RIP Ricardo Montalban 1920-2009 at DVinfo.net

Kelly Goden · January 15th, 2009, 12:36 AM

Khan!

Fantasy Island's Rorke

Armando in the Planet of the Apes movies.

Chris Hurd · January 15th, 2009, 08:10 AM

One of his earliest roles that I've seen is Battleground from 1949 but his resume goes back further than that. What a lengthy stage, film and television career he had... here's Ricardo's take on a small Chrysler: YouTube - 1975 Chrysler Cordoba

Greg Boston · January 15th, 2009, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris Hurd

here's Ricardo's take on a small Chrysler: YouTube - 1975 Chrysler Cordoba

Nobody could say 'fine Corinthian leather' like Ricardo did. Don't know why, but the phrase from the Chrysler commercials has stuck with me all these years.

RIP Ricardo.

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Cole McDonald · January 15th, 2009, 11:08 AM

Relatively recently in the Spy Kids movies as well. Good Journey Sir!

Lorinda Norton · January 15th, 2009, 12:07 PM

He helped make Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan the best of all the Star Trek movies...in my opinion, of course. He played a great bad guy. "There she is! There she is...Ah, not so crippled as we were led to believe. So much the better!"

CH, I have to smile at the Chrysler ad--not only do I remember (like Greg) those ads so well, I think it's funny that the Cordoba was considered a "small" car. I thought it was a boat. :)

Tom Roper · January 16th, 2009, 09:01 PM

"ReeVeange is a deesh best served, CowOld..."

Shaun Roemich · January 19th, 2009, 09:55 AM

I'll side with Lorinda on WOKhan being the best ST movie.

When it was released into theatres, I was a wee young lad but remembered having seen the original episode where Khan is imprisoned on reruns of the original series and said to myself "wow, cool"

My favourite ST villain. Rest in peace, Ricardo, on a couch made from rich real corinthian leather.

PS. I actually owned a Cordoba for about a year and ALL my friends asked if it was adorned with "real corinthian leather". Sadly, it was clad in "faux corinthian fabric"...

Mark Holland · January 21st, 2009, 01:24 PM

and "The Man With The Golden Gun". Gotta love that flying car!

Chris Hurd · January 25th, 2009, 11:23 AM

A twinge of nostalgia... The Singing Nun is currently showing on TCM, and awhile back my DVR had picked up A Life In The Balance (with a very young Anne Bancroft and Lee Marvin) which the wife and I finally watched the other night. The man may be gone, but the work lives on.

Ian Stark · February 1st, 2009, 06:49 AM

. . . and don't forget one of his more recent roles - as a talking cow in Family Guy!

January 15th, 2009, 12:36 AM	#1
Kelly Goden Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Surrey BC Posts: 259	RIP Ricardo Montalban 1920-2009 Khan! Fantasy Island's Rorke Armando in the Planet of the Apes movies.

January 15th, 2009, 08:10 AM	#2
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	One of his earliest roles that I've seen is Battleground from 1949 but his resume goes back further than that. What a lengthy stage, film and television career he had... here's Ricardo's take on a small Chrysler: YouTube - 1975 Chrysler Cordoba __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

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Lorinda Norton Wrangler Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Southwest Idaho, USA Posts: 3,066	He helped make Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan the best of all the Star Trek movies...in my opinion, of course. He played a great bad guy. "There she is! There she is...Ah, not so crippled as we were led to believe. So much the better!" CH, I have to smile at the Chrysler ad--not only do I remember (like Greg) those ads so well, I think it's funny that the Cordoba was considered a "small" car. I thought it was a boat. :) __________________ Lorinda

January 19th, 2009, 09:55 AM	#7
Shaun Roemich Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia (formerly Winnipeg, Manitoba) Canada Posts: 4,088	I'll side with Lorinda on WOKhan being the best ST movie. When it was released into theatres, I was a wee young lad but remembered having seen the original episode where Khan is imprisoned on reruns of the original series and said to myself "wow, cool" My favourite ST villain. Rest in peace, Ricardo, on a couch made from rich real corinthian leather. PS. I actually owned a Cordoba for about a year and ALL my friends asked if it was adorned with "real corinthian leather". Sadly, it was clad in "faux corinthian fabric"... __________________ Shaun C. Roemich Road Dog Media - Vancouver, BC - Videographer - Webcaster www.roaddogmedia.ca Blog: http://roaddogmedia.wordpress.com/

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Mark Holland Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Central North Carolina (Raleigh, Durham, & surrounding areas) Posts: 301	and "The Man With The Golden Gun". Gotta love that flying car! __________________ These are my own opinions, based on my own mistakes...

January 25th, 2009, 11:23 AM	#9
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	A twinge of nostalgia... The Singing Nun is currently showing on TCM, and awhile back my DVR had picked up A Life In The Balance (with a very young Anne Bancroft and Lee Marvin) which the wife and I finally watched the other night. The man may be gone, but the work lives on. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

February 1st, 2009, 06:49 AM	#10
Ian Stark Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,237	. . . and don't forget one of his more recent roles - as a talking cow in Family Guy! __________________ www.vit-media.com www.classicmachinefilms.co.uk