Ricardo Montalban Dead At 88 280
DesScorp writes "Ricardo Montalban, immortalized as Khan in the Star Trek franchise, is dead at age 88, passing at his Los Angeles home. Montalban had a long and successful career on television and film. The voice of Rich Corinthian Leather is silenced, but we still have the memories."
Obligatory. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Obligatory. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Obligatory. (Score:5, Insightful)
At 60+, Mantalban was still built like a god with big slabs of muscle.
OTH, the pudgier Shatner has built a wonderful successful career of fine roles since star trek.
So it depends on how you are scoring.
Ricardo vs. Shatner (Score:3, Informative)
At 60+, Mantalban was still built like a god with big slabs of muscle.
OTH, the pudgier Shatner has built a wonderful successful career of fine roles since star trek.
So it depends on how you are scoring.
Shatner tends to be naturally pudgier, but he's still in good shape, especially for his age. James Spader remarked that Shatner would do more pushups on the set than he himself could do when he was younger.
Montalban kept in shape too; he just had better genes.
Re:Ricardo vs. Shatner (Score:5, Funny)
Yes, Kahn was a genetic superman.
Re:Obligatory. (Score:5, Informative)
Re: (Score:2)
Re: (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Obligatory. (Score:5, Informative)
The chest was not fake. Numerous anecdotes from Nicholas Meyer to Harve Bennet to the makeup guys will vouch for how cut that guy was.
Re:Obligatory. (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Obligatory. (Score:5, Funny)
The story about Khan's chest is true. And by "true," I mean "false" - it's all lies. But they're entertaining lies. And in the end, isn't that the real truth?
The answer... is no. I'm Leonard Nimoy.
Re: (Score:2, Funny)
PATRICK MCGOOHAN (Score:5, Informative)
Patrick McGoohan
Patrick McGoohan
Patrick McGoohan [latimes.com]
Re: (Score:2)
Re: (Score:3, Insightful)
Re: (Score:2, Informative)
Fantasy Island is what non trekkies remember Ricardo for.
Re: (Score:2)
Or two of the "Planet of the Apes" movies and a hilarious Taco Bell commercial [youtube.com].
Re: (Score:3, Insightful)
Not to mention Señor Senior, Sr. on Kim Possible.
Re:Obligatory. (Score:4, Interesting)
And the voice of a wizard in my kids' Dora the Explorer DVD's.
Montalban! (Score:5, Funny)
From the day he took his white suit off
And left the midget far behind,
He started taking steroids
Froze himself in time.
Now he's slept the sleep of centuries,
A superman from the past
From hell's heart he will stab at thee
and get eugenic on your ass!
He'll put things in your body,
and lay your mind to waste.
Quote a line from Milton,
and never forget your face.
'Cuz he's a villain cruel as Vader
and as merciless as Ming.
He's as pissed off as a Predator
it's Khan Noonien Sing!
Phaser-fest, prosthetic chest
it's all I wanna see
Some may say it's fake,
but it looks real enough to me!
It began on episode 24
On a ship called Botany Bay
And they marooned him on Ceti Alpha 5
But we knew he'd be back someday
'Cuz he's too big for television
They knew it even then
So they put him in the movie Star Trek II,
And they should have brought him back for Star Trek X
Montalban! (Ricardo)
Montalban! (Ricardo)
Wrath of Khan (miamo)
Montalban!
Star ship fights. Parasites.
It's all I wanna see
You may call him Mr. Roarke,
but he's always Khan to me.
Montalban! (Ricardo)
Montalban! (Ricardo)
Wrath of Khan (miamo)
Montalban!
(From Warp 11.)
Re: (Score:2)
Re:Montalban! (Score:5, Interesting)
Warp 11 is a real Trek parody band that has been around for many years, so yes, that's a real song you can buy. They're based out of my current city of residence, Sacramento, California.
Re: (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Montalban! (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Montalban! (Score:5, Informative)
Phaser-fest, prosthetic chest
Actually, according to Nimoy in "I am Spock", that wasn't a prosthetic, it was all Montalban.
Re: (Score:3, Informative)
Actually, according to Nimoy in "I am Spock", that wasn't a prosthetic, it was all Montalban.
Indeed. Nimoy has said the same thing in numerous television interview appearances.
He was a dancer (Score:4, Informative)
Montalban always prided himself on his physical conditioning. Even though his injury prevented him from continuing to dance full time he stayed in top shape.
Re:Obligatory. (Score:5, Funny)
http://khaaan.com/ [khaaan.com]
Re: (Score:2)
THIS IS CETI ALPHA V!!!
