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Ricardo Montalbán

1920 - 2009

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Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, KSG ( MON-təl-BAHN; Spanish: [montalˈβan]; November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Mexican and American film and television actor. Montalbán's career spanned seven decades, during which he became widely known for performances in genres from crime and drama to musicals and comedy. Later in his career, Montalbán portrayed Armando in the Planet of the Apes film series from the early 1970s, starring in both Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972). As the villain Khan Noonien Singh, a genetically enhanced human, he guest-starred in the original Star Trek television series (1967) and starred in the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ricardo Montalbán is the 1,200th most popular actor (down from 1,116th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Mexico (up from 69th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Mexican Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ricardo Montalbán ranks 1,200 out of 13,578. Before him are Jeremy Brett, Lisa Kudrow, Kim Hunter, Laura Dern, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Julia Ormond. After him are Vinnie Jones, Marie Trintignant, Ernie Hudson, Adrienne Lecouvreur, Marisa Berenson, and Anthony Daniels.

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Among people born in 1920, Ricardo Montalbán ranks 96. Before him are Maurice Bucaille, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ovadia Yosef, Mario Benedetti, Alexander Arutiunian, and Mehdi Ben Barka. After him are Constanze Manziarly, Henri Verneuil, Roberto Calvi, Gottfried Böhm, Eileen Chang, and Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy. Among people deceased in 2009, Ricardo Montalbán ranks 69. Before him are Israel Gelfand, Mario Benedetti, Ingemar Johansson, Jack Kemp, Hussein-Ali Montazeri, and Samak Sundaravej. After him are Luís Cabral, G. A. Cohen, Feroz Khan, Achille Compagnoni, Irving Penn, and Pat Hingle.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Ricardo Montalbán ranks 67 out of 729. Before him are Acamapichtli (1325), Kiki Camarena (1947), Miguel de la Madrid (1934), Katy Jurado (1924), Antonio Carbajal (1929), and Subcomandante Marcos (1957). After him are Amado Carrillo Fuentes (1956), Manuel Ávila Camacho (1897), Julia Pastrana (1834), Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1911), Itzcoatl (1380), and Vicente Fernández (1940).

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Among ACTORS In Mexico

Among actors born in Mexico, Ricardo Montalbán ranks 11. Before him are Ramon Novarro (1899), María Félix (1914), Silvia Pinal (1931), Dolores del Río (1905), Pedro Armendáriz (1912), and Katy Jurado (1924). After him are Verónica Castro (1952), Pedro Infante (1917), Chespirito (1929), Laura Harring (1964), Sara Ramirez (1975), and Edith González (1964).

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