Thankfully, the truth is actually the opposite. He was worried his career was basically over since he was expecting to just be typecast as Mr. Roarke and then TWOK came along and he realized that people remembered him as an actor in other things. He still had another couple of years on Fantasy Island, but it was a total game change for him.
He also opened up a theater (as in stage plays, not films) in Hollywood.
Thankfully, the truth is actually the opposite. He was worried his career was basically over since he was expecting to just be typecast as Mr. Roarke and then TWOK came along and he realized that people remembered him as an actor in other things. He still had another couple of years on Fantasy Island, but it was a total game change for him.
He also opened up a theater (as in stage plays, not films) in Hollywood.
Yep. He had a legitimately amazing career. I guess the excuse here is “it’s just a joke!”
No worries, I knew it was a joke. I just wanted to give the real story because I’ve always loved Ricardo Montalban.