Carlos Montalbán

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

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Montalbán and the second or maternal family name is Merino.
Carlos Montalbán
Born(1904-06-05)June 5, 1904
Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
DiedMarch 28, 1991(1991-03-28) (aged 86)
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1932–1971
Spouse(s)
Mary Montalbán
(
m. 1930)
RelativesRicardo Montalbán (brother)

Early life

Montalbán was born in Torreón in Coahuila, Mexico, the son of Ricarda (née Merino) and Jenaro Montalbán, a store manager.[1][2] His parents were Spanish.

Career

He was the older brother of actor Ricardo Montalbán. Although without the profile of his younger brother, he featured as "El Exigente" in a series of coffee advertisements for Savarin Coffee in the 1960s and 1970s, and for portraying two different characters named "Vargas", the first time in the Jack Lemmon film The Out-of-Towners (1970) and then again in Woody Allen's Bananas (1971). His best remembered American film was the boxing drama The Harder They Fall (1956) in which he played the sympathetic manager of a heavyweight contender.[3]

Montalbán was also a renowned voice-over actor and announcer; he was 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] and a sister, also from Torreon, Mexico.[3]

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
gollark: Oh yes, that.
gollark: Also, why is momin not here?
gollark: How many do you have?
gollark: Per image.
gollark: 1MB each at most, reasonably.

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