I actually made a word problem for my calc kids the other day that was set on the penal colony on Ceti Alpha V. One student got the reference, which warmed my heart.
Re: (Score:2)
So obligatory that it's a tag...
Re: (Score:2)
No, Kirk. The game's not over. To the last I will grapple with thee!
No, you can't get away. From hell's heart, I stab at thee! For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee...
Re: (Score:3, Funny)
GOOOOONNNNNEEEEE!
Re: (Score:3, Informative)
WTF?!?! It never ceases to amaze me that religious zealots will twist anything into propaganda for their zeitgeist. Guess what.... maybe your wrong too. Dont believe EVERYTHING you read.
From Hell's heart, I stab at thee. For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.
Re: (Score:2, Insightful)
Re: (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Good riddance. (Score:5, Funny)
Nothing like a family tree with no branches!!!
Re:Good riddance. (Score:5, Funny)
From Hell's heart, I stab at thee. For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.
Very, very apt. Well done.
(Though I have to confess my first thought was not "KHAAAAAN!" but "The plane, boss! The plane!" Does that mean I have to turn in my geek card?)
Re: (Score:2, Insightful)
if i fed him... and you fed me.. then where are you on this stupid tree?
Re:Good riddance. (Score:5, Funny)
Re: (Score:3, Insightful)
That's awesome -- really awesome. If you ever wondered why such people are called trolls, you need only recall the parent posting. Who in his self-righteous mind hangs out on Slashdot? This guy must really have been living under a bridge, waiting for an opportunity like this.
Dude, I hope they have bridges in Hell.
Mmm, copypasta. (Score:5, Informative)
Hilarious to watch [blogspot.com]. Seriously, you can't come up with anything better than the guy whose catchphrases are "God hates fags", "God hates America", and "Priests rape boys"?
I thought Christianity was about love. This guy is all about hate.
The saddest part of this is that it's not even about Ricardo Montalban, It's about George Carlin. Montalban was a devout Roman catholic [catholicweb.com].
Re:Mmm, copypasta. (Score:5, Interesting)
Was wondering about that. That post was just out of nowhere. I remember infomercials where Montalban was extolling the virtues of some jewelry (cross) with a grain of sand from some place in the holy lands.
I too had always heard he was a devoutly, and humble, religious man. At least the Pope thought so as he was giving him the highest honor a non clergyman could get, the Knight Commander of St. Gregory.
That's what I appreciated about him. Deeply religious without a shred of Holier Than Thou Art(tm) crap. Walked the walk, but did not talk the talk. A rare gentleman with integrity, class, and a lot of charm.
The world did lose something special today. RIP.
Re:Mmm, copypasta. (Score:5, Funny)
Well, that settles it, doesn't it? Clearly the Pope agreed that Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan was the best of the Trek movies.
Re:Good riddance. (Score:4, Insightful)
Ah, but if you want to bible-thump, how do you judge Ricardo's eternal destiny? How do you know he did not receive Yeshua Hamaschiach (Jesus the Messiah) as his Lord and Savior with his gasping breath? Aren't you judging unrighteously when you state that Ricardo is now in Hell?
You remind me of Westboro Baptist Church (godhatesfags.com), where a message of hatred, works-based theology, and judgement is preached rather than Yeshua's (Jesus') message of redemption, love, and forgiveness.
I know you're only trolling, but who are you to judge someone's eternal destiny? For all we know, Adolf Hitler could be with Christ at this moment, if he repented with his dying breath. That scenario would not negate God's sovereignty and justice; after all, Yeshua (Jesus) paid for ALL sins when He was crucified. Adonai (the LORD) sent His only son to REDEEM the world, not judge it. (FWIW I suspect Hitler is pretty much past well done and well into the crispy stage at this point but it's not my place to say definitively that is the case -- after all, I am not God and neither are you)
Westboro Baptist Church is not a Christian congregation by any means. They twist scripture into a message of hatred, unrighteous judgement, works, and racism. It's the KKK under a different garb.
Re: (Score:3, Informative)
Montalban was a devout catholic not a atheist you twit
Atheists aren't the only people who don't believe in Hell.
But, yes, Montalban was a devout Catholic, and thus, believed in Hell.
Re: (Score:3, Insightful)
or leaving your daughter to be gang raped so a guy doesn't have to endure homosexualit, or helping out your sworn enemies just because it is the right thing to do,
Exactly where does the Bible advocate this? Answer: it doesn't. You are referring to a story about Lot. Simply because a story gets told about someone's actions doesn't meant that it is being advocated as being right.
Wow... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Wow... (Score:5, Funny)
Re: (Score:2)
Well, Augments need to keep a low profile you know.
