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Biography

Ricardo Montalban was born Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalban y Merino on November 25, 1920 in Mexico City, Mexico. He died of congestive heart failure…more

Born

11/25/1920, Mexico City, Mexico

Died

1/14/2009

Birth Name

Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalban y Merino

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (5)

Role
- Kim Possible
  Senor Senior Senior
  - S 4: Ep 2 The Big Job
    2/10/07
  - S 4: Ep 4 The Cupid Effect
    2/10/07
- Kim Possible
  Senor Senior Sr.
  - S 2: Ep 29 Sick Day
    4/23/04
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Secret Files DVD
    9/2/03
  - S 2: Ep 7 Adventures in Rufus-Sitting
    8/22/03
  - S 1: Ep 18 Animal Attraction
    1/10/03
- Heaven Help Us
  Mr. Shepherd
  - S 1: Ep 13 First Comes Love
    12/3/94
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Badge
    11/26/94
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Temptress
    11/19/94
  - S 1: Ep 10 A Match Made in Heaven
    11/12/94
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Wall
    11/5/94
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Colbys
  Zachary Powers
  - S 2: Ep 25 Crossroads
    3/26/87
  - S 2: Ep 24 The Dead End
    3/25/87
  - S 2: Ep 23 Betrayals
    3/19/87
  - S 2: Ep 22 The Devil's Advocate
    3/12/87
  - S 2: Ep 21 Return Engagement
    3/5/87
  - + 44 More Credits
- Fantasy Island
  Mr. Roarke
  - S 7: Ep 22 Surrogate Mother / The Ideal Woman
    5/19/84
  - S 7: Ep 21 Bojangles and the Dancer / Deuces Are Wild
    5/12/84
  - S 7: Ep 20 Don Juan's Last Affair / The Final Adieu
    4/14/84
  - S 7: Ep 19 Lost and Found / Dick Turpin's Last Ride
    4/7/84
  - S 7: Ep 18 The Mermaid and the Matchmaker / The Obsolete Man
    3/24/84
  - + 149 More Credits
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Kim Possible
  Señor Senior, Sr.
  - S 2: Ep 33 Triple S
    7/26/04
  - S 2: Ep 3 Two to Tutor
    8/1/03
  - S 1: Ep 18 Animal Attraction
    1/10/03
- Kim Possible
  Señor Senior Sr.
  - S 1: Ep 3 The New Ron
    6/7/02
- Executive Suite
  David Valerio
  - S 1: Ep 16 "Re: The Rules of Seduction"
    1/28/77
  - S 1: Ep 15 "Re: The Woman Inside"
    1/21/77
  - S 1: Ep 14 "Re: Kin Less Than Kind"
    1/14/77
  - S 1: Ep 13 "Re: The Dominant Sex"
    1/3/77
  - S 1: Ep 11 "Re: What Are Patterns For?"
    12/13/76
Guest Star (138)

