Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, MSG (born Richard Montgomery Ellenbaum; November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was an American radio, television, theatre and film actor. He had a career spanning seven decades (motion pictures from 1943 to 2006) and multiple notable roles, most notably, starring in Fantasy Island, Star Trek, and in any other movie where he could use his fake Mexican accent. The son of Russian-Jewish immigrants who had emmigrated to from Russia to New York City, Montalbán used his roots as an outside to hone his Method acting and play outcasts, foreigners, extraterrestrials, and other freaks in the cinema.
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| - Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, MSG (born Richard Montgomery Ellenbaum; November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was an American radio, television, theatre and film actor. He had a career spanning seven decades (motion pictures from 1943 to 2006) and multiple notable roles, most notably, starring in Fantasy Island, Star Trek, and in any other movie where he could use his fake Mexican accent. The son of Russian-Jewish immigrants who had emmigrated to from Russia to New York City, Montalbán used his roots as an outside to hone his Method acting and play outcasts, foreigners, extraterrestrials, and other freaks in the cinema.
- Ricardo Montalbán is one of the first successful Mexican actors in Hollywood, who was best known for starring in hit sequels to Star Trek, Planet of the Apes (with Roddy McDowall), The Naked Gun and Spy Kids. He got his start in the Westerns genre and gradually moved to more recognition decades later with the popular 80s Aaron Spelling production known as "Fantasy Island." Earlier in his career, he was an uncredited voice-over dubber for the English translation of the 60s German film that was Experiment 1009 Hamlet. He passed away January 14, 2009 at the age of 88.
- Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, KSG (pronounced /ˌmɒntəlˈbɑːn/, Spanish pronunciation: [montalˈβan]; November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Mexican radio, television, theatre and film actor. He had a career spanning seven decades (motion pictures from 1943 to 2006) and multiple notable roles. 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). 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
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| - Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, KSG (pronounced /ˌmɒntəlˈbɑːn/, Spanish pronunciation: [montalˈβan]; November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Mexican radio, television, theatre and film actor. He had a career spanning seven decades (motion pictures from 1943 to 2006) and multiple notable roles. 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). 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, 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".
- Ricardo Montalbán is one of the first successful Mexican actors in Hollywood, who was best known for starring in hit sequels to Star Trek, Planet of the Apes (with Roddy McDowall), The Naked Gun and Spy Kids. He got his start in the Westerns genre and gradually moved to more recognition decades later with the popular 80s Aaron Spelling production known as "Fantasy Island." Earlier in his career, he was an uncredited voice-over dubber for the English translation of the 60s German film that was Experiment 1009 Hamlet. He passed away January 14, 2009 at the age of 88. His title character (along with William Shatner's Captain James T. Kirk) and the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn were the subject of parody in recent years by RiffTrax.
- Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, MSG (born Richard Montgomery Ellenbaum; November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was an American radio, television, theatre and film actor. He had a career spanning seven decades (motion pictures from 1943 to 2006) and multiple notable roles, most notably, starring in Fantasy Island, Star Trek, and in any other movie where he could use his fake Mexican accent. The son of Russian-Jewish immigrants who had emmigrated to from Russia to New York City, Montalbán used his roots as an outside to hone his Method acting and play outcasts, foreigners, extraterrestrials, and other freaks in the cinema.
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