Wow...Eugenic Wars? (Score:2)
That reminds me. Wasn't there a book series about the Eugenic Wars with Khan as part of it?
It looks like (Score:3, Funny)
YEEAAAHHHH
No more Khan (Score:2)
And here we were thinking he'd return in a later sequel. There is always CG I suppose.
Re:No more Khan (Score:5, Funny)
And here we were thinking he'd return in a later sequel
That'd be pretty neat seeing as how they killed him off during his last appearance. I suppose they could go the Lucas route and write a prequel. Given the quality of entertainment these days I'd wager on Khan foiling Kirk's attempt to kill him by hiding in a fridge.
Re: (Score:2)
Meh. Spock died before and was returned. Took a whole movie to get him back, but they did it.
Re:No more Khan (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah but Spock got to transfer his katra first and actually had a body. Khan didn't have this ability and vaporized himself in an act of sheer spite.
I can't believe I'm arguing this point..... ;)
Re: (Score:2)
Khan probably had a bunch of clones of himself that he forgot to mention.
Skyler Stone as Khan (Score:2)
And here we were thinking he'd return in a later sequel. There is always CG I suppose.
That or they could bring in Khan's descendant Con [ytmnd.com].
But, but.... (Score:5, Funny)
...I'm not dead. See? I'm posting on Slashdot.
Re:But, but.... (Score:4, Funny)
They're not talking about you... they're talking about KHAAAAAAAAAN [slashdot.org], who obviously is dead:
Re:But, but.... (Score:5, Funny)
Re: (Score:2)
Re:But, but.... (Score:4, Funny)
...I'm not dead. See? I'm posting on Slashdot.
Yeah but like a poor marksman you keep... missing... the.... ... .... target.
Boss, the plane... The plane is coming. (Score:2)
And a dwarvish white angel points excitedly to the sky and calls out for the last time...
RIP and Amen.
Armando (Score:5, Insightful)
I'll always remember him as Armando from the third and fourth "Planet of the Apes" movies.
Also... (Score:5, Informative)
Re: (Score:2)
Re:Also... (Score:4, Insightful)
I was a little taken aback that Montalban made the front page here, but McGoohan didn't. I advise everyone to go to the firehose and rememdy the situation.
Re: (Score:3, Interesting)
What? Not relevant to geek culture??! You're forgetting The Prisoner, which made Patrick McGoohan the patron saint of tinfoil hats.
Eulogy from the Pulpit in the Church of Star Trek (Score:5, Funny)
From Hell's heart, I stab at thee!
For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee!
Priest: And thus spake the Great Devil Kahn at our saviour, The Kirk. Here endeth the lesson.
Congregation: More power to the engines!
Another big loss (Score:5, Funny)
DeForest Kelley: Dead. James Doohan: Dead. Majel Barret: Dead. And now him.
Yet we have to endure that sword of Damocles that Shatner just might sing again.
Probably the most significant Latino in Star Trek (Score:5, Interesting)
I remember, when The Wrath of Kahn came out, watching an interview with Mr. Montalban. He talked about how his success as an actor (he also had the very famous role as Mr. Roarke in Fantasy Island) made his role one of the first really successful Latino roles in Hollywood (There was also, before him, Desi Arnaz in I Love Lucy, whose success resulted in Desilu Productions who later on produced Star Trek). Of course, with such beautiful Latinas as Jessica Alba, Christina Aguilera, and Jennifer Lopez on the silver screen today, nobody thinks twice about a Latino having a title role, but it wasn't always that way.
Re:Probably the most significant Latino in Star Tr (Score:5, Informative)
Mr. Montalban was probably the most significant Latino in Star Trek
Well, there was Robert Beltran [wikipedia.org] whose parents were first generation Mexican immigrants. Of course I like to pretend that Voyager never existed so I'm going to agree with you that Montalban was the most significant Latino.
nobody thinks twice about a Latino having a title role, but it wasn't always that way.
Very true.
Re: (Score:2)
Probably the most significant villain in Star Trek (Score:2)
"However, the only real latino we had in Star Trek was Mr. Montalban, who was the antagonist in both Space Seed and its sequel, The Wrath of Kahn."
True, but playing the villain is so much fun.
Re:Probably the most significant Latino in Star Tr (Score:3, Informative)
I assume you're referring to the characters, not the actors, since you cite Chekov as a Russian. Khan was not Latino; he was a Sikh from northern India.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Noonien_Singh [wikipedia.org]
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Khan_Noonien_Singh [memory-alpha.org]
The Wrath (Score:2)
At least now he won't be... buried alive!
grr argh (Score:2)
And with his last breath, he stabs at thee for all these horrible one-liners.
