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Ricardo Montalban

Ricardo Montalban

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

Born

Nov 25, 1920

Mexico City, Mexico

Died

Jan 14, 2009

Known For

Acting

Movies

99 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.6

Known For

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
★ 7.3
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982 • as Khan Noonien Singh
★ 7.5
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003 • as Grandfather
★ 5.2
The Ant Bully
The Ant Bully
2006 • as Head of Council (voice)
★ 5.8
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
★ 5.7
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
★ 6.4
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
★ 6.2
Cannonball Run II
Cannonball Run II
1984 • as King
★ 5.4
Sayonara
Sayonara
1957 • as Nakamura
★ 6.7
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 • as Little Wolf
★ 6.7
Battleground
Battleground
1949 • as Roderigues
★ 6.7
Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity
1969 • as Vittorio
★ 6.9
Madame X
Madame X
1966 • as Phil Benton
★ 6.5
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
★ 5.6
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III
1994 • as (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976 • as Silent Film Star
★ 4.4
The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro
1974 • as Captain Esteban
★ 6.2
Across the Wide Missouri
Across the Wide Missouri
1951 • as Ironshirt
★ 6.1
The Train Robbers
The Train Robbers
1973 • as The Pinkerton Man
★ 6.3
The Deserter
The Deserter
1970 • as Natachai
★ 6.5
Blue
Blue
1968 • as Ortega
★ 5.9
Behind the Planet of the Apes
★ 7.1
On an Island with You
On an Island with You
1948 • as Ricardo Montez
★ 5.9
The Singing Nun
The Singing Nun
1966 • as Father Clementi
★ 5.9
Mystery Street
Mystery Street
1950 • as Peter Moralas
★ 6.8
The Kissing Bandit
The Kissing Bandit
1948 • as Fiesta Specialty Dancer
★ 5.2
Fiesta
Fiesta
1947 • as Mario Morales
★ 6.2
Love is a Ball
Love is a Ball
1963 • as Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau
★ 5.1
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
★ 5.9
My Man and I
My Man and I
1952 • as Chu Chu Ramirez
★ 7.0
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960 • as Louie Ramponi
★ 5.9
Two Weeks with Love
Two Weeks with Love
1950 • as Demi Armendez
★ 6.4
Neptune's Daughter
Neptune's Daughter
1949 • as Jose O'Rourke
★ 6.1
The Money Trap
The Money Trap
1965 • as Pete Delanos
★ 5.1
Border Incident
Border Incident
1949 • as Pablo Rodriguez
★ 6.9
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
★ 6.0
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
1974 • as Abner Smith
★ 5.3
The Mark of the Renegade
The Mark of the Renegade
1951 • as Marcos Zappa
★ 5.7
The Queen of Babylon
The Queen of Babylon
1954 • as Amal
★ 5.3
The Reluctant Saint
The Reluctant Saint
1962 • as Don Raspi
★ 7.8
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island
1977 • as Mr. Roarke
★ 7.5
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1966 • as The White King
★ 6.2
A Life in the Balance
A Life in the Balance
1955 • as Antonio Gómez
★ 6.4
Sol Madrid
Sol Madrid
1968 • as Jalisco
★ 6.9
Play of the Week: Rashomon
Play of the Week: Rashomon
1960 • as Bandit Tasmoro
★ 8.0
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
1971 • as Al Matteo
★ 8.0
movie
The Face of Fear
1971 • as Sergeant Frank Ortega
★ 5.9
Rage of the Buccaneers
Rage of the Buccaneers
1961 • as Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer
★ 5.7
The Virgin who Forged a Fatherland
★ 6.3
Desert Warrior
Desert Warrior
1957 • as Prince Said
★ 7.0
The Desperate Mission
The Desperate Mission
1969 • as Joaquin Murieta
★ 4.6
Fireball Forward
Fireball Forward
1972 • as Jean Duval
★ 6.5
Santa
Santa
1943 • as Jarameño
★ 6.2
Three for Jamie Dawn
Three for Jamie Dawn
1956 • as George Lorenz
★ 6.5
The Pigeon
The Pigeon
1969 • as John Stambler / Kane
★ 10.0
The Longest Hundred Miles
The Longest Hundred Miles
1967 • as Father Sanchez
★ 6.6
Nosotros
Nosotros
1945 • as Armando Suárez
★ 6.3
Space Seed
Space Seed
1967 • as Khan
Where Dreams Come True
Where Dreams Come True
1979 • as Narrator
The Aquarians
The Aquarians
1970 • as Dr. Luis Delgado
★ 6.5
Return to Fantasy Island
Return to Fantasy Island
1978 • as Mr. Roarke
★ 6.0
The Saracen Blade
The Saracen Blade
1954 • as Pietro Donati
★ 5.5
movie
St. Augustine: The Oldest City
1973 • as (Self) Narrator
Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous
1977 • as Manuel
★ 7.0
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
1942 • as (uncredited)
★ 7.6
Sombrero
Sombrero
1953 • as Pepe Gonzales
★ 4.2
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!
1964 • as Fernando
★ 5.5
Mission to Glory: A True Story
Mission to Glory: A True Story
1977 • as General Lafuente
★ 7.0
Child of Trouble
Child of Trouble
1957 • as Teddy Green
El Verdugo De Sevilla
El Verdugo De Sevilla
1942 • as Jacobito
★ 6.7
movie
Joe Panther
1976 • as Turtle George
★ 6.0
Right Cross
Right Cross
1950 • as Johnny Monterez
★ 7.3
Untouched
Untouched
1954 • as Federico Vascon
★ 6.9
Perdida
★ 6.6
Code Name: Heraclitus
Code Name: Heraclitus
1967 • as Janacek
★ 9.0
La fuga
La fuga
1944 • as Teniente
★ 5.8
Pepita Jiménez
Pepita Jiménez
1946 • as Luis Vargas
★ 5.9
Black Water Gold
Black Water Gold
1970 • as Alejandro Zayas
★ 4.5
Latin Lovers
Latin Lovers
1953 • as Roberto Santos
★ 4.6
The Million Dollar Nickel
★ 6.0
Fatima
Fatima
1984 • as Self - Host
★ 6.0
The Hour of Truth
★ 6.3
Fade In
Fade In
1973 • as Himself
★ 4.2
La razón de la culpa
La razón de la culpa
1943 • as Anunciador en barco
★ 6.2
The Fantasticks
The Fantasticks
1964 • as El Gallo
★ 6.0
Mustang
Mustang
1973 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.8
Space For Women
Space For Women
1981 • as Self - Narrator
Walls of Fire
Walls of Fire
1971 • as Self - Narrator
★ 5.7
movie
El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa
1978 • as Felipe (archive footage)
★ 6.0