Frowns everyone, frowns! Mexican-born actor Ricardo Montalban, the star of tv's Fantasy Island (1978-'84), has passed away at the age of 88. Aside from playing Mr. Rourke alongside Tattoo, a character played by midget actor Herve Villechaize, Montalban is also known for his roles as Khan in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, as Vincent Ludwig in The Naked Gun, and as the grandfather in the second and third Spy Kids movies.Unlike many Hollywood actors, Ricardo Montalban (a.k.a. "Ricky Monts") was married to the same woman, Georgiana Young, from 1944 until her death in 2007--a union that produced 4 children. With that thought in mind, none of us, no matter how much we loved El Senor, should be upset that he has passed on to ascend to that Fantasy Island in the sky. After all, he and his wife have now been returned to one another to live out their days in everlasting happiness, tiptoeing through the clouds and rolling around in them in each other's arms.
I'd like to think that Montalban, his wife, and Herve Villechaize are sitting around one another on chairs of "fine Corinthian leather" at this moment, playing a high stakes game of Baccarat, snacking on salted cashews and Goldfish crackers, and sipping on Old-fashioneds that are garnished with an abundance of maraschino cherries.
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