Ricardo Montalban Net Worth is
$10 Million

Mini Biography

Good-looking Ricardo Montalban was the epitome of continental elegance, charm and grace on film and television and in the past due 1940s and early 1950s reinvigorated the Rudolph Valentino / Ramon Novarro “Latin Fan” style in Hollywood without achieving top screen stardom. Furthermore, unlike most minority stars of his period, he fought to upscale the Latin (especially, Mexican) picture in Hollywood. His observed militancy may possess cost him several roles on the way, but he obtained respect and a good reputation being a mover and shaker inside the performing community while offering wider-range possibilities for Spanish-speaking stars via LA theater. He was created in Mexico Town on November 25, 1920, the youngest of four kids to Castilian Spanish immigrants, Ricarda Merino and Jenaro Montalbán. His dad was a dried out goods shop owner. Montalbán shifted to LA as a teenager and lived along with his very much older sibling Carlos Montalbán, who was simply then pursuing display business as both an acting professional and dancer. Ricardo went to Fairfax SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in Hollywood and was seen in students play but offered a screen check that was provided. Instead, he journeyed with his sibling to NY, where he gained a bit component in the Tallulah Bankhead stage automobile “Her Cardboard Fan” in 1940, and gained subsequent assignments in the has “Our Betters” and “Personal Affair”. Time for Mexico to look after his extremely sick mom, his dark visual appearance and magnetic design helped propel him in to the Spanish-language film sector. After nearly twelve or so movies, he was over the verge of stardom in Mexico when MGM had taken a pastime in him and he relocated back again to Los Angeles. Producing his Hollywood leading debut being a sturdy bullfighter and twin sibling of MGM celebrity Esther Williams in the “B”-level musical Fiesta (1947), he fascinated immediate interest. His second film with Williams, With an Isle with You (1948), resulted in a contract using the studio room, where he consistently ignited “Latin Fan” sparks reverse such prime feminine celebrities as Cyd Charisse, Shelley Winters, Anne Bancroft, Pier Angeli, Laraine Day time and (once more) Esther Williams, this time around in Neptune’s Child (1949) (one of is own MGM extravaganzas reverse beautiful Lana Turner was in fact called Latin Enthusiasts (1953)). His most powerful Hispanic competition in movies at that time was Argentine-born fellow MGM participant Fernando Lamas, who finished up ultimately marrying Esther Williams after divorcing another MGM beauty, Arlene Dahl. Although Montalban was the epitome of the “Latin lover” type, it actually broken his cinematic career, pigeonholing him and hurting his momentum. He was rarely in a position to extricate himself from the most common portrayals of gringos, bandidos and gigolos, although he do manage to discover a fascinating film every once in awhile, such as for example his turn being a Mexican undercover cop in the gritty Boundary Incident (1949), Secret Road (1950), the traditional battle film Battleground (1949) as well as the hard-edged boxing episode Right Mix (1950). Sometimes, he was handed cultural roles beyond your Latino realm, such as for example his villainous Blackfoot Indian main in Over the Wide Missouri (1951) starring Clark Gable, his heroic, bare-chested rebel warrior in the steamy Italian sword-and-sandals costumer The Queen of Babylon (1954) alongside Rhonda Fleming and his Japanese Kabuki acting professional in the Oscar-winning feature Sayonara (1957). It had been through the filming of Over the Wide Missouri (1951) that he experienced a serious problems for his backbone after he slipped and dropped off a working horse, which led to a long lasting limp. Well established simply by this time around, Montalban returned to the level in 1954 with varied jobs in such fare simply because “Can-Can”, “The Inspector General”, “South Pacific” and “Accent in Youth”, prior to making his 1955 Broadway debut simply because Chico in the initial musical “Seventh Heaven” with Gloria DeHaven, Kurt Kasznar and Bea Arthur. Then gained a Tony nomination as the just non-African-American acting professional in the tropical-themed musical “Jamaica” (1957) co-starring Lena Horne. He also toured as the name part in “Don Juan in Hell” in the 1960s, time for Broadway with it in 1973 with Agnes Moorehead, Paul Henreid and Edward Mulhare, and touring once more with the display in 1991. His strong work ethic and tank of talent allowed him to keep on tv long after his exotic beefcake position in motion pictures had waned. He previously wedded Loretta Young’s half-sister Georgiana Youthful in 1944, and made an appearance on his sister-in-law’s tv series (THE BRAND NEW Loretta Young Display (1962)) many times. He also arrived in several tv dramatic anthologies (Playhouse 90 (1956) and Colgate Theater (1958)) and produced guest looks on the favorite series of your day, such as Loss of life Valley Times (1952), Bonanza (1959), Burke’s Legislation (1963), Dr. Kildare (1961), The Defenders (1961) and, even more notably, a 1967 Superstar Trek (1966) event where he memorably portrayed galaxy arch-villain Khan Noonien Singh. He resurrected this personality memorably in Superstar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). Over time, he continued to seem occasionally for the silver screen, typically performing continental smoothies, in such movies as Love Is a Ball (1963), Madame X (1966) and Sweet Charity (1969), nonetheless it was television that finally produced him children name. Montalban captivated viewers as the urbane, white-suited concierge of secret Mr. Roarke in the Aaron Spelling series Illusion Isle (1977). He remained with the series for six months, buoyed by his well-known “odd few” teaming using the past due Hervé Villechaize, who performed Mr. Roarke’s diminutive sidekick, and fellow greeter, Tattoo. Although it may possess seemed a relatively light-weight and undemanding part for the talented Montalban, it however became his personal personality. The series faltered after Villechaize, who experienced become erratic and hard on the arranged, was fired through the series in 1983. Corpulent Britisher Christopher Hewett, as Lawrence, changed the Tattoo personality but to small avail as well as the series was canceled one period later. The stressed Villechaize dedicated suicide in 1993. An Emmy champion for his function in the miniseries The way the Western world Was Won (1976) and a noteworthy villain in the Dynasty (1981) spin-off cleaning soap series The Colbys (1985), Montalban was also well-known for some television commercials where he returned somewhat to his “Latin lover” persona, primarily in some slick advertisements for Chrysler’s Cordoba car, pitching the elegant car using its “wealthy, Corinthian natural leather” (it later on found light that phrase have been conjured up like a advertising tool, which there is no such item from Corinth or somewhere else!). For film and tv function in his old age, he good-naturedly spoofed his Hollywood picture in several highlighted parts, including a amusing send-up of himself in The Nude Gun: In the Files of Law enforcement Squad! (1988). Two of his last, larger-scaled film jobs had been as the grandfather in both “Spy Children” sequels: Spy Children 2: Isle of Shed Dreams (2002) and Spy Children 3-D: Video game Over (2003). His deep, calming, confident tones may be heard in cartoon features and tv series. Frustrated at Hollywood’s portrayal of Mexicans, he helped to discovered, and offered great support, attention and distinction to, the image-building “Nosotros” organization, a LA theatre-based company created for Latinos employed in the industry. Nosotros as well as the Montalban base ultimately bought the historical Doolittle Movie theater in Hollywood and renamed the theater in his honor in 2004. It became the initial major theater service (1200 chairs) in america to transport the name of the Latino performing musician. In 1980 he, along with Bob Thomas, released his memoir, entitled “Reflections: A Existence in Two Worlds”. A class act who was simply beloved on the market for his mild and nurturing nature, the long-term ramifications of his spinal injury ultimately limited him to a wheelchair in his old age. He passed away in his LA home of problems from later years on January 14, 2009 at age group 88. His wife having passed away in 2007, he was survived by their two daughters and two sons: Laura, Anita, Victor and Tag.

