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Robert Forman, a longtime reader of this site, suggested I rerun this piece that I posted here on January 14, when Ricardo Montalban passed&#;
In the early eighties, I was a journalist on a short-lived comedy show exec-produced by Dick Clark called The Half-Hour Comedy Hour&#;not to be confused with at least two other shows that have appeared under that name. This was an ABC replacement series which, in format, was very much love Laugh-In. We even had as our producer Chris Beard, who'd been one of the main creative forces behind the original Laugh-In, and we taped on the alike stage where that show had been produced. The cast included Arsenio Hall, Thom Sharp, Rod Hull, Peter Isacksen and, in their pre-Saturday Night Live days, Jan Hooks and Victoria Jackson.
Naturally, we had cameo guests. Mr. Montalban was then starring in Fantasy Island and they were about to renew Herve Villachieze in the role of Mr. Roarke's valet with Christopher Hewett. One day, the writing staff was informed about 11 AM that Mssrs. Montalban and Hewett would be there at 3 PM to tape something w
LOS ANGELES &#; Ricardo Montalban, the Mexican-born actor who became a star in splashy MGM musicals and later as the wish-fulfilling Mr. Roarke in TV&#;s &#;Fantasy Island,&#; died Wednesday morning at his residence, his family said. He was
Montalban&#;s death was first announced at a city council meeting by president Eric Garcetti, who represents the district where the actor lived. He died &#;from complications of advancing age,&#; his son-in-law, Gilbert Smith, later said.
&#;He was so gracious, and Aaron was always humbled by Ricardo&#;s gratitude for &#;Fantasy Island,&#; said Candy Spelling, wife of the late Aaron Spelling, who created the show. &#;I miss him already, and wish his family well.&#;
Montalban had been a celestial body in Mexican movies when MGM brought him to Hollywood in He was cast in the primary role opposite Esther Williams in &#;Fiesta,&#; and starred again with the swimming beauty in &#;On an Island with You&#; and &#;Neptune&#;s Daughter.&#;
But Montalban was best known as the faintly mysterious, white-suited Mr. Roarke, who presided over a tropical island resort w
Ricardo Montalbán
“Khaaaaaaaaan!”
~ Captain Kirk on Khan
Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, MSG (born Richard Montgomery Ellenbaum; November 25, – January 14, ) was an American radio, television, theatre and film performer. He had a career spanning seven decades (motion pictures from to ) and multiple notable roles, most notably, starring in Fantasy Island, Star Trek, and in any other movie where he could use his phony Mexican accent. The son of Russian-Jewishimmigrants who had emmigrated to from Russia to New York City, Montalbán used his roots as an outside to hone his Method acting and act outcasts, foreigners, extraterrestrials, and other freaks in the cinema.
Birth and Childhood[edit]
Richard Montgomery Ellenbaum was born in the Bronx, Unused York City, USA in His father, Jeremy Ellenbaum, was a bookmaker and candlestick maker. His mother, Ethel, was a tool-and-dreidel maker. The Ellenbaum family came to the USA with only a suitcase. Young Ellenbaum/Montalbán was often forced to wear the same clothes to school because the family could not provide clothes for him.
Khan returned fifteen years later, in Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (), to take vengeance on the Enterprise crew that stranded him on a barren planet. He was gray-haired and craggy, but he still couldn't find a shirt that could cover his massive chest. His crew, including male model Cristian Letelier,was buffed, too. And he had a gay-vague sidekick played by Judson Scott. Gay favorites Ike Eisenmannand Merrit Butrick costarred.
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