Like his predecessor, Gilbert Roland, he has remained a familiar character star in both films and television ever since. (1962), Desert Warrior (1956), A Life in the Balance (1955), The Saracen Blade Montalbn kept busy with dozens of guest turns throughout the 1960s on such programs as "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." In 1979, Ricardo Montalban was almost sixty and at the height of his fame. By Legacy Staff January 14, 2014. 2019Encyclopedia.com | All rights reserved. I had to decide to do one script--usually bad--or not work." Aldo Carmanelli, "In Any Language," Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (also known as The Chrysler Theatre and Universal Star Time), NBC, 1965. Narrator, Space for Women, William Greaves Productions/National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1981. Rafael Meija, La hora de la verdad (also known as The Hour of Truth), 1945. (With Bob Thomas) Reflections: A Life in Two Worlds (memoir), Doubleday, 1980. In the midst of the fluffy "Fantasy Island" era, Montalbn was recognized with an Emmy Award for his performance as Satangkai in the epic miniseries, "How the West Was Won" in 1978. To save his own life, a black man must falsely accuse (2003), Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau, Love Is a Ball (also known as All This and Money Too), United Artists, 1963. Vincent Ludwig, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Now 76, Montalban lives in the Hollywood Hills with his wife of 52 years, Georgiana. Don Raspi, The Reluctant Saint (also known as Cronachi di un converto and Joseph Desa), DavisRoyal Films International, 1962. Wesley, John (John Wesley Register, John Wesley Rodgers) "Lena Horne: In Her Own Voice," American Masters, PBS, 1996. (1976), Wonder Woman of an unscrupulous reporter's publicity build-up. Albert Salmi, Victor Eberg, Gregg Palmer, Vito Scotti, David Renard, Med Flory, Read Morgan. Cochise, "Broken Arrow," The 20th CenturyFox Hour, CBS, 1956. The white king, Alice through the Looking Glass, NBC, 1966. Young, Herb Vigran, I. Stanford Jolley. Koli, Jamaica (musical), Imperial Theatre, New York City, 195759. Ricardo Montalban, born in 1920 in Mexico City, is perhaps best known for his role as the suave, mysterious Mr. Roarke on TV's Fantasy Island (1978-1984). (1963), Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (2001), The Mexican Americans This duo moved to New York City in 1940, and Ricardo earned a minor role in the play, Her Cardboard Lover. (1977), Captains Courageous Dom DeLuise and Friends, Part III, ABC, 1985. Cleavus, February 15, 1971 Written by Donald (1986), The Magic of David Copperfield JeanPaul, "Kiss of Death," Switch, CBS, 1975. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! Khan Noonien Singh, "A Fashion for Dying," Star Trek (also known as Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: TOS), NBC, 1967. (2002), That's Entertainment! (1971), Sweet Charity Christmas with the Stars: An International Earthquake Benefit, The Discovery Channel, 1989. Zachary "Zach" Powers, The Colbys (also known as Dynasty II: The Colbys), ABC, 198587. Terms and Policies Alejandro "Ali" Zayas, Black Water Gold, ABC, 1970. . Major Sergio Flores, "Hard Rock Brown," Police Story, NBC, 1977. Miller, Directed by Bernard McEveety, Guest Cast: Jeanette Nolan, Dack Steve Raines, Bob Burrows. Pablo Roderigues, Border Incident, MetroGoldwynMayer, 1949. Montalban, Ricardo, and Bob Thomas, Reflections: A Life in Two Worlds, Doubleday, 1980. He also has a remarkable athletic ability: he can run and jump over mountain ledges while keeping up a steady fire with his rifle. "Montalban, Ricardo 1920 Entertainment career. At last, the veteran actor became a household name as the enigmatic Mr. Roarke, host of "Fantasy Island" (ABC, 1977-1984), then eclipsed that fame with his reprisal of Captain Kirk's titular nemesis in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" (1982). Encyclopedia.com. Karl Swenson, Ken Swofford, David Huddleston. David Carradine His son-in-law Gilbert Smith. By continuing, you agree to the Privacy Policy and III claim as his own a married woman who for years had been corresponding with him The young actor cut his teeth on a number of Spanish language films initially, but also began landing parts in MGM musicals set in exotic Latin locales before scoring his first starring role as Pablo Rodriguez in "Border Incident" in 1949. Directed by Robert Totten, Guest Cast: Richard Kiley, Suzanne Pleshette, Damon West, "Some Tales from Halloween," Dr. Kil-dare, NBC, 1966. (1958), The Million Dollar Nickel After an exciting duel, he kills a friend of Matt Dillon's who was tracki Chato is a mixed-race Native American with a serious grudge against lawmen. Matsou, "Day of Reckoning," Bonanza (also known as Ponderosa), NBC, 1960. Cannonball Run II (1984), Birthday: The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth: Season 8, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 1, Link to Marvel Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer, Link to The 5 Most Anticipated Movies of March 2023. Demi Armendez, Two Weeks with Love, MetroGoldwynMayer, 1950. Prince Said, Desert Warrior (also known as Gli amanti del deserto, La figlia dello sceicco, and Los amantes del desierto), 1956. First appeared on stage in "Her Cardboard Lover" opposite Tallulah Bankhead, Short film debut, "He's a Latin from Staten Island", Returned to Mexico after mother's death and made feature debut in "El Verdugo de Sevilla", Made US feature debut in the musical, "Fiesta"; had a memorable dance scene with a young Cyd Charisse, Appeared on Broadway in the short-lived, "Seventh Heaven", Played a Kabuki theater actor in the Oscar-winning film "Sayonara", Starred in the Broadway musical "Jamaica," opposite Lena Horne, Served as vice president of the Screen Actors Guild, Co-starred with Debbie Reynolds in "The Singing Nun", Appeared in the Broadway production of "Don Juan in Hell", Best-known for the role of Mr. Roarke in the Aaron Spelling-produced series "Fantasy Island" (ABC), Played the role of Khan Noonien Singh in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan", Cast as The Sheik's father in the comedy film, "Cannonball Run II", Portrayed shipping tycoon Zachary Powers in the "Dynasty" spinoff series, "The Colbys" (ABC). (1997), Lena Horne: In Her Own Voice Showing all 3 items Jump to: Photos (3) Photos . Refer to each styles convention regarding the best way to format page numbers and retrieval dates. son of a wealthy rancher escapes from prison and is captured by a bounty hunter--who (1983), Dinah in Search of the Ideal Man Reluctant Saint, The (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Is It Good For The Soul? After an exciting duel, he kills a friend of Matt Dillon's who was tracki Read allChato is a mixed-race Native American with a serious grudge against lawmen. 1963 : , , . Host, The Golden Eagle Awards, syndicated, 1987. Ironshirt, Across the Wide Missouri, MetroGoldwynMayer, 1951. The following 39 files are in this category, out of 39 total. Martin Lynch, "Blueprint for Dying," Felony Squad, ABC, 1967. Chato is a mixed-race Native American with a serious grudge against lawmen. Stephen Baird, "Epilogue," The Dick Powell Show (also known as The Dick Powell Theatre), NBC, 1963. Through his robust, red-blooded performance, Montalbn and his chiseled chest was introduced to a new generation of young sci-fi fans, who thrilled to the strategic maneuvering between Khan and William Shatner's Captain James T. Kirk. Voice of Armondo Guitierrez, "The Wrath of Guitierrez," Steven Spielberg Presents "Freakazoid!" Cohost, Thanks for Giving (also known as Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Telethon), USA Network, 1989. Pine, Don Heifer, Darlene Conley, Robert Totten, John Finn, Ron Keefer. (1949), Battleground Working within the studio system of the 1940s and 50s, the Latino actor was initially cast as whatever ethnicity was needed for a role, most often as a Latin Lover in films like "Fiesta" (1947), but also as a Native-American in "Across the Wide Missouri" (1951) or an Asian, as in "Sayonara" (1957). Therefore, that information is unavailable for most Encyclopedia.com content. Get in touch for any commercial. "The Labyrinth," Marcus Welby, M.D. Learn more about how you can collaborate with us. Title role, "Estaban's Legacy," General Electric Theatre (also known as G.E. Khan Noonien Singh, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (also known as Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek II: The Wrath of KhanThe Director's Cut), Paramount, 1982. Captain Esteban, The Mark of Zorro, ABC, 1974. Fantasy Island, ABC, between 1978 and 1984. "Spanish John" Espejo, "Whitewash," The Defenders, CBS, 1964. Villechaize), at