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Quick Facts

Full Name	Ricardo Montalbán
Date Of Birth	November 25, 1920
Died	January 14, 2009, Los Angeles, California, United States
Height	1.83 m
Profession	Voice Actor, Spokesperson, Comedian, Author, YouTuber, Radio personality
Education	Fairfax High School
Nationality	Mexican, Philippine
Spouse	Georgiana Young
Children	Mark Montalbán, Laura Montalbán, Anita Montalbán, Victor Montalbán
Parents	Jenaro Montalbán, Ricarda Merino
Siblings	Carlos Montalbán, Pedro Montalbán, Carmen Montalbán, Suzette Cafe Cadena
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Twitter	http://www.twitter.com/lloydcadena
Awards	ALMA Ricardo Montalban Lifetime Achievement Award, Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series
Nominations	Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical
Movies	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Across the Wide Missouri, Neptune's Daughter, Latin Lovers, Sayonara, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, On an Island with You, Border Incident, Mystery Street, Battleground, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Madame X, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, The Singing Nun, Two Weeks with Love, Right Cross, Cheyenne Autumn, The Ant Bully, Sweet Charity, My Man and I, The Mark of the Renegade, The Train Robbers, Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man, A Life in the Balance, Fiesta, Love Is a Ball, The Money Trap, Queen of Babylon, The Reluctant Saint, Cannonball Run II, Sombrero, The Deserter, The Mark of Zorro, Fireball Forward, Kim Possible: The Secret Files, Wonder Woman, Portrait in Black, Act of Violence, Blue, Rage of the Buccaneers, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Three for Jamie Dawn, Captains Courageous, Face of Fear, The Face: Jesus in Art, The Escape, Untouched, The Father Kino Story, Death Follows a Psycho
TV Shows	Fantasy Island, The Colbys, The Chevy Show (1958), Heaven Help Us