Many fans are curious about Ricardo Montalbán's financial success in April 2026. Our team analyzed the latest data to provide a clear picture of their income.

What was Ricardo Montalbán's Net Worth?

In 1986 completed construction on a large mansion in the Hollywood Hills located at 1423 Oriole Avenue. The mansion was designed by prolific Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta. Construction took 2-3 years. Upon Ricardo's death the mansion was inherited by his daughter Laura. For whatever reason, she transferred the home to her husband in 2009 for a payment of $9 million. Following this transfer "Casa Montalbán" was razed and by 2012 a new modern 13,000-square-foot mansion stood in its place. Ricardo is pictured below on the balcony of the mansion with his two dogs in 1986:

In 2012 the home was purchased by an LLC for $38.98 million. The owner behind the LLC was now-infamous-fugitiveJho Low. Low purchased the property with money he embezzled from the 1Malaysia Development Berhard Fund, aka 1MDB. He was later accused of masterminding a $4.5 billion theft from the Malaysian government. As it turned out, the mansion purchase set off a red flag with federal authorities and financial investigators. Low only stayed at the home a few nights before he fled the country. He has been living as a fugitive ever since. Federal authorities seized the property and listed it for $24.5 million in July 2019 – $14.5 million less than Low paid seven years prior. It ultimately sold for $18.5 million in March 2020. The property sat abandoned between 2013 and 2020. Here's a drone video of how it looked during that period:

Ricardo Montalbán was a film and television actor who had a net worth of $10 million at the time of his death in 2009. Ricardo Montalbán's career spanned seven decades. Among his most famous roles were Mr. Roarke on the television series "Fantasy Island," Khan Noonien Singh in the 1982 film "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," and Armando in the third and fourth "Planet of the Apes" films. Montalbán also appeared in the 1970s ABC television miniseries "How the West Was Won," for which he won an Emmy Award.

Ricardo Montalbán was born on November 25, 1920 in Mexico City, Mexico to Spanish immigrants Ricarda and Genaro. He had a sister named Carmen and two brothers named Pedro and Carlos. Raised in Torreón, Montalbán moved with his family to Los Angeles, California when he was an adolescent. The family moved again, to New York City, in 1940.

Hollywood Mansion + Jho Low Connection

Montalbán began his career in the early 1940s appearing in soundies on film jukeboxes in New York. After that, he returned to Mexico and appeared in a number of films there. Montalbán became a star in his home country with his role in the 1943 romantic drama film "Santa." He subsequently appeared in such films as "Five Were Chosen," "The Escape," "Nosotros," and "The Hour of Truth."

Ricardo Montalban in 1986 (Photo by Bob Riha Jr/WireImage)

Ultimately, Ricardo Montalbán's financial journey is a testament to their success.

Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.