Carlos Montalbán
Carlos Montalbán
Biography
Carlos Montalbán (June 5, 1903 – March 28, 1991) was a Mexican character actor. Montalbán was born in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, the son of Spanish immigrants Ricarda (née Merino) and Jenaro Montalbán, a store manager. He was the older brother of actor Ricardo Montalbán. Although not as famous as his younger brother, he is notable for having starred as "El Exigenté" in a series of coffee advertisements for Savarin Coffee in the 1960s 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 most famous American film was the boxing drama The Harder They Fall (1956) in which he played the sympathetic manager of a heavyweight contender. Montalbán was also a renowned voice-over actor and announcer; he was best known as the official Spanish language voice for Marlboro cigarettes worldwide. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carlos Montalbán, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
20
Gender
Male
Birthday
1903-06-05 (122 years old)
Place of Birth
Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
Acting

1980

A Step Away as Spanish Narrator

1971

Bananas as General Emilio M. Vargas

1970

The Out-of-Towners as Manuel Vargas

1967

Coronet Blue as Not available

1965

The F.B.I. as Gen. Rafael Romero

1965

The F.B.I. as Not available

1965

Love Has Many Faces as Don Julian

1960

Pepe as Rodriguez

1959

Beyond All Limits as Nacho

1958

Naked City as Frank Baker

1957

Backstage as Not available

1956

The Harder They Fall as Luís Agrandi

1956

Crowded Paradise as Not available

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents as Not available

1948

Studio One as Ramos

1943

El espejo as Not available

1936

The Crime at Midnight as Johnny

1936

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell as Rurale Captain

1936

El carnaval del diablo as Not available