Two TV& Movie Legends Gone: Ricardo Montalban and Patrick McGoohan
Ricardo Montalban, best known for his role as Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island, died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 88.
Montalban won an Emmy for his portrayal of a Sioux chief in the miniseries How the West Was Won. He was also well known as the villainous Khan in the Star Trek television series, a role he reprised in the second Star Trek film, The Wrath of Khan.
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Actor Patrick McGoohan died Tuesday in Los Angeles after a short illness. McGoohan created and starred in the cult classic 1960’s series The Prisoner. He won two Emmys for his work on Colombo. His last major role was as King Edward Longshanks in the 1995 film Braveheart.
AMC is currently working on a revival of The Prisoner. They announced in a statement Wednesday that they hope to honor McGoohan’s legacy with the project.
February 11th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
in retrospect, i think Dos Equis should have hired Ricardo Montalban to do a few ads for them as their “most interesting man in the world” (he has a Spanish accent too, which fits perfectly)