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'Fantasy Island' actor Ricardo Montalban dies at 88
L. A. Times ^
| January 14, 2009
| Lorenza
Posted on 01/14/2009 3:54:55 PM PST by re_tail20
Ricardo Montalban, the suave leading man who was one of the first Mexican-born actors to make it big in Hollywood and who was best known for his role as Mr. Roarke on ABC's "Fantasy Island," has died. He was 88.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Mexico
KEYWORDS: hollywood; montalban; obituary; ricardo
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posted on
01/14/2009 3:54:55 PM PST
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re_tail20
To: re_tail20
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posted on
01/14/2009 3:55:58 PM PST
by
xcamel
(The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. - H. L. Mencken)
To: re_tail20
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posted on
01/14/2009 3:56:50 PM PST
by
Crazieman
(Feb 7, 2008 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1966675/posts?page=28#28)
To: Crazieman
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posted on
01/14/2009 3:59:26 PM PST
by
unkus
To: unkus
“and Fine Corintian leather”
To: re_tail20
He was a pretty suave actor, wasn’t he? Perhaps a casket lined in rich corithian leather.
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posted on
01/14/2009 4:03:40 PM PST
by
beelzepug
(the Gadsden flag is now flying in my front yard)
To: re_tail20; Allegra; big'ol_freeper; Lil'freeper; TrueKnightGalahad; blackie; Larry Lucido; ...
Sad to hear this as he was a nice guy and a more than good actor. First recall seeing him in
Battleground where he played Roderigues and those King Khan pecs made the ladies swoon in both the TSO "Star Trek" and 25 years later in
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan. Toss in many, many other equally finely acted roles in between and beyond, and the sum of his parts are many.
Ricardo Montalban was much more than just the guy Hervé Villechaize told the plane was coming.
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posted on
01/14/2009 4:03:53 PM PST
by
Bender2
("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
To: re_tail20
Too bad. A fine actor and, from what I've heard, a classy man. Here's a great YouTube ad of him promoting the
1975 Cordoba.
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posted on
01/14/2009 4:04:16 PM PST
by
rickmichaels
(WHATCHA GONNA DO WHEN OBAMA'S TRUTH SQUADS RUN WILD ON YOU???)
To: re_tail20
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posted on
01/14/2009 4:04:53 PM PST
by
Tainan
(Where's my FOF Indicator?)
To: re_tail20
"and with it's rich Corinthian leather interior, I like what they've done with my Cordoba!"
I always loved that commercial. He made me want to go out and buy one of those things.
Talk about a smooth and elegant symbol of the Spanish gentleman;.......he was the real deal!
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posted on
01/14/2009 4:05:00 PM PST
by
Hillarys nightmare
(So Proud to be living in "Jesus Land" ! Don't you wish everyone did?)
To: xcamel
xcamel, don’t you have anything better to do than to hide in the bushes and pounce on double posts? I for one appreciate seeing this story posted this evening since I didn’t catch it the first time around.
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posted on
01/14/2009 4:07:23 PM PST
by
Virginia Ridgerunner
(Sarah Palin is a smart missile aimed at the heart of the left!)
To: tom paine 2
To: re_tail20
I liked him in Star Trek two, I heard he really messed up his back some time ago.
I forgive him for the Cordoba and it's Corinthian leather.
I suspect his portrayal in the naked gun movie will forgive the above indiscretion, he did have a sense of humor.
Rest in peace Ricardo.
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posted on
01/14/2009 4:09:06 PM PST
by
#1CTYankee
(That's right, I have no proof. So what of it??)
To: re_tail20
Two of my 'old' favorites died today - Ricardo Montalban and Patrick McGoohan - "Secret Agent Man"
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posted on
01/14/2009 4:09:35 PM PST
by
maine-iac7
("He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help" Lincoln)
To: tom paine 2
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
Double? This is the only one of the last FIVE that wasn’t pulled...
“Hiding in the bushes” seems a bit better than being under a rock and not even being able to see the “breaking news” sidebar...
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posted on
01/14/2009 4:11:43 PM PST
by
xcamel
(The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. - H. L. Mencken)
To: maine-iac7
"Two of my 'old' favorites died today - Ricardo Montalban and Patrick McGoohan "They always go in threes
Who's gonna be the third?
To: re_tail20
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posted on
01/14/2009 4:15:58 PM PST
by
Free ThinkerNY
((((Truth to a Liberal, is like a crucifix to a vampire))))
To: re_tail20
R.I.P, May Ricardo ride a Chrysler Cordoba with rich Corinthian leather to the pearly gates.
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posted on
01/14/2009 4:16:17 PM PST
by
jsh3180
To: Bender2
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posted on
01/14/2009 4:18:20 PM PST
by
blackie
(Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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