Who is Ricardo Montalbán?

[matgb]

Heh. The Honourable Lady Mark^[1] mourns the death of Ricardo Montalbán, saying:

[he] is probably best known in this country for his role as the proprietor of Fantasy Island

Which, quite frankly, is probably wrong. So I decided to solve the discussion by science. Well, an LJ poll^[2]:
[Poll #1331922]
So, who is Ricardo Montalbán? You decide.
ETA: Yeah, OK, typos in the poll, too late to edit. It's 1am, I did proofread, honest.

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[1] He married a Baroness who went on to become a President, what else do you call him?

[2] I studied polling theory. I know exactly how scientifically (in)valid an LJ poll is. But you can vote with an OpenID, so people thinking the self selecting sample of my readership is biased are free to promote the poll elsewhere.

Comments

[mooism.livejournal.com]

Am I the only person who remembers him being in The Colbys? Or the only person who will admit to watching The Colbys?

I always thought he was Greek because of that show.

[frankie-ecap.livejournal.com]

I was going to say this. Not only is that what I remember, but it is the only thing I know of him.

[matgb]

Wrath of Khan is undoubtedly the best Start Trek movie. Admittedly that's setting the bar fairly low, but still. Odds are it'll get shown on some channel or other next few weeks, it's fun, in a very very silly kind of way.

[matgb]

I can remember the UFO in the last episode, but that's about all. I reckon my mind blanked the rest out, probably for good reason.

I'm never any good at recognising actors though, it's frequently only when the obits get published that I realise the actor for cool character X was the same as for cool character Y.

[mooism.livejournal.com]

I remember a few fragments, nothing more.