Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino
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Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, known professionally as Ricardo Montalbán, was a Mexican-born actor famed for his roles in Hollywood films and television, including portraying Khan Noonien Singh in Star Trek and Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9115189 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino Context triple: [Ricardo Montalbán, birthName, Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino]
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A.
Emilio Pérez Touriño
Emilio Pérez Touriño is a Spanish economist and politician who served as president of the autonomous community of Galicia.
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B.
Fernando León de Aranoa
Fernando León de Aranoa is a Spanish film director and screenwriter known for socially conscious, character-driven films such as "Barrio," "Mondays in the Sun," and "A Perfect Day."
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C.
Antonio Rebollo
Antonio Rebollo is a Spanish Paralympic archer best known for dramatically lighting the Olympic cauldron with a flaming arrow during the opening ceremony of the 1992 Barcelona Games.
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D.
Antonio García
Antonio García is a common Spanish personal name shared by numerous individuals across fields such as sports, politics, arts, and academia.
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E.
Juan Luis Segundo
Juan Luis Segundo was a Uruguayan Jesuit priest and influential theologian known as a key proponent and intellectual architect of Latin American liberation theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino Target entity description: Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, known professionally as Ricardo Montalbán, was a Mexican-born actor famed for his roles in Hollywood films and television, including portraying Khan Noonien Singh in Star Trek and Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island.
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A.
Emilio Pérez Touriño
Emilio Pérez Touriño is a Spanish economist and politician who served as president of the autonomous community of Galicia.
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B.
Fernando León de Aranoa
Fernando León de Aranoa is a Spanish film director and screenwriter known for socially conscious, character-driven films such as "Barrio," "Mondays in the Sun," and "A Perfect Day."
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C.
Antonio Rebollo
Antonio Rebollo is a Spanish Paralympic archer best known for dramatically lighting the Olympic cauldron with a flaming arrow during the opening ceremony of the 1992 Barcelona Games.
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D.
Antonio García
Antonio García is a common Spanish personal name shared by numerous individuals across fields such as sports, politics, arts, and academia.
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E.
Juan Luis Segundo
Juan Luis Segundo was a Uruguayan Jesuit priest and influential theologian known as a key proponent and intellectual architect of Latin American liberation theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| activeIn | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hollywood Walk of Fame star
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Primetime Emmy Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1920-11-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | congestive heart failure ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Khan Noonien Singh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mr. Roarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2009-01-14 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Spanish ⓘ |
| familyName | Montalbán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Ricardo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1944 ⓘ |
| name |
Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ricardo Montalbán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Escape from the Planet of the Apes NERFINISHED ⓘ Fantasy Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin Lovers NERFINISHED ⓘ Neptune's Daughter NERFINISHED ⓘ Sayonara NERFINISHED ⓘ Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams NERFINISHED ⓘ Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
Fantasy Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Georgiana Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino Description of subject: Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, known professionally as Ricardo Montalbán, was a Mexican-born actor famed for his roles in Hollywood films and television, including portraying Khan Noonien Singh in Star Trek and Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island.
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