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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, 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.
As actor
Perdida
The Ant Bully
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer
Behind the Planet of the Apes
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
That's Entertainment! III
Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Cannonball Run II
Fatima
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Space For Women
Where Dreams Come True
El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa
Return to Fantasy Island
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Mission to Glory: A True Story
Fantasy Island
Captains Courageous
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Joe Panther
The Mark of Zorro
Wonder Woman
Fade In
The Train Robbers
St. Augustine: The Oldest City