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Nov 24, 2019 · Ricardo Montalban, one of Star Trek ’s greatest guest stars, made unforgettable appearances as Khan Noonien Singh in the :Space Seed” episode of Star Trek: The Original Series and in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. The beloved Mexican born actor was born on November 25, 1920, meaning he would have turned 99 years old this coming week.
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He was born in Mexico City on November 25, 1920, the youngest of four children to Castilian Spanish immigrants, Ricarda Merino and Jenaro Montalbán. His father was a dry goods store owner. Montalbán moved to Los Angeles as a teen and lived with his much older brother Carlos Montalbán, who was then pursuing show business as both an actor and dancer....
Returning to Mexico to care for his extremely ill mother, his dark good looks and magnetic style helped propel him into the Spanish-language film industry. After nearly a dozen or so films, he was on the verge of stardom in Mexico when MGM took an interest in him and he relocated back to Los Angeles. Making his Hollywood leading debut as a robust b...
His strong work ethic and reservoir of talent enabled him to continue on television long after his exotic beefcake status in films had waned. He had married Loretta Young's half-sister Georgiana Young in 1944, and appeared on his sister-in-law's television series (The New Loretta Young Show (1962)) several times. He also showed up in a number of te...
Over the years, he continued to appear occasionally on the big screen, typically playing continental smoothies, in such films as Love Is a Ball (1963), Madame X (1966) and Sweet Charity (1969), but it was television that finally made him a household name. Montalban captivated audiences as the urbane, white-suited concierge of mystery Mr. Roarke in ...
An Emmy winner for his role in the miniseries How the West Was Won (1976) and a noteworthy villain in the Dynasty (1981) spin-off soap series The Colbys (1985), Montalban was also famous for a series of television commercials in which he returned somewhat to his \"Latin lover\" persona, primarily in a series of slick commercials for Chrysler's Cord...
- November 25, 1920
- January 14, 2009
Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, KSG ( / ˌmɒntəlˈbɑːn / MON-təl-BAHN; Spanish: [montalˈβan]; November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Mexican and American film and television actor. Montalbán's career spanned seven decades, during which he became widely known for performances in genres from crime and drama to musicals ...
Ricardo Montalban. Actor: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Legendary actor Ricardo Montalban was the epitome of Latin elegance, charm and grace on film and television and in the late 1940s and early 1950s reinvigorated the Rudolph Valentino / Ramon Novarro "Latin Lover" style in Hollywood without achieving top screen stardom.
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- Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos [3] [5] was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In this country his movies included En el último piso (1942), Frontera Sur (1943), Villa rica del Espíritu Santo (1945), and Stella (1946). Lamas was also seen in The Poor People's Christmas (1947), The Tango Returns to Paris (1948), and The Story of a Bad Woman ...
Jan 15, 2009 · While making “Fantasy Island,” Montalban also gave one of his best movie performances -- as Khan Noonien Singh in the “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” (1982), a follow-up to a beloved ...
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He published his autobiography, "Reflection: A Life in Two Worlds," in 1980. Known especially for the role of Mr. Roarke in the television series "Fantasy Island", Ricardo Montalban began his career in Broadway and in Mexican films. In 1947, he signed a contract with the MGM, and played the roles of "Latin Lover" singing and dancing in several ...
