• Flying SquidM
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    232 months ago

    Thankfully, the truth is actually the opposite. He was worried his career was basically over since he was expecting to just be typecast as Mr. Roarke and then TWOK came along and he realized that people remembered him as an actor in other things. He still had another couple of years on Fantasy Island, but it was a total game change for him.

    He also opened up a theater (as in stage plays, not films) in Hollywood.

    • jawa21OP
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      152 months ago

      Yep. He had a legitimately amazing career. I guess the excuse here is “it’s just a joke!”

      • Flying SquidM
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        122 months ago

        No worries, I knew it was a joke. I just wanted to give the real story because I’ve always loved Ricardo Montalban.

    • jawa21OP
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      62 months ago

      Not much, but he did have a very good career.

      • Flying SquidM
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        82 months ago

        Hey! He was also in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes and The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

        Seriously though, I’m guessing he would consider it to be one of his top roles. I know he was very proud of how in shape he go to do it (that really was his chest despite the rumors).

        What’s awesome was he still kept getting voice-over roles once he was confined to a wheelchair for the last years of his life.