Role
- American Dad!
  El Generalissimo
  - S 6: Ep 2 Moon Over Isla Island
    10/4/09
- Family Guy
  Cow
  - S 6: Ep 8 McStroke
    1/13/08
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1997)
  Grandfather
  - S 7: Ep 15 Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
    6/17/05
- The Brothers Garcia
  Raul
  - S 4: Ep 13 The Spin Zone
    10/26/03
- Kim Possible
  Señor Senior, Sr.
- Dora The Explorer
  The Wizard
  - S 2: Ep 5 The Missing Piece
    3/19/02
- Through the Keyhole
  House Owner
  - S 6: Ep 16 29 January 2002
    1/29/02
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
  Vartkes
  - S 1: Ep 40 Lone Wolf
    11/15/00
- E! True Hollywood Story
  himself
  - S 3: Ep 33 Herve Villechaize
    8/15/99
- The Love Boat: The Next Wave
  Manuel Kaire
  - S 1: Ep 6 Getting to Know You
    5/18/98
- Freakazoid!
  Guitierrez
  - S 2: Ep 11 Normadeus
    6/1/97
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Chip (Acts I - III)
    11/4/95
- Chicago Hope
  Martin Nieves
  - S 3: Ep 23 Colonel of Truth
    4/28/97
- Freakazoid!
  Armondo Guitierrez
  - S 2: Ep 5 Hero Boy
    11/9/96
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Wrath of Guitierrez
    2/17/96
- The Golden Palace
  Lawrence Gentry
  - S 1: Ep 16 Señor Stinky Learns Absolutely Nothing About Life
    2/5/93
- Dream On
  Mr. Goldman (Movie Producer)
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Second Greatest Story Ever Told (1)
    7/7/91
- Dream On
  Mr. Goldman (Producer)
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Second Greatest Story Ever Told (2)
    7/7/91
- Murder, She Wrote
  Vaclav Maryska
  - S 7: Ep 10 Murder in F Sharp
    12/16/90
- B.L. Stryker
  Victor Costanza
  - S 2: Ep 5 High Rise
    3/10/90
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 146 August 17, 1989
    8/17/89
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 136 July 11, 1989
    7/11/89
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 61 November 28, 1988
    11/28/88
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 6: Ep 37 Show #0855 (870414)
    4/14/87
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 20: Ep 86 Show #3386
    7/5/82
  - S 11: Ep 50 730414
    4/14/73
- Police Squad!
  Vincent Ludwig
- Dynasty
  Zach Powers
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 123 March 11, 1980
    3/11/80
  - S 6: Ep 50 November 20, 1979
    11/20/79
  - S 5: Ep 111 February 23, 1979
    2/23/79
  - S 4: Ep 130 March 29, 1978
    3/29/78
  - S 1: Ep 58 January 22, 1975
    1/22/75
- B.J. and the Bear
  Six Killer
  - S 2: Ep 11 Fly a Wild Horse
    12/8/79
- How the West Was Won
  Satangkai
  - S 2: Ep 8 4/9/78
    4/9/78
  - S 2: Ep 7 3/26/78
    3/26/78
  - S 2: Ep 6 3/19/78
    3/19/78
  - S 2: Ep 5 3/12/78
    3/12/78
- Police Story
  Sergio Flores
  - S 4: Ep 17 Hard Rock Brown
    2/15/77
- Columbo
  Luis Montoya
  - S 5: Ep 4 A Matter of Honor
    2/1/76
- Switch
  Jean-Paul
  - S 1: Ep 10 Kiss of Death
    11/25/75
- The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 21 Show 64 - Ricardo Montalban, Jeanette Nolan, The Defranco Family
    2/13/74
- Griff
  Craven
  - S 1: Ep 7 Countdown To Terror
    11/17/73
- The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 10 Ricardo Montalban guest
    9/1/73
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 75 May 28-June 1, 1973 (NBC-TV)
    5/28/73
  - S 7: Ep 59 April 2-6, 1973 (NBC-TV)
    4/2/73
  - S 5: Ep 13 November 23-27, 1970
    11/23/70
- Here's Lucy
  Prince Phillip
  - S 5: Ep 12 Lucy and Her Prince Charming
    11/27/72
- Hawaii Five-O
  Alex Pareno
  - S 5: Ep 2 Death Wish on Tantalus Mountain
    9/19/72
- O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
  Rick Morris
  - S 1: Ep 15 Operation: Lady Luck
    1/14/72
- Nichols
  Colonel Alcazar
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Siege
    9/23/71
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Performer
  - S 43: Ep 1 The 43rd Annual Academy Awards
    4/15/71
- Sarge
  Detective Al Matteo
  - S 1: Ep 0 The Badge Or The Cross
    2/22/71
- The Doris Day Show
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 22 Billy's First Date
    2/15/71
- Insight
  General Bertani
  - S 11: Ep 18 Trial by Fire
    1/3/71
- The Virginian
  Sosentes
  - S 9: Ep 12 Last of the Comancheros
    12/9/70
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 4: Ep 12 Episode #78
    11/30/70
- Marcus Welby, M.D.
  Rick Rivera
  - S 2: Ep 7 The Labyrinth
    11/10/70
- The Carol Burnett Show
  himself
  - S 4: Ep 8 with Ricardo Montlban, Cass Elliott
    11/2/70
- Dan August
  Manuel Acaba
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Murder Of A Small Town
    9/30/70
- Gunsmoke
  Chato
