalisco
Blue
1968as Ortega
Code Name: Heraclitus
1967as Janacek
The Longest Hundred Miles
1967as Father Sanchez
The Singing Nun
1966as Father Clementi
Madame X
1966as Phil Benton
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1966as The White King
The Money Trap
1965as Pete Delanos
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!
1964as Fernando
Cheyenne Autumn
1964as Little Wolf
The Fantasticks
1964as El Gallo
Love is a Ball
1963as Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau
The Reluctant Saint
1962as Don Raspi
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962as Major Padula
Rage of the Buccaneers
1961as Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960as Louie Ramponi
Play of the Week: Rashomon
1960as Bandit Tasmoro
Sayonara
1957as Nakamura
Child of Trouble
1957as Teddy Green
Desert Warrior
1957as Prince Said
Three for Jamie Dawn
1956as George Lorenz
A Life in the Balance
1955as Antonio Gómez
Untouched
1954as Federico Vascon
The Saracen Blade
1954as Pietro Donati
The Queen of Babylon
1954as Amal
Sombrero
1953as Pepe Gonzales
Latin Lovers
1953as Roberto Santos
My Man and I
1952as Chu Chu Ramirez
The Million Dollar Nickel
1952as Himself
The Mark of the Renegade
1951as Marcos Zappa
Across the Wide Missouri
1951as Ironshirt
Mystery Street
1950as Peter Moralas
Two Weeks with Love
1950as Demi Armendez
Right Cross
1950as Johnny Monterez
Battleground
1949as Roderigues
Neptune's Daughter
1949as Jose O'Rourke
Border Incident
1949as Pablo Rodriguez
The Kissing Bandit
1948as Fiesta Specialty Dancer
On an Island with You
1948as Ricardo Montalban
Fiesta
1947as Mario Morales
Fantasía ranchera
1947
Pepita Jimenez
1946as Luis Vargas
Cadetes de la naval
1945
La casa de la zorra
1945
The Hour of Truth
1945
Nosotros
1945as Armando Suárez
La Fuga
1944as Teniente
Cinco fueron escogidos
1943
Santa
1943as Jarameño
The Three Musketeers
1942as (uncredited)
He's a Latin from Staten Island
1941
Chango, Guardian of the Mayan Treasure
as Narrator
Television (88)
Star Trek: Short Treks
2018as Khan (voice) (archive footage)
American Dad!
2005as General Juanito Pequeño (voice)
Kim Possible
2002as Señor Senior Sr. (voice)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000as Vartkes (voice)
Titans
2000
Family Guy
1999as The Cow (voice)
Love Boat: The Next Wave
1998as Manuel Kaire
Freakazoid!
1995as Armondo Guitierrez (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995as King Carlos (voice)
Chicago Hope
1994as Martin Nieves
Heaven Help Us
1994
The Golden Palace
1992as Lawrence Gentry
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
1991as Self
Dream On
1990as Alejandro Goldman
B.L. Stryker
1989
American Masters
1986as Self
The Colbys
1985as Zach Powers
Murder, She Wrote
1984as Vaclav Maryska
Dynasty
1981
B. J. and the Bear
1979
Fantasy Island
1978as Mr. Roarke
The Magic of David Copperfield
1978
McNaughton's Daughter
1976as Dist. Atty. Charles Quintero
Wonder Woman
1975as Abner Smith
Switch
1975as Jean-Paul
Police Story
1973 Griff
1973
Columbo
1971as Luis Montoya
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
Nichols
1971as Colonel Diego Alcazar
Dan August
1970
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969as Rick Rivera
Bracken's World
1969
Hawaii Five-O
1968as Tokura
The Name of the Game
1968as Bernard Torres
It Takes a Thief
1968as Nick Grobbo
Here's Lucy
1968as Prince Phillip Gregory
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968as Self
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
1968as Self
Ironside
1967
The Carol Burnett Show
1967as Self
The High Chaparral
1967as El Tigre
Star Trek
1966as Khan Noonien Singh
Mission: Impossible
1966as Gerard Sefra
Felony Squad
1966
The Wild Wild West
1965 The Long, Hot Summer
1965
Daniel Boone
1964as Count Alfonso De Borba
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964as Satine
The Rogues
1964
Slattery's People
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Burke's Law
1963as Nicholas Amenor
The Great Adventure
1963as Philip Crow
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
The Lieutenant
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962as Self
The Virginian
1962as Enrique Cuellar
Combat!
1962as Barbu
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961as Self
Dr. Kildare
1961as Damon West
The Defenders
1961as 'Spanish John' Espejo
Ben Casey
1961
Cain's Hundred
1961as Vincent Pavanne
The Dick Powell Show
1961as Stephen Baird
Alcoa Premiere
1961
Checkmate
1960
Bonanza
1959as Matsou
Adventures in Paradise
1959as Captain Henri Privaux
Riverboat
1959as Lt. Devereaux
Play of the Week
1959
The Dick Clark Show
1958as Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956as Self
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955as Tony Lorca
Gunsmoke
1955as Chato
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955as Cochise
MGM Parade
1955as Self
Climax!
1954as Pete McLean
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
General Electric Theater
1953as Esteban Espinosa
Letter to Loretta
1953as Self - Guest Host / Gino
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951as El Gallo
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951as Pietro
What's My Line?
1950as Self
Star Time
1950as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
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