Order of St. Gregory the Great (KSG), the highest honor a Roman Catholic lay person can receive from the Church. In 1986, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty, he recorded a public service announcement celebrating the United States' generosity and hospitality to him as a foreign-born actor. His autobiography Reflections: A Life in Two Worlds was published in January 1980 by Doubleday. For many years, he followed a strict diet and physical training regimen, giving him an enviable physique. After the release of The Wrath of Khan, director Nicholas Meyer was quick to quell any rumors of Montalbán's using prosthetics during filming. Death On January 14, 2009, Montalbán died at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 88. According to his son-in-law, Gilbert Smith, he died of "complications from advancing age". The precise cause of death was revealed to be congestive heart failure. He is buried in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. In the film My Dinner with Hervé (2018), Montalbán was played by Andy García. Filmography Film Television References Further reading External links Ricardo Montalbán – Archive of American Television interview Catholics in Media Associates Lifetime Achievement Award Image of Ricardo Montalbán and Florence Henderson in a theater production of "The King and I" in Los Angeles, California, 1965. Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles. 1920 births 2009 deaths 20th-century Mexican male actors 21st-century Mexican male actors Belmont High School (Los Angeles) alumni Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City California Republicans Chrysler people Emmy Award winners Hispanic and Latino American male actors Knights of St. Gregory the Great Male actors from Mexico City Male actors from Los Angeles Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract players Mexican emigrants to the United States Mexican male film actors Mexican male stage actors Mexican male television actors Mexican male voice actors Mexican people of Spanish descent Mexican Roman Catholics