  - S 16: Ep 1 Chato
    9/14/70
- The Virginia Graham Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 35 July 29, 1970
    7/29/70
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 78 April 21, 1970
    4/21/70
- The Name of the Game
  Martinez
  - S 2: Ep 23 Echo of a Nightmare
    3/20/70
- Vegetable Soup
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 33 Melanin
- Titans
  Mr. Sanchez
  - S 1: Ep 13 Someone Wicked This Way Comes
- Bracken's World
  Carl Duran
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Sweet Smell Of Failure
    10/31/69
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 204 June 18, 1969
    6/18/69
  - S 3: Ep 166 April 25, 1969
    4/25/69
  - S 3: Ep 4 September 5, 1968
    9/5/68
  - S 2: Ep 107 February 16, 1968
    2/16/68
  - S 1: Ep 41 June 12, 1967
    6/12/67
- The Name of the Game
  Father Bernard Torres
  - S 1: Ep 23 A Wrath of Angels
    2/28/69
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 120 February 21, 1969
    2/21/69
  - S 18: Ep 124 March 13, 1980
    3/13/80
  - S 11: Ep 86 January 2, 1973
    1/2/73
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 118 February 12, 1969
    2/12/69
  - S 15: Ep 93 January 24, 1978
    1/24/78
  - S 11: Ep 162 April 26, 1974
    4/26/74
  - S 9: Ep 194 July 11, 1972
    7/11/72
  - S 9: Ep 12 September 21, 1971
    9/21/71
  - + 4 More Credits
- The High Chaparral
  Padre Sanchez
  - S 2: Ep 13 Our Lady of Guadalupe
    12/20/68
- It Takes A Thief
  Nick Grobbo
  - S 2: Ep 10 The Galloping Skin Game
    12/3/68
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Thingamabob Heist
    10/15/68
- The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 6 10/20/1968
    10/20/68
- Hawaii Five-O
  Leonard Tokura
  - S 1: Ep 6 Samurai
    10/17/68
- The Virginian
  Louis Boissevain
  - S 7: Ep 5 The Wind of Outrage
    10/16/68
- Ironside
  Sgt. Al Servantes
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Sacrifice
    10/3/68
- The Felony Squad
  T.J. Gaynor
  - S 3: Ep 1 A Fashion For Dying
    9/16/68
- The High Chaparral
  El Tigre
  - S 1: Ep 24 Tiger by the Tail
    2/25/68
- The Danny Thomas Hour
  Tony Vincent
  - S 1: Ep 21 One for My Baby
    2/5/68
- The Jerry Lewis Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 17 January 30, 1968
    1/30/68
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself, cameo
  - S 3: Ep 12 Lena Horne / Andrews Sisters / Don Rickles
    11/30/67
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 6: Ep 59 November 23, 1967
    11/23/67
  - S 6: Ep 58 November 22, 1967
    11/22/67
  - S 6: Ep 57 November 21, 1967
    11/21/67
  - S 6: Ep 56 Week of November 20, 1967
    11/20/67
  - S 17: Ep 90 February 13, 1979
    2/13/79
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 9 Season 2, Episode 9
    11/5/67
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Adam Steele
  - S 4: Ep 25 To Sleep, Perchance to Scream
    5/10/67
- The Felony Squad
  Martin Lynch
  - S 1: Ep 27 A Blueprint For Dying
    3/20/67
- I Spy
  General Vera
  - S 2: Ep 25 Magic Mirror
    3/15/67
- Mission: Impossible
  Gerard Sefra
  - S 1: Ep 21 Snowball in Hell
    2/18/67
- Star Trek
  Khan Noonien Singh
  - S 1: Ep 23 Space Seed
    2/16/67
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Janacek
  - S 4: Ep 16 Code Name: Heraclitus (2)
    1/25/67
  - S 4: Ep 15 Code Name: Heraclitus (1)
    1/18/67
- The Pat Boone Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 66 January 18, 1967
    1/18/67
  - S 1: Ep 65 January 17, 1967
    1/17/67
- Combat!
  Barbu
  - S 5: Ep 17 Gadjo
    1/17/67
- The Wild Wild West (1969)
  Col. Noel Bartley Vautrain
  - S 2: Ep 15 The Night of the Lord of Limbo
    12/30/66
- Daniel Boone
  Count Alfonso De Borba
  - S 3: Ep 15 The Symbol
    12/29/66
- TV SPECIAL
  The White King
  - S 1: Ep 3 Alice Through The Looking Glass
    11/6/66
- Long Hot Summer
  Brice Ferguson
  - S 1: Ep 26 Man with Two Faces
    4/13/66
- Dr. Kildare
  Damon West
  - S 5: Ep 45 No Other Road (4)
    2/15/66
  - S 5: Ep 44 I Can Hear The Ice Melting (3)
    2/14/66
  - S 5: Ep 43 Some Tales For Halloween (2)
    2/8/66
  - S 5: Ep 42 A Few Hearts, Few Flowers (1)
    2/7/66
- Burke's Law
  Armand Dubovier
  - S 2: Ep 26 Who Killed Cop Robin?
    3/24/65
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Aldo Carmenelli
  - S 2: Ep 18 In Any Language
    3/12/65
- The Rogues
  Marius Konik
  - S 1: Ep 14 Hugger-Mugger, by the Sea
    12/20/64
- The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
  Satine
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Dove Affair
    12/15/64
- The Defenders (1961)
  Spanish John' Espejo
  - S 4: Ep 11 Whitewash
    12/10/64
- Burke's Law
  Nicholas Amenor
