Carlos Montalbán
Born
Carlos Montalbán y Merino

(1904-06-05)June 5, 1904
DiedMarch 28, 1991(1991-03-28) (aged 86)
OccupationActor
Years active1932–1971
Spouse
Mary Montalbán
(m. 1930)
RelativesRicardo Montalbán (brother)

Carlos Montalbán y Merino (June 5, 1904  March 28, 1991) was a Mexican character actor.

Early life

Montalbán was born in Torreón in Coahuila, Mexico, the son of Ricarda Merino Jiménez and Genaro Balbino Montalbán Busano, a store manager.[1][2] His parents were Spanish.

Career

Montalbán was the older brother of actor Ricardo Montalbán and is remembered for portraying two different characters named "Vargas" in well-remembered films; The Out-of-Towners (1970) starring Jack Lemmon, and Woody Allen's Bananas (1971). His best remembered role is likely in the American boxing drama The Harder They Fall (1956), where he plays the sympathetic manager of a heavyweight contender.[3]

He appeared as "El Exigente" in a series of coffee advertisements for Savarin Coffee in the 1960s and 1970s. Montalbán was also a renowned voice-over actor and announcer, best known as the official Spanish language voice for Marlboro cigarettes worldwide.

Death

Montalbán died on March 28, 1991, in his Manhattan home in New York City of cardiovascular disease and was survived by his wife Mary, a New Yorker,[2] two brothers, Pedro and the actor Ricardo Montalbán, and a sister, Carmen, also from Torreon, Mexico.[3][4]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1933Flying Down to Rio
1934La cruz y la espadaEsteban
1934Un capitan de CosacosUncredited
1934Dos más uno dosRonald
1934Sadie McKeePedro
1935Under the Pampas MoonDancerUncredited
1935Rosa de FranciaUncredited
1936The Adventures of Frank MerriwellRurale CaptainSerial, Uncredited
1936El Crimen De Media NocheJohnny
1936A Message to GarciaSpanish GunnerUncredited
with Barbara Stanwyck
1936El carnaval del diabloUncredited
1937When You're in LoveMinor RoleUncredited
with Grace Moore and Cary Grant
1937Love Under FireStaff OfficerUncredited
1939Bachelor FatherEsteban
1939El rancho del pinarJosé
1939Cuando Canta La Ley
1943La guerra la gano yo
1943El espejo
1955Producers ShowcaseEpisode: "Yellow Jack"
with Lorne Greene
1956The Harder They FallLuís Agrandiwith Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger
1956Crowded Paradisewith Mario Alcalde and Nancy Kelly
1957The Mysterians1959 English version co-director, with Peter Riethof
1959Flor De MayoNachowith Jack Palance
1960PepeRodriguezwith Shirley Jones and Bing Crosby
1961Go Naked in the WorldMaitre d'Uncredited
1965Love Has Many FacesDon Julianwith Lana Turner, Cliff Robertson, and Stephanie Powers
1965-1967The FBIGen. Rafael Romero2 episodes
1970The Out-of-TownersCuban Diplomatwith Jack Lemmon
1971BananasGeneral Emilio M. Vargaswith Woody Allen
(final film role)
TBAThe March of TimeNarrator

References

  1. "Ricardo Montalban Biography (1920-)". www.filmreference.com.
  2. 1 2 "New York, Southern District, U.S District Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1946" via FamilySearch.
  3. 1 2 "Carlos Montalban, 87; Actor and Dancer Dies". April 3, 1991 via NYTimes.com.
  4. "Ricardo Montalban Biography – Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
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