London
(ANI):
Actor
Ricardo
Montalban,
best
known
for
his
role
as
Mr.
Roarke
in
the
popular
US
TV
show
'Fantasy
Island'
of
the
1970s-80s,
has
died
aged
88,
a
Los
Angeles
city
official
says.
The
Mexican-born
actor
passed
away
at
his
home,
the
official
said,
reports
BBC.
Montalban
was
also
well
known
for
playing
the
villain
in
'Star
Trek',
both
on
television
and
in
a
feature
film.
The
actor's
friend
David
Brokaw
described
him
as
a
"very
courtly,
modest,
dignified
individual." Montalban
won
an
Emmy
Award
in
1978,
and
a
Lifetime
Achievement
Award
from
the
Screen
Actors
Guild
in
1993.