BREAKING NEWS...
According to MSNBC, Ricardo Montalbán has passed away at the age of 88.
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On a personal level, this is very sad news. I've been a fan of Mr. Montalbán for many years. As a Star Trek fan, he will go down as an all-time favorite villain for his portrayal of Khan Noonien Singh in the original series in 1967 and in the film, Star Trek II-The Wrath of Khan.
However, he will probably be remembered most as the enigmatic Mr. Roarke on the TV series "Fantasy Island."
Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán Merino KCSG (born November 25, 1920; died January 14, 2009) was a Mexican television, theatre, and film actor. He has a career spanning decades and multiple notable roles. During the late 1970s, he was the spokesperson in automobile advertisements for the Chrysler Cordoba (in which he famously extols the "Corinthian leather" used for its interior). From 1977 to 1984 he starred as Mr. Roarke in the television series Fantasy Island. He also played the villainous Khan Noonien Singh in both the 1967 "Space Seed" episode 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, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild in 1993. Up until his 80s, he continued to perform, often providing voices for animated films and commercials.
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