Ricardo Montalban

Personal Info

Birthday

November 25, 1920

Day of Death

2009-01-14

(88 years old)

Place of Birth

Mexico City, Mexico

Also Known As

Ricardo Montalbán

Ricardo Montalvan

ریکاردو مونتالبان

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 famous as Mr.

Known For

Family Guy

American Dad!

Columbo

Star Trek

Bonanza

Murder, She Wrote

Combat!

Climax!

Filmography

2025
I Know Catherine, the Log Lady
as Self (archive footage)
2006
The Ant Bully
as Head of Council (voice)
2003
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
as Grandfather
2002
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
as Grandfather
1999
Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer
as Self
1998
Behind the Planet of the Apes
as Self
1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
as Self
1994
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1991
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century: A Message of Urgency
as Narrator
1988
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
as Vincent Ludwig
1984
Cannonball Run II
as King
Fatima
as Himself
1983
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
as Self
1982
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
as Khan Noonien Singh
1981
Space For Women
as Narrator
1979
Where Dreams Come True
as Narrator
1978
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
as Self
El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa
as Felipe (archive footage)
Return to Fantasy Island
as Mr. Roarke
1977
Captains Courageous
as Manuel
Mission to Glory: A True Story
as Gen. Lafuente
1976
Joe Panther
as Turtle George
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Silent Film Star
1974
The Mark of Zorro
as Captain Esteban
Wonder Woman
as Abner Smith
1973
Fade In
as Himself
Mustang
as Narrator (voice)
The Train Robbers
as The Pinkerton Man
St. Augustine: The Oldest City
as (Self) Narrator
1972
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
as Armando
Fireball Forward
as Jean Duval
1971
The Face of Fear
as Sergeant Frank Ortega
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
as Armando
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
as Al Matteo
1970
The Deserter
as Natachai
The Aquarians
as Dr. Luis Delgado
Black Water Gold
as Alejandro Zayas
1969
The Desperate Mission
as Joaquin Murieta
The Pigeon
as John Stambler / Kane
Sweet Charity
as Vittorio
1968
Blue
as Ortega
Sol Madrid
as Jalisco
1967
The Longest Hundred Miles
as Father Sanchez
Code Name: Heraclitus
as Janacek
1966
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as The White King
The Singing Nun
as Father Clementi
Madame X
as Phil Benton
1965
The Money Trap
as Pete Delanos
1964
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!
as Fernando
The Fantasticks
as El Gallo
Cheyenne Autumn
as Little Wolf
1963
Love Is a Ball
as Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau
1962
The Reluctant Saint
as Don Raspi
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
as Major Padula
1961
Rage of the Buccaneers
as Captain Gordon, the Black Buccaneer
1960
Play of the Week: Rashomon
as Bandit Tasmoro
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
as Louie Ramponi
1957
Sayonara
as Nakamura
Desert Warrior
as Prince Said
1956
Three for Jamie Dawn
as George Lorenz
1955
A Life in the Balance
as Antonio Gómez
1954
The Queen of Babylon
as Amal
Untouched
as Federico Vascon
The Saracen Blade
as Pietro Donati
1953
Latin Lovers
as Roberto Santos
Sombrero
as Pepe Gonzales
1952
My Man and I
as Chu Chu Ramirez
The Million Dollar Nickel
as Himself
1951
Across the Wide Missouri
as Ironshirt
The Mark of the Renegade
as Marcos Zappa
1950
Two Weeks with Love
as Demi Armendez
Right Cross
as Johnny Monterez
Mystery Street
as Peter Moralas
1949
Battleground
as Roderigues
Border Incident
as Pablo Rodriguez
Neptune's Daughter
as Jose O'Rourke
1948
The Kissing Bandit
as Fiesta Specialty Dancer
On an Island with You
as Ricardo Montalban
1947
Fiesta
as Mario Morales
1946
Pepita Jimenez
as Luis Vargas
1945
Nosotros
as Armando Suárez
1944
La Fuga
as Teniente
1943
Santa
as Jarameño
1942
The Three Musketeers
as (uncredited)