Beloved actor Ricardo Montalban died in his home this week at the age of 88.
One of the first Mexican-born actors to make it big in Hollywood, his early roles for MGM in the '40s and '50s were mainly as the "Latin lover" character because of his charm and good looks. And his career flourished over the years, landing him a variety of wonderful roles.
But most of us fondly remember him for two reasons:
1. As the man who welcomed us weekly to an amazing getaway called Fantasy Island, where Tattoo would announce incoming planes and guests would live out their acid-trip fantasies.
and
2. As Khan Noonien Singh, the superman who made James Kirk of the Starship Enterprise (Star Trek) so enraged that all he could shout was the single syllable: KHAN!!!
Both of those roles have engrained themselves permanently into our memories, and have become pop culture legend. Mr. Montalban will be missed.
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