Ricardo Montalban dies at 88 (1920 – 2009)

January 14th, 2009 // 59 Comments

Ricardo Montalban of Fantasy Island and Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan fame passed away today at his home in Beverly Hills. People reports:

His son-in-law Gilbert Smith tells PEOPLE that Montalban had been in declining health for months and died from “complications of advancing age.”
“He was in peace,” said Smith, who said that the actor was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. “He will be missed.”
Montalban was proceeded in death by one year by his wife of 63 years, Gorgiana Young, the younger sister of his frequent co-star Loretta Young.
“[She is] the only love of my life,” the actor said in 2004.

What a classy, debonair guy. And I’m actually not being sarcastic for once.

Rest in Peace, Ricardo.

Photos: WENN

  1. uhhh..

    its 2009 now.

  2. nicky

    Lots of his fans on ^^^^^^MillionaireLoving. C O M^^^^^^ club for professional athletes, moive stars and millionaires are talking about him recently.

  3. p0nk

    his plane came in.

  4. pam

    Pleasant to see the occasional burst of sincerity from you. Well done.

  5. I Weep For The Future

    KHAAAAAAN!

    Seriously though, this is very sad. He was pretty dreamy when he was young. RIP.

  6. justifiable

    Fuck off and give up, #2, no one’s ever going to your cheesy-ass site even if you bribe us with rich Corinthian leather and promise to send us a flash video of that dude being trampled at WalMart.
    RIP, Ricardo – not for nothing, but you gave Star Trek one of the best villains it ever had. You even wore the fake chest well.

  7. justifiable

    Fuck off and give up, #2, no one’s ever going to your cheesy-ass site even if you bribe us with rich Corinthian leather and promise to send us a flash video of that dude being trampled at WalMart.
    RIP, Ricardo – not for nothing, but you gave Star Trek one of the best villains it ever had. You even wore the fake chest well.

  8. pointandlaugh

    RIP Mr. Montalban. You made the world a better place.

  9. Where's Tattoo??

    There were few actors like him who had class and presence in whatever role he got. He will be surely missed.

  10. justifiable

    Sigh…even better in stereo, huh?

  11. me

    Anyone posting after me licks Herve Villachaize’s coconuts and drinks the juice

  12. Two in one day. Can’t remember a day like this since Jim Henson and Sammy Davis Jr. went on the same day. We’ll miss them both.

  13. Racer X

    Bummer.

  14. Bri

    I lick Herve Villachaize’s scrotum and subsequently drink his semen.

  15. hmna

    KHAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!

    Seriouisly, RIP.

    And @1, yes it’s 2009, but Ricardo probably didn’t have his birthday yet this year. He would have been 89 on his next birthday.

  16. BigJim

    And once again he failed to take Kirk with him.

  17. Nate

    KHHAAAAAANN!!!

  18. justifiable

    #12 No kidding…Number Six finally escaped.

  19. PunkA

    How much you wanna bet that the dude is buried in a Chrysler with rich Corinthian leather seating?

  20. Lawanda

    Ricardo used to mow my lawn when I lived in Rancho Cucomonga

  21. Yeshov

    He is going to that fantasy island up in the clouds

  22. Qinto

    May his ride in heaven have rich Corinthian leather.

    RIP, FOTW, Senor Montalban

  23. Zulu

    Holy shit! 63 years?! Wow, you never hear of that anymore. Poor guy, R.I.P.!!!!

  24. authorego

    Truly wish there were more like him. The world is further from ideal without him.

  25. Maester Darque

    I hope his last words were “From hell’s heart, I stab at thee. For hate’s sake, I spit my last breath at thee.”

    R.I.P. Ricardo Montalbán

  26. Mike

    Wow, to think that it was Mr. Roarke and not Tattoo, the death of whom popped into my mind when I saw Richardo’s pic. Lots of nice pre-teen-growing-up memories of this guy. And none of the sick shit baggage that comes with Cruise and the like. Obama where’s my fucking check you tard!?

  27. Daniel

    Hey Ricardo, you had a good life and you were a positive role model. May you rest in peace.

  28. kate

    I prefer it is a fake news as well as some magazines said he kept dating beautiful women from the famous site ***seekingsugarmomma. c om***.. in the past weeks. Good luck, Man!

  29. Tattoo

    Hey boss…THE CASKET!! THE CASKET!!

  30. 1 MILF Hunter

    #23 – If not in rich Corinthian leather, in supple crushed velour.

    RIP, Mr. Roarke. You were a classy guy.

  31. cavy

    I’m so sad to hear that this great actor and the last of “the true gentlemen” has passed away. He was and always will be loved.

    RIP Mr. Montalban. Now you may be forever with your beautiful wife, Gorgiana.

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  33. I went to school with Anita Montalban at St. Monica High School in Santa Monica. She was one year ahead of me and I remember her being such a sweet girl. She was not stuck up or even let on that she was the daughter of a famous celebrity. My heart goes out to you Anita.

  34. I went to school with Anita Montalban at St. Monica High School in Santa Monica. She was one year ahead of me and I remember her being such a sweet girl. She was not stuck up or even let on that she was the daughter of a famous celebrity. My heart goes out to you Anita.

  35. frank miller

    a sad day

  36. Master of The Obvious

    Wow, I liked Mr. Montalban in Star Trek.

  37. Yank and wank they rhyme for a reason

    Nice to see someone stayed committed to their partner for once instead of this getting married and divorced a million times. Never heard of this man though.

  38. Margie

    Ricardo Montalban was a true gentleman, and a very classy man.

    I went to school with his daughter Anita at Mt St Mary’s College in the late 60′s. She was one of the sweetest people I ever met, very down to earth and normal, despite coming from a celebrity family.

    RIP Mr Montalban. You will be missed.

  39. Puddin' Taine

    And yet assholes like Dick Cheney continue to live on… don’t want to turn this into some political thing but…. fuck!

    We’ll miss Ricardo, he seemed like a real gentleman.

  40. Alt_Oid

    RIP Khan. And to #6, it actually was his chest.

  41. Captain Kirk

    KHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  42. Turd Ferguson

    #20,23:
    I knew somebody would say it.

    BUT …..it wasn’t just any Chrysler … it was … the Chrysler Cordoba!

  43. I’m still heated that he didn’t get an Academy Award nomination for his groundbreaking work in Spy Kids.

  44. Lugh

    “He tasks me. He tasks me, and I shall have him! I’ll chase him ’round the moons of Nibia, and ’round the Antares maelstrom, and ’round Perdition’s flames, before I give him up!”

    RIP Ricardo.

    Oh, and though it’s already been said….

    KHAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNN!!!!

  45. Ted Mosby

    RIP Ricardo.

    Welcome To Fantasy Island!

  46. stephenj

    He banged the same broad for 63 years! What a long, slow, miserable death that must have been. Good night sweet prince.

  47. Uncle Eccoli

    Yours was truly a superior intellect.

    Thank you, Sr. Montalban.

  48. Jrz

    HEY! He can replace St. Peter at the Pearly Gates……
    I am yourrrrrr host, Meesterrrr Rrrrourke……WELCOM to the Hebonlee Therrrreafterrrr

  49. He was also in one of the Naked Gun movies right? He hires the killer Papshmear.

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