Ricardo Montalban
🎂 Nov 25, 1920 — 🕯️ Jan 14, 2009 (88 years)
Mexico City, Mexico
Ricardo Montalban, born in Mexico City, Mexico, is an actor and producer. Made their debut in 1941 with He's a Latin from Staten Island. Best known for The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, playing Vincent Ludwig. Also starred in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over and Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams. Their filmography spans 96 movies and 108 TV shows over 85 years, across genres including action, comedy, adventure.
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Movies
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
The Ant Bully
2006
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
Cannonball Run II
1984
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
Sweet Charity
1969
Battleground
1949
Madame X
1966
Sayonara
1957
Mystery Street
1950
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962
The Train Robbers
1973
Border Incident
1949
Santa
1943
The Singing Nun
1966
Blue
1968
The Kissing Bandit
1948
Sol Madrid
1968
Latin Lovers
1953
The Reluctant Saint
1962
Across the Wide Missouri
1951
Fiesta
1947
My Man and I
1952
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
The Mark of the Renegade
1951
Neptune's Daughter
1949
The Money Trap
1965
Two Weeks with Love
1950
The Deserter
1970
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960
Nosotros
1945
Sombrero
1953
Pepita Jiménez
1946
Right Cross
1950
Love is a Ball
1963
On an Island with You
1948
A Life in the Balance
1955
The Queen of Babylon
1954
Rage of the Buccaneers
1961
La Fuga
1944
The Saracen Blade
1954
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!
1964
Untouched
1954
TV shows
Fantasy Island
1978
Kim Possible
2002
Freakazoid!
1995
Dr. Kildare
1961
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Dream On
1990
The Great Adventure
1963
It Takes a Thief
1968
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Columbo
1971
Star Trek
1966
Burke's Law
1963
Cain's Hundred
1961
American Dad!
2005
Family Guy
1999
Here's Lucy
1968
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
The Golden Palace
1992
Gunsmoke
1955
Combat!
1962
General Electric Theater
1953
Mission: Impossible
1966
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Love Boat: The Next Wave
1998
Daniel Boone
1964
Switch
1975
The High Chaparral
1967
The Virginian
1962
Latest Trailers
Latest Trailer
The Ant Bully
Full Filmography
Star Trek: Short Treks
Khan (voice) (archive footage)
2018–
TV
The Ant Bully
Head of Council (voice)
2006
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American Dad!
General Juanito Pequeño (voice)
2005–
TV
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Grandfather
2003
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Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Grandfather
2002
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Kim Possible
Señor Senior Sr. (voice)
2002–
TV
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Vartkes (voice)
2000–
TV
Family Guy
The Cow (voice)
1999–
TV
Love Boat: The Next Wave
Manuel Kaire
1998–
TV
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Is Ricardo Montalban still alive?
Ricardo Montalban passed away on January 14, 2009 at age 88.
What are the most famous roles of Ricardo Montalban?
Ricardo Montalban is best known as an actor for The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams.
How many movies has Ricardo Montalban been in?
Ricardo Montalban has appeared in 96 movies and 88 TV shows.
What was Ricardo Montalban's first movie?
Ricardo Montalban's first credited film was He's a Latin from Staten Island (1941).
What is Ricardo Montalban's most recent movie?
Ricardo Montalban's most recent movie is Perdida (2009).
What are Ricardo Montalban's best movies?
Ricardo Montalban's most acclaimed films include: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003), Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002), Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), The Ant Bully (2006).
What TV shows has Ricardo Montalban appeared in?
Ricardo Montalban is known for TV work including: Family Guy, American Dad!, Star Trek, Columbo.
How long has Ricardo Montalban been working in film?
Ricardo Montalban has been active since 1941 — a career spanning 68 years.
Ricardo Montalban
1920-11-25 · Mexico City, Mexico
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.