his side each week, Montalbn introduced each episode's guests as they disembarked from the sea plane, hinting at their fantasy and what it might mean for their individual destinies. See also . Host, Celebrities: Where Are They Now?, ABC, 1983. The episode features none of the regular ensemble cast, but instead features just three actors. Voice of council leader, The Ant Bully (animated), Warner Bros., 2006. Actor. Luis Montoya, Columbo: A Matter of Honor, NBC, 1976. wounded old-time outlaw is brought to Dodge City, where he tries to find his (In archive footage) Tough Baby: Torch Song, Warner Home Video, 2008. A Conversation with Dinah, The Nashville Network, 1989. Pickens, Cicely Tyson, Roy Jenson, Link Wyler, Steve Patmes, Eddie Little Burke's Law (also known as Amos Burke, Secret Agent), ABC, 1965. King, Cannonball Run II, Warner Bros., 1983. (February 23, 2023). ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. (NBC, 1964-68), "The Wild, Wild West" (CBS, 1965-69) and most memorably, in an episode of "Star Trek" (NBC, 1966-69). Cicely Tyson Kelley, Directed by William Conrad, Guest Cast: Richard Basehart, Salome Gunsmoke : Chato (1970) Directed by Vincent McEveety Genres - Western | Run Time - 60 min. (1953), Latin Lovers Frank Montclair, "At the Edge of the Desert," The LorettaYoung Show (also known as A Letter to Loretta and The Loretta Young Theatre), NBC, 1960. (1971), La Spina Dorsale del Diavola Rafael Delgado, "The King of Diamonds Affair," The Man from U.N.C.L.E., NBC, 1966. himself and his patients when a woman doctor arrives to become his replacement. Medina, Bert Madrid, John Dullaghan, Natividad Vacio. Copyright 02/03/2023 Alamy Ltd. All rights reserved. (1947), La Fuga (also known as Climax Mystery Theatre), CBS, 1955. Because each style has its own formatting nuances that evolve over time and not all information is available for every reference entry or article, Encyclopedia.com cannot guarantee each citation it generates. Festus tries An outlaw grabs Henry Davis, "Six Impossible Things before Breakfast," Ben Casey, ABC, 1963. into the New Mexico mountains. Entertainment Television, 1999. the Terms and Policies, and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. In the season one episode, entitled "Space Seed," Montalbn played a charismatic but dangerous genetic super-man from the 20th century, revived from suspended animation. There is no Audience Score because there are not enough user ratings at this time. Father William Gomez, "The Cardinal's Secret," The Loretta Young Show (also known as A Letter to Loretta and The Loretta Young Theatre), NBC, 1956. "Parents Lead the Way," The Christophers, 1960. is attacked by a killer. The Others simply enjoyed watching both actors shamelessly chew the scenery. PERSONAL (2000), U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848) Joaquin Murieta ( Visual ) Ricardo Montalban : the unauthorized biography by Matt O'Grady ( Book ) [Arrival of American movie stars--Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Zachary "Zach" Powers, "Souvenirs," Dynasty, ABC, 1986. Along with fellow Latin lovers like Fernando Lamas, Montalbn filled in whatever ethnic niche he could in those limited days. Matt pursues his friend's killer (Ricardo Montalban), a renegade Indian, high into the mountains of New Mexico. Dillon. (Rode the bomb in Dr. Strangelove). Newly runs afoul of the law Chato is a mixed-race Native American with a serious grudge against lawmen. Member: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. A childhood friend of Festus's kills a prospector Ricardo Montalban, the velvet voiced Mexican born actor who greeted the plane as Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island, died in his Beverly Hills home Wednesday. Save up to 30% when you upgrade to an image pack. Philip Crowe, "The Massacre at Wounded Knee," The Great Adventure, CBS, 1963. Pepe Callahan, Natividad Vacio, Annehe Cardona, Fred Coby, Tony Davis, Julio heavy-handed land baron refuses to turn his two criminal sons over to Marshal Mexico City, Mexico Born November 25, 1920 Died January 14, 2009 Biography Read More Handsome, erudite and blessed with an exceptionally rich, sonorous voice, Ricardo Montalbn made the transition from supporting character actor to lead player with a pair of iconic roles, as diverse as they were memorable. 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