Acting credits
168
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Ricardo Montalban
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 90Series: 78
TMDB ID: 1793
IMDb ID: nm0001544
Known for: Acting
Born: November 25, 1920
Died: January 14, 2009
Age: 88
Place of birth: Mexico City, Mexico
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1941 - 2018
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.79
Wikidata: Q333595
Also known as
Ricardo Montalbán • Ricardo Montalvan • ریکاردو مونتالبان
Biography
Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino (November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Hispanic/Latin 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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Ricardo Montalban.
6.6
Perdida
2009 Movie
5.8
The Ant Bully
as Head of Council (voice)
2006 Movie
5.1
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
as Grandfather
2003 Movie
5.7
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
as Grandfather
2002 Movie
Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer
as Self
1999 Movie
7.1
Behind the Planet of the Apes
as Self
1998 Movie
7.5
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
as Self
1997 Movie
7.0
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1994 Movie
5.9
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
1991 Movie
Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency
as Narrator
1991 Movie
7.3
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
as Vincent Ludwig
1988 Movie
5.4
Cannonball Run II
as King
1984 Movie
6.0
Fatima
as Himself
1984 Movie
6.0
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
as Self
1983 Movie
7.4
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
as Khan Noonien Singh
1982 Movie
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
as Self
1978 Movie
4.7
Return to Fantasy Island
as Mr. Roarke
1978 Movie
6.5
Captains Courageous
as Manuel
1977 Movie
6.8
Fantasy Island
as Mr. Roarke
1977 Movie
5.0
Mission to Glory: A True Story
as General Lafuente
1977 Movie
4.1
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Silent Film Star
1976 Movie
5.9
The Mark of Zorro
as Captain Esteban
1974 Movie
5.2
Wonder Woman
as Abner Smith
1974 Movie
3.6
Fade In
as Himself
1973 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Ricardo Montalban.
6.3
Star Trek: Short Treks
as Khan (voice) (archive footage) • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.0
American Dad!
as General Juanito Pequeño (voice) • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.5
Kim Possible
as Señor Senior Sr. (voice) • 5 eps
2002 Series
5.2
Titans
1 eps
2000 Series
6.6
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
as Vartkes (voice) • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.4
Family Guy
as The Cow (voice) • 1 eps
1999 Series
5.0
Love Boat: The Next Wave
as Manuel Kaire • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.8
Freakazoid!
as Armondo Guitierrez (voice) • 5 eps
1995 Series
6.0
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as King Carlos (voice) • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.2
Chicago Hope
as Martin Nieves • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.4
The Golden Palace
as Lawrence Gentry • 1 eps
1992 Series
6.9
Dream On
as Alejandro Goldman • 2 eps
1990 Series
6.0
B.L. Stryker
1 eps
1989 Series
7.5
American Masters
as Self • 1 eps
1986 Series
6.1
The Colbys
as Zach Powers • 49 eps
1985 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Vaclav Maryska • 1 eps
1984 Series
6.4
Dynasty
2 eps
1981 Series
5.5
B. J. and the Bear
1 eps
1979 Series
7.0
The Magic of David Copperfield
1 eps
1978 Series
6.4
Fantasy Island
as Mr. Roarke • 152 eps
1978 Series
6.7
Switch
as Jean-Paul • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.9
Police Story
1 eps
1973 Series
5.0
Nichols
as Colonel Diego Alcazar • 1 eps
1971 Series
8.1
Columbo
as Luis Montoya • 1 eps
1971 Series