Talk:Ricardo Montalbán

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What the hell happened to the formatting? -- Fortyseven

I found two slightly differing stories on what exactly caused his paralysis. If anyone knows for certain, please update the story. -- Fortyseven

I think it is the first one but I could be wrong.

1 Khan
2 Last Name question
3 Cordoba
4 Recent Happenings
5 Five Stages of the Actor
6 Taco Bell

[edit] Khan

Would it be reasonable to say that Ricardo Montalbán is best known for his role of Khan Noonian Singh, despite his appearances in other popular shows such as Fantasy Island? I don't know about anyone else, but my first thought whenever I hear the name Ricardo Montalbán is Khan.
JesseG 20:15, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Last Name question

This isn't a pressing issue or anything, but does his last name Montalbán have any relation to the famous ancient city of Monte Alban in Oaxaca? I only recently noticed the similarity. -- Bobak 17:30, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

You are quite right. This is quite common in Spanish names. For example, Hidalgo is a contraction of Hijo de Algo or son of somebody (son of someone of importance). Likewise, Montalbán is a name based on a contraction of Monte Alban. Sarum blue 04:19, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cordoba

Though it is usually misquoted as "rich Corinthian leather", the correct line is "SOFT Corinthian leather." Video available at YouTube verify this.

[edit] Recent Happenings

I don't think that the relative time references in this paragraph are encyclopedic. They should be absolute. Lukas 03:11, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Five Stages of the Actor

Does anyone have any verifiable source for this? I seem to recall Lorne Greene quoting these five stages in an interview. Enigmatick 07:34, 23 January 2007 (UTC)