  - S 2: Ep 9 Who Killed the Richest Man in the World?
    11/11/64
- Slattery's People
  Tomas Rodriguez
  - S 1: Ep 6 Question: What Became of the White Tortilla?
    10/26/64
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  El Gallo
  - S 14: Ep 1 The Fantasticks
    10/18/64
- The Great Adventure
  Jean Lafitte
  - S 1: Ep 26 The Pirate and the Patriot
    5/1/64
- The Lieutenant
  Pfc. John Reading
  - S 1: Ep 23 Tour of Duty
    3/7/64
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
  Gus Trikonis
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Hanging Man
    11/19/63
- Ben Casey
  Henry Davis
  - S 3: Ep 10 Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast
    11/13/63
- The Great Adventure
  Philip Crow
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Massacre at Wounded Knee
    10/11/63
  - — The Death of Sitting Bull
    10/4/63
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Death of Sitting Bull
    10/4/63
- Dick Powell Show
  Stephen Baird
  - S 2: Ep 27 Epilogue
    4/2/63
- Alcoa Premiere
  Vince Gallard
  - S 2: Ep 16 The Glass Palace
    1/17/63
- The Virginian
  Enrique Cuellar
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Big Deal
    10/10/62
- Cain's Hundred
  Vincent Pavanne
  - S 1: Ep 27 A Creature Lurks in Ambush
    4/17/62
- Checkmate
  Joe Martinez
  - S 1: Ep 34 Hot Wind in a Cold Town
    6/10/61
- The Untouchables
  Frank Mercouris
  - S 2: Ep 27 Stranglehold
    5/4/61
- Here's Hollywood
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 32 April 27,1961
    4/27/61
- Loretta Young Show
  Father Garcia
  - S 8: Ep 25 The Man Who Couldn't Smile
    4/9/61
- Zorro
  Ramon Castillo
  - S 3: Ep 4 Auld Acquaintance
    4/2/61
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Karl Steiner
  - S 5: Ep 20 Autumn Crocus
    2/12/61
- The Play of the Week
  Bandit Tasmoro
  - S 2: Ep 12 Rashomon
    12/12/60
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  Pepe Lorca
  - S 6: Ep 7 Outlaw in Town
    11/15/60
- Loretta Young Show
  Tony Santos
  - S 8: Ep 9 No Margin for Error
    11/13/60
- Bonanza
  Matsou
  - S 2: Ep 7 Day of Reckoning
    10/22/60
- Loretta Young Show
  Frank Montclair
  - S 8: Ep 2 At the Edge of the Desert
    9/25/60
- Death Valley Days
  Joaquin Murietta
  - S 8: Ep 31 Eagle in the Rocks
    5/10/60
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 26 Mexican Fiesta
    3/27/60
- Ford Startime
  "Turk" Geraldi
  - S 1: Ep 22 Jeff McCleod, the Last Reb
    3/1/60
- Loretta Young Show
  Frank
  - S 7: Ep 18 The Hired Hand
    2/7/60
- Adventures in Paradise
  Henri Privaux
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Derelict
    11/9/59
- Riverboat
  Lt. Andre Bastiste Devereaux
  - S 1: Ep 9 A Night At Trapper's Landing
    11/8/59
- Playhouse 90
  Vincente
  - S 4: Ep 1 Target for Three
    10/1/59
- Loretta Young Show
  Nemo Ruskin
  - S 6: Ep 25 Each Man's Island
    3/28/59
- The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 Dale Hawkins; Lou Monte; Robert and Johnny; The Monotones; Four Preps
    4/12/58
- What's My Line?
  Guest Panelist
  - S 9: Ep 21 EPISODE #398
    1/19/58
- Wagon Train
  Jean LeBec
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Jean LeBec Story
    9/25/57
- Playhouse 90
  Teddy Green
  - S 1: Ep 31 Child of Trouble
    5/2/57
- Loretta Young Show
  Angelo Pelligrini
  - S 4: Ep 30 The Man on Top
    4/28/57
- The 20th Century-Fox Hour
  Diego aka Cicero
  - S 2: Ep 7 Operation Cicero
    12/26/56
- Loretta Young Show
  Joe Martinez
  - S 4: Ep 14 Rhubarb in Apartment B-7
    12/2/56
- Climax!
  Joe Bermudes
  - S 3: Ep 5 Island in the City
    10/4/56
- The 20th Century-Fox Hour
  Cochise
  - S 1: Ep 15 Broken Arrow
    5/2/56
- Loretta Young Show
  Father William Gomez
  - S 3: Ep 32 The Cardinal's Secret
    4/22/56
- Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre
  Carlos Dominguez
  - S 4: Ep 29 The Lady in His Life
    4/19/56
- General Electric Theater
  Esteban
  - S 4: Ep 15 Esteban's Legacy
    1/8/56
- Loretta Young Show
  Guest Host/Gino
  - S 3: Ep 5 Gino
    9/25/55
- Toast of the Town
  scheduled guest
  - S 8: Ep 39 scheduled: Ricardo Montalban; Julius LaRosa; Gloria DeHaven; Carol Haney
    6/5/55
- Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre
  Carlos Cortez
  - S 3: Ep 35 Cardboard Casanova
    5/26/55
- The Martha Raye Show
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 7 March 15, 1955
    3/15/55
- Climax!
  Pete McLean
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Mojave Kid
    1/27/55
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- Dynasty
  Zach Powers
  - S 7: Ep 8 The Choice
    11/27/86
  - S 6: Ep 18 Souvenirs
    2/5/86
Director (1)

