Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Meriño, KSG (/ËŒmÉ'ntÉ™lˈbÉ'Ë n/;
Spanish pronunciation: [montalˈβan]; 25 November 1920 â€" 14 January
2009) was a Mexican-American film and television actor. Born in
Mexico, Montalbán's career spanned seven decades, during which he
became known for many performances in a variety of genres, from crime
and drama to musicals and comedy.Among his notable roles was Armando
in the Planet of the Apes film series from the early 1970s, wherein he
starred in Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) and Conquest of
the Planet of the Apes (1972), and Khan Noonien Singh the augmented
being in both the original Star Trek series (1967) and the film Star
Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982).Ricardo Montalbán played Mr. Roarke
on the television series Fantasy Island (1977â€"1984). He won an Emmy
Award for his role in the miniseries How the West Was Won (1978), and
a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild in
1993.Montalbán was professionally active into his 80s, when he
provided voices for animated films and commercials, and appeared as
Grandfather Valentin in the Spy Kids franchise. During the 1970s and
'80s he was a spokesman in automobile advertisements for Chrysler,
including those in which he extolled the "rich Corinthian leather"
used for the Cordoba's interior.
Spanish pronunciation: [montalˈβan]; 25 November 1920 â€" 14 January
2009) was a Mexican-American film and television actor. Born in
Mexico, Montalbán's career spanned seven decades, during which he
became known for many performances in a variety of genres, from crime
and drama to musicals and comedy.Among his notable roles was Armando
in the Planet of the Apes film series from the early 1970s, wherein he
starred in Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) and Conquest of
the Planet of the Apes (1972), and Khan Noonien Singh the augmented
being in both the original Star Trek series (1967) and the film Star
Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982).Ricardo Montalbán played Mr. Roarke
on the television series Fantasy Island (1977â€"1984). He won an Emmy
Award for his role in the miniseries How the West Was Won (1978), and
a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild in
1993.Montalbán was professionally active into his 80s, when he
provided voices for animated films and commercials, and appeared as
Grandfather Valentin in the Spy Kids franchise. During the 1970s and
'80s he was a spokesman in automobile advertisements for Chrysler,
including those in which he extolled the "rich Corinthian leather"
used for the Cordoba's interior.
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