About
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...
Known for
Family GuySeries • 1999
American Dad!Series • 2005
ColumboSeries • 1971
Star TrekSeries • 1966
BonanzaSeries • 1959
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
Chicago HopeSeries • 1994
Hawaii Five-OSeries • 1969
DynastySeries • 1981
Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966
The VirginianSeries • 1962
Combat!Series • 1962
IronsideSeries • 1967
Kim PossibleSeries • 2002
Dr. KildareSeries • 1961
Climax!Series • 1954
Daniel BooneSeries • 1964
The Wild Wild WestSeries • 1965
Fantasy IslandSeries • 1978
Ben CaseySeries • 1961
Marcus Welby, M.D.Series • 1969
Burke's LawSeries • 1963
The DefendersSeries • 1961
The High ChaparralSeries • 1967