I awoke to news this morning of the passing of Ricardo Montalban, one of my absolute favorite actors, who sounds, when he talks, a lot like my dad (but with just a tad more accent).

I'm posting clips from some great moments in his career.

From the Planet of the Apes series of movies:



In this preview of Star Trek (TOS) episode, "Space Seed" (which you can watch, here):



Dancing La Bamba with Cyd Charisse:



This "spoof" of his Chrysler Cordoba commericial:



Talent. The man had so much talent. So much talent.