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Montalban's first role was on The 20th Century-Fox Hour in 1955. During the 1950s and 1960s and was one of the few working Hispanic actors. Many of his early roles were in Westerns, where he played character parts usually as the Latin lover.
In 1975 he was chosen as the television spokesman for the new Chrysler Cordoba . The car was successful and heavily advertised—his mellifluous delivery of a line praising its "rich Corinthian leather" upholstery became famous and was much parodied.
He then starred in the television program, Fantasy Island from 1978 to 1984. For a time the program was one of the most popular on television. His character, Mr. Roarke, and his sidekick Tattoo, were pop icons.
He played an entirely different role by appearing as Khan in , which he reprised from a 1967 episode of Star Trek called Space SeedSpace Seed is a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series that was first broadcast on February 2, 1967. It is episode #24, written by Gene L. Coon and Carey Wilber, based on a story by Carey Wilber, and directed by Marc Daniels. The show gues. He has appeared in many diverse films including The Naked GunThe Naked Gun is the name of a series of comedy movies starring Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley and OJ Simpson. The three films The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear and The Naked Gun 33: The Final Insult chro and two films from the Planet of the ApesPlanet of the Apes is a 1968 science fiction film in which an astronaut finds himself 2,000+ years in the future stranded on what he believes to be another planet, in which humans are enslaved by apes. The film is based on the novel by Pierre Boulle. series. He also appeared in the second Spy KidsSpy Kids is a name of a movie trilogy released from 2001 to 2003. The Spy Kids movies are about the children of a married spy couple who become involved in their parents' espionage. The rest of their family are also spies as well, including their uncle an film in 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom and the third one in 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U.Over the course of his long career, he has played roles or guest starred in dozens of television series. In 1994, after spinal surgery, Montalban was confined to a wheelchair.
He is married to Georgiana Young (née Georgiana Belzer), youngest half-sister of late star Loretta YoungLoretta Young ( January 6, 1913 — August 12, 2000) was an American actress. Born Gretchen Michaela Young in Salt Lake City, Utah, she moved with her family to Hollywood when she was three years old. Her sisters, Polly Ann Young and Elizabeth Jane Young (s.