Actor
Ricardo Montalban
Biography

Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino (November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Mexican 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 f ...

Known For
Acting
2025 -- I Know Catherine, The Log Lady | Self (archive footage)
2009 -- Perdida |
2006 -- The Ant Bully | Head of Council (voice)
2003 -- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Grandfather
2002 -- Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | Grandfather
1999 -- Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer | Self
1998 -- Behind the Planet of the Apes | Self
1997 -- Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line | Self
1994 -- That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage)
1991 -- Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special | Self
1991 -- Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency | Narrator
1988 -- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | Vincent Ludwig
1984 -- Cannonball Run II | King
1984 -- Fatima | Himself
1983 -- All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra | Self
1982 -- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | Khan Noonien Singh
1981 -- Space For Women | Narrator
1979 -- Where Dreams Come True | Narrator
1978 -- NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney | Self
1978 -- El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa | Felipe (archive footage)
1978 -- Return to Fantasy Island | Mr. Roarke
1977 -- Captains Courageous | Manuel
1977 -- Fantasy Island | Mr. Roarke
1977 -- Mission to Glory: A True Story | Gen. Lafuente
1976 -- Joe Panther | Turtle George
1976 -- Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Silent Film Star
1974 -- The Mark of Zorro | Captain Esteban
1974 -- Wonder Woman | Abner Smith
1973 -- Fade In | Himself
1973 -- Mustang | Narrator (voice)
1973 -- The Train Robbers | The Pinkerton Man
1973 -- St. Augustine: The Oldest City | (Self) Narrator
1972 -- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes | Armando
1972 -- Fireball Forward | Jean Duval
1971 -- The Face of Fear | Sergeant Frank Ortega
1971 -- Escape from the Planet of the Apes | Armando
1971 -- Sentinels of Silence |
1971 -- Sarge: The Badge or the Cross | Al Matteo
1970 -- The Deserter | Natachai
1970 -- The Aquarians | Dr. Luis Delgado
1970 -- Black Water Gold | Alejandro Zayas
1969 -- The Desperate Mission | Joaquin Murieta
1969 -- The Pigeon | John Stambler / Kane
1969 -- Sweet Charity | Vittorio
1968 -- Blue | Ortega
1968 -- Sol Madrid | Jalisco
1967 -- The Longest Hundred Miles | Father Sanchez
1967 -- Code Name: Heraclitus | Janacek
1966 -- Alice Through the Looking Glass | The White King
1966 -- The Singing Nun | Father Clementi
1966 -- Madame X | Phil Benton
1965 -- The Money Trap | Pete Delanos
1964 -- ¡Buenas noches, año nuevo! | Fernando
1964 -- The Fantasticks | El Gallo
1964 -- Cheyenne Autumn | Little Wolf
1963 -- Love Is a Ball | Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau
1962 -- The Reluctant Saint | Don Raspi
1962 -- 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
1960 -- Let No Man Write My Epitaph | Louie Ramponi
1957 -- Sayonara | Nakamura
1957 -- Desert Warrior | Prince Said
1956 -- Three for Jamie Dawn | George Lorenz
1955 -- A Life in the Balance | Antonio Gómez
1954 -- The Queen of Babylon | Amal
1954 -- Untouched | Federico Vascon
1954 -- The Saracen Blade | Pietro Donati
1953 -- Latin Lovers | Roberto Santos
1953 -- Sombrero | Pepe Gonzales
1952 -- My Man and I | Chu Chu Ramirez
1952 -- The Million Dollar Nickel | Himself
1951 -- Across the Wide Missouri | Ironshirt
1951 -- The Mark of the Renegade | Marcos Zappa
1950 -- Two Weeks with Love | Demi Armendez
1950 -- Right Cross | Johnny Monterez
1950 -- Mystery Street | Peter Moralas
1949 -- Battleground | Roderigues
1949 -- Border Incident | Pablo Rodriguez
1949 -- Neptune's Daughter | Jose O'Rourke
1948 -- The Kissing Bandit | Fiesta Specialty Dancer
1948 -- On an Island with You | Ricardo Montalban
1947 -- Fiesta | Mario Morales
1947 -- Fantasía ranchera |
1946 -- Pepita Jimenez | Luis Vargas
1945 -- La casa de la zorra |
1945 -- The Hour of Truth |
1945 -- Nosotros | Armando Suárez
1945 -- Cadetes de la naval |
1944 -- La Fuga | Teniente
1943 -- Cinco fueron escogidos |
1943 -- Santa | Jarameño
1942 -- The Three Musketeers | (uncredited)
1941 -- He's a Latin from Staten Island |
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