Actor Ricardo Montalban Dead at 88

Ricardo Montalban, a Mexican actor best known for his work on the iconic TV series Fantasy Island, died Wednesday, said a Los Angeles city official. Montalban's death at the age of 88 was announced by City Council President Eric Garcetti, an official of the city where the actor lived and worked for more than six decades. No cause of death was immediately disclosed.

In addition to his starring role on Fantasy Island, Montalban's other professional accomplishments included winning an Emmy Award for his performance in the TV miniseries How the West Was Won and earning a Tony Award nod for his work in the Broadway musical, Jamaica. He was honored with the Screen Actors Guild's lifetime achievement Award in 1994, as well.

Montalban also memorably co-starred in the movie Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, lent his distinctive voice to a character in the animated series Kim Possible and appeared in episodes of Bonanza, Star Trek and Murder, She Wrote.

In his younger years, he shared the screen with Esther Williams in movies like Fiesta, On an Island with You and Neptune's Daughter.