First appeared on stage in "Her Cardboard Lover" opposite Tallulah Bankhead

Short film debut, "He's a Latin from Staten Island"

Returned to Mexico after mother's death and made feature debut in "El Verdugo de Sevilla"

Signed a contract with MGM studios

Made US feature debut in the musical, "Fiesta"; had a memorable dance scene with a young Cyd Charisse

Appeared regularly on NBC's anthology series "The Loretta Young Show"

Appeared on Broadway in the short-lived, "Seventh Heaven"

Starred in the Broadway musical "Jamaica," opposite Lena Horne

Played Zachary Powers on "Dynasty II: The Colbys"

Appeared in commercials for Chrysler Cordoba

Announced his intention to run for the presidency of Nosotros

Underwent operation in July to take care of a hemorrhage on his spine; was bedridden for a month and subsequently needed a walker

Began working on the Aaron Spelling-produced series, "Heaven Help Us"; played an angel, supplying a voice much of the time and making most of his occasional appearances sitting down

Cast as Grandpa Cortez in "Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams"

Reprised Grandpa Cortez role in "Spy Kids 3D: Game Over"

Voiced the head of the Ant Council in "The Ant Bully," a computer-animated film directed by John Davis

Played a Kabuki theater actor in the Oscar-winning film "Sayonara"

Served as vice president of the Screen Actors Guild

Co-starred with Debbie Reynolds in "The Singing Nun"

First TV-movie, "The Pigeon" (ABC)

Appeared in the Broadway production of "Don Juan in Hell"

Became a commercial spokesman for Ford Motors in the late 1970s

Best-known for the role of Mr. Roarke in the Aaron Spelling-produced series "Fantasy Island" (ABC)

Played the role of Khan Noonien Singh in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan"

Cast as The Sheik's father in the comedy film, "Cannonball Run II"

Portrayed shipping tycoon Zachary Powers in the "Dynasty" spinoff series, "The Colbys" (ABC)

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Had a recurring role as the voice of Armondo Gutierrez in "Freakazoid!" (Kids' WB!)

Voiced Señor Senior Sr. on the Disney Channel's animated series "Kim Possible"

Played the grandfather in both "Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams" (2002) and "Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over" (2003)

Voiced the Head of Council in the animated film, "The Ant Bully"