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Ricardo Montalban dies at 88

De Plane De Plane | 3:14 p.m. Jan. 14, 2009

"Welcome to Fantasy Island"

Didn't see... | 3:26 p.m. Jan. 14, 2009

his role as the devout grandfather & patriarch spy in the "Spy Kids" movie -- dignified & courtly there, too!
He will be missed! God bless his family!

ALL AMERICAN HAWK | 3:33 p.m. Jan. 14, 2009

I MET RICARDO MONTALBAN 20 YEARS IN AN ELEVATOR
IN THE BUILDING WHERE I WAS WORKING AT THE TIME IN
WEST LOS ANGELES.TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO TALK WITH ME.
A FINE ACTOR AND GENTLEMAN.ANOTHER GREAT FROM THE
GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD THAT HAS PASSED ON AND WE
WON'T SEE HIS LIKE AGAIN.

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ALL AMERICAN HAWK | 3:41 p.m. Jan. 14, 2009

I MET RICARDO MONTALBAN 20 YEARS AGO IN AN ELEVATOR
IN THE BUILDING WHERE I WAS WORKING AT THE TIME IN
WEST LOS ANGELES.TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO TALK WITH ME.
A FINE ACTOR AND GENTLEMAN.ANOTHER GREAT FROM THE
GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD THAT HAS PASSED ON AND WE
WON'T SEE HIS LIKE AGAIN.

Vaya Con Dios, Khan | 3:46 p.m. Jan. 14, 2009

Rest in Peace Sr. Montalban.

Da plane boss da plane! | 4:10 p.m. Jan. 14, 2009

Volare! Ooo Ooo Ooo oh!
Volare!

suzyk | 4:16 p.m. Jan. 14, 2009

He will be missed...he had class and I too loved Fantasy Island.

Mayra Anchondo | 4:29 p.m. Jan. 14, 2009

He was a great actor and person He will be missed

TommyP | 1:55 a.m. Jan. 15, 2009

They failed to mention that "Wrath of Khan" was a continuation of an episode from the Star Trek series that starred Ricardo Montalban and the cast of the series (William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy etc.).

Ricardo Montalban had probably aged the best of everyone over the twenty years since the series episode.

lululemon | 5:06 p.m. Jan. 15, 2009

I had been wondering about this wonderful actor, and I kept posponing looking him up on the Internet [ Google ]. Now I read he`s gone, and I cannot help feeling nostalgic...His dignified personality and great character will be missed. Thanks for sharing your wonderful talent with us all, Mr. Montalban. Vaya con Dios.

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Actor Ricardo Montalban is shown in Los Angeles in 1994. The Mexican-born actor, who became a star in splashy MGM musicals and later the wish-fulfilling Mr. Roarke in TV's "Fantasy Island," died at his home in Los Angeles, City Council President Eric Garcetti said Wednesday. He was 88.

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