Highest rated as cast or director
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 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.
Acted in 145
2000s
- 2009
Perdida
Movie
- 2006
- 2005
- 2003
- 2002
- 2000
Titans
TV
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
- 1995
- 1994
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1992
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
B.L. Stryker
TV
- 1988
- 1985
- 1984
- 1982
- 1981
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
Return to Fantasy Island
Mr. Roarke
- 1977
Captains Courageous
Manuel
Mission to Glory: A True Story
General Lafuente
- 1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Silent Film Star
McNaughton's Daughter
Dist. Atty. Charles Quintero · 3 episodes
- 1975
- 1974
The Mark of Zorro
Captain Esteban
Wonder Woman
Abner Smith
- 1973
- 1972
Fireball Forward
Jean Duval
- 1971
Sentinels of Silence
Movie
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
Al Matteo
- 1970
The Aquarians
Dr. Luis Delgado
Black Water Gold
Alejandro Zayas
1960s
- 1969
The Desperate Mission
Joaquin Murieta
The Pigeon
John Stambler / Kane
Bracken's World
TV
Sweet Charity
Vittorio
- 1968
Blue
Ortega
Sol Madrid
Jalisco
- 1967
Space Seed
Khan
The Longest Hundred Miles
Father Sanchez
Code Name: Heraclitus
Janacek
- 1966
Alice Through the Looking Glass
The White King
The Singing Nun
Father Clementi
Madame X
Phil Benton
- 1965
The Long, Hot Summer
TV
The Money Trap
Pete Delanos
- 1964
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!
Fernando
The Fantasticks
El Gallo
Cheyenne Autumn
Little Wolf
- 1963
- 1962
The Reluctant Saint
Don Raspi
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Major Padula
- 1961
Rage of the Buccaneers
Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer
- 1960
Play of the Week: Rashomon
Bandit Tasmoro
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Louie Ramponi
1950s
- 1959
- 1957
Desert Warrior
Prince Said
Child of Trouble
Teddy Green
- 1956
Three for Jamie Dawn
George Lorenz
- 1955
A Life in the Balance
Antonio Gómez
- 1954
Untouched
Federico Vascon
The Saracen Blade
Pietro Donati
- 1953
Latin Lovers
Roberto Santos
Sombrero
Pepe Gonzales
General Electric Theater
Esteban Espinosa · 1 episode
- 1952
My Man and I
Chu Chu Ramirez
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Pietro · 1 episode
The Mark of the Renegade
Marcos Zappa
- 1950
Two Weeks with Love
Demi Armendez
Right Cross
Johnny Monterez
1940s
- 1949
Border Incident
Pablo Rodriguez
- 1948
The Kissing Bandit
Fiesta Specialty Dancer
On an Island with You
Ricardo Montez
- 1947
Fantasía ranchera
Movie
- 1946
Pepita Jiménez
Luis Vargas
- 1945
La casa de la zorra
Movie
The Hour of Truth
Movie
Nosotros
Armando Suárez
Cadetes de la naval
Movie
- 1944
La fuga
Teniente
- 1943
Cinco fueron escogidos
Movie
Santa
Jarameño
- 1942
The Three Musketeers
(uncredited)
Appearances27
1990s
- 1999
Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer
Self
- 1998
Behind the Planet of the Apes
Self
- 1997
- 1991
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency
Narrator
1980s
- 1986
- 1984
Fatima
Self - Host
- 1983
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Self
- 1981
Space For Women
Self - Narrator
1970s
- 1979
Where Dreams Come True
Narrator
- 1978
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Self
- 1973
Fade In
Himself
Mustang
Narrator (voice)
- 1972
Chango, Guardian of the Mayan Treasure
Narrator
- 1971
Walls of Fire
Self - Narrator
1960s
- 1968
- 1967
- 1962
- 1961
1950s
- 1958
- 1956
- 1955
- 1953
- 1952
The Million Dollar Nickel
Self
- 1950
1940s
- 1948
