person

Carlos Montalbán

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1903-06-05

Place of Birth

Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico

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.

Also Known For

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The Out-of-Towners

May 28, 1970

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Bananas

Apr 28, 1971

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71

The Harder They Fall

May 08, 1956

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47

Love Has Many Faces

Feb 24, 1965

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NA

The Crime at Midnight

Feb 22, 1936

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40

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

Jan 13, 1936

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NA

A Step Away

Jan 02, 1980

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62

Pepe

Dec 21, 1960

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NA

El carnaval del diablo

Dec 01, 1936

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52

Beyond All Limits

Jul 08, 1959

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63

El espejo

Jun 16, 1943

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50

Backstage

May 02, 1957

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NA

Crowded Paradise

Jun 21, 1956

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54

The F.B.I.

Sep 19, 1965

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55

Naked City

Sep 30, 1958

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50

Studio One

Nov 07, 1948

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55

Coronet Blue

May 29, 1967

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62

The Philco Television Playhouse

Oct 03, 1948

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56

Robert Montgomery Presents

Jan 30, 1950

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54

The F.B.I.

Sep 19, 1965