A sad day (Score:5, Informative)
lol... it's actually soft corinthian leather (Score:2)
and corinthian is not any kind of genuine special leather-- just a marketing name.
but he said it soooo well.
Very Suspicious (Score:5, Funny)
Ricardo Montalban dies. Steve Jobs takes leave of absence.
Hmmm... has anyone ever seen them together?
Re:Very Suspicious (Score:5, Funny)
Ricardo Montalban dies. Steve Jobs takes leave of absence.
Hmmm... has anyone ever seen them together?
Yes, and the photos have made me millions in blackmail money.
FWIW... (Score:2)
It was actually "fine Corinthian leather".
It's just often misquoted as "rich".
Nobody remembers Mr. Roarke? (Score:2)
I think the subject says enough...
Casket to feature Soft Corinthian Leather (Score:2)
Seriously though, sad loss. Enjoyed his acting.
Just some Wrath of Khan trivia (Score:5, Interesting)
(from wiki)
Kirk and Khan never confront each other face-to-face during the film; all of their interactions are over a viewscreen or through communicators, and the their scenes were filmed four months apart.
Montalban enjoyed making the film, and counted the role as a career highlight. His major complaint was that he was never face-to-face with Shatner for a scene. "I had to do my lines with the script girl, who, as you might imagine, sounded nothing like Bill [Shatner]," he explained.
Re: (Score:2)
He's dead, Jim. (Score:4, Informative)
Had to be said.
Terrible news. (Score:2)
I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Actor Ricardo Montalban was found dead in his Los Angeles home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.
Re:Terrible news. (Score:4, Informative)
There, fixed that for you. Señor Montalbán was proud to be a Mexican and a Latino, and never applied for U.S. citizenship. He created the Nosotros Foundation in order to highlight the contributions of Latinos to the arts and entertainment and was active in Hispanic affairs throughout his life. I was saddened to learn that since 1993 he had been more or less confined to a wheelchair because of an old spinal injury which worsened as he aged (he had been thrown from a horse and trampled while filming in 1951). Both he and Patrick McGoohan will be sorely missed.
He was Mexican. (Score:3, Informative)
He was born in Mexico City, a very distinguished Chilango.
Mexican law states that anybody born in Mexican soil is a Mexican citizen by birth irrespective of the origin of their parents (as if Spanish parents was a rare occurrence in Mexico ....)
The world's best... (Score:2)
redirects? (Score:2)
Am I the only one who keeps getting bounced between
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b79139_ricardo_montalban_tvs_mr_roarke_treks.html [eonline.com]
and
http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/b79139_ricardo_montalban_tvs_mr_roarke_treks.html [eonline.com]
?
Who the hell configured their server?
Patrick McGoohan Dead at 80 (Score:4, Informative)
I'm stunned that no one has posted about the passing of Patrick McGoohan, star of TV's Danger Man (Secret Agent in the U.S.), and the massive cult hit The Prisoner [wikipedia.org], which he also conceived, produced, wrote, and directed. I remember watching both of these series as a kid in the 60's, and I remain surprised that The Prisoner ran for only 17 episodes (it was conceived as a miniseries), and that the entirety of the series consists of the attempts of McGoohan's character, Number Six, to escape the Village; ascertain the identity of the mysterious Number 1, the person in charge; and above all, to retain his individuality and sanity. ("I am not a number - I am a free man!")
The Prisoneris considered one of the most groundbreaking original TV series of all time, and it's weird, mind-bending tales with elements of science fiction and allegory have had a profound influence. Patrick McGoohan died at his Los Angeles home after a short illness on the same day as Ricardo Montalbán.
Bit of trivia: McGoohan became the highest paid actor in the U.K after Danger Man became a hit, and was subsequently offered, and turned down, the roles of both James Bond and Simon Templar (The Saint). Said roles kick-started the careers of both Sean Connery and Roger Moore.
Craziness! (Score:2, Interesting)
Poor man (Score:2)
I've done more than kill you, I've hurt you. (Score:2, Funny)
Most important question (Score:3, Funny)
Will his casket be lined with soft Corinthian leather?
What about Planet of the Apes? (Score:5, Informative)
I am surprised everybody goes about Star Trek and forgets about his role in Planet of the Apes.
He plays an heroic character that dies defending the weak. I am sure he was very pleased about that since Latino actors didn't get positive roles in Hollywood for many years.
Re: (Score:2)
Re: (Score:2)
There was one, once, but Senator Everett Dirksen [wikipedia.org] is long gone. Shame, really, because he had a voice like a pipe organ. He was a delight to listen to, even if you disagreed with him and he was the first serving US Senator to put out a record album.