RICARDO MONTALBAN - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 198975

RICARDO MONTALBAN
Signed b/w still from The Longest Hundred Miles, of Ricardo Montalban in white priest's robes and comforting a group of children
Photograph signed: "Ricardo/Montalban". B/w, 10x8. Still from the made-for-TV film, The Longest Hundred Miles (also called Escape from Bataan), which starred Montalban as a local priest who enlists the aid of a soldier and a nurse to get children safely across enemy lines following the invasion of the Philippines. One of the first films produced specifically for television, the film, which also starred Doug McClure and Katharine Ross, was first aired on January 21, 1967. Montalban (1920-2009, born Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalban y Merino in Mexico City) is perhaps best known for his role as the suave, mysterious Mr. Roarke on TV's Fantasy Island (1978-1984). Montalban, who played romantic leads in feature films in the 1940s and 1950s, starred in his first "Latin lover" role opposite Cyd Charisse in Fiesta (1947). His other film credits include On An Island With You (1948), Sayonara (1959), The Singing Nun (1966), Sweet Charity (1969), two Planet of the Apes films (1971, 1972), The Train Robbers (1973), Won Ton Ton, The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976), Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (reprising his role on the TV series) and two Spy Kids films (2002, 2003). Montalban also appeared in a number of made-for-television movies as well as on Bonanza and Mission: Impossible in addition to Star Trek. In 1976, he won an Emmy for his portrayal of a Sioux chief in How The West Was Won. Fine condition.