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Among television viewers, Ricardo Montalban is remembered as Mr. Roarke, the mysterious white-suited host of the TV drama Fantasy Island, and as a pitchman for the “soft Corinthian leather” of the luxury Chrysler Cordoba.

Ricardo Montalban was one of a handful of Latin leading men who broke into Hollywood movies in the 1940s and 1950s, though he was often cast as an Arab, a Native American or in other ethnic roles. Montalban also played creepy superdude Khan, Captain James T. Kirk‘s nemesis in a famous 1967 episode of TV’s Star Trek, and he reprised the role in a 1982 movie, The Wrath of Khan.

But it was his Fantasy Island turn as Mr. Roarke — dapper and all-knowing, assisted by the teensy aide-de-camp Tattoo (played by Herve Villechaize) — that made him a star during its run from 1978-1984. He also played Grandfather in Spy Kids 2 (2002) and Spy Kids 3 (2003). He was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Screen Actors Guild in 1994.

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Ricardo Montalbán (Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino,^[1]KSG November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Mexican radio, television, theatre and movie actor. He had a career seven decades long (motion pictures from 1943 to 2006) and many notable roles.

During the mid-1970s, Montalbán was the spokesman in TV automobile advertisements for the Chrysler Cordoba, in which he praised the "soft Corinthian leather" used for its interior. He also advertised the Chrysler New Yorker.^[2]

From 1977 to 1984, he was famous as Mr. Roarke the main star in the television series Fantasy Island. He played Khan Noonien Singh in 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 for his role in the miniseriesHow the West Was Won^[3] 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 sev

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