Role
- Fantasy Island
  Director
  - S 6: Ep 13 Midnight Waltz / Let Them Eat Cake
    2/12/83
  - S 6: Ep 6 The Beautiful Skeptic / The Lost Platoon
    11/27/82

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Ricardo Montalban dead at 88

By Tim Surette, Jan 15, 2009

Actor Ricardo Montalban was well-known for welcoming guests to Nirvana as Mr. Roarke on the late 1970s-early 1980s show Fantasy Island, but today it was he who said farewell. Montalbon passed away this morning in Los Angeles of old age. read more

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Trivia
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- Ricardo died in his Beverly Hills home January 14, 2009 of natural causes. He was 88 years old.
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- He did the voice over for a Taco Bell Commercial in late 2006.
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- Ricardo Montalban is paralyzed from the waist down.
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- (Speaking as Khan Noonian Singh in Star Trek) Ricardo: It's better to rule in hell than serve in heaven.
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- Ricardo: In the purest sense of the word, be adventurous in everything. When you don't know anything you can't love anything. So be adventurous in every way.
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- Ricardo$: (When asked about his most challenging role)I was in Tokyo playing a kabuki actor in the movie Sayonara, and it was Christmas and I was homesick, and I couldn't learn the movements of the kabuki, which are so exacting. I actually cried out of desperation. It was one of my lowest ebbs as an actor. Eventually I was able to learn them, and I felt very free, because freedom comes from discipline, and that is the most disciplined theater in the world.
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