- 2006: Voiced the Head of Council in the animated film, "The Ant Bully"
- 2006: Voiced the head of the Ant Council in "The Ant Bully," a computer-animated film directed by John Davis
- 2003: Reprised Grandpa Cortez role in "Spy Kids 3D: Game Over"
- 2002: Cast as Grandpa Cortez in "Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams"
- 2002: Voiced Señor Senior Sr. on the Disney Channel's animated series "Kim Possible"
- 1995: Had a recurring role as the voice of Armondo Gutierrez in "Freakazoid!" (Kids' WB!)
- 1994: 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
- 1993: Underwent operation in July to take care of a hemorrhage on his spine; was bedridden for a month and subsequently needed a walker
- 1991: Announced his intention to run for the presidency of Nosotros
- 1988: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
- 1985: Portrayed shipping tycoon Zachary Powers in the "Dynasty" spinoff series, "The Colbys" (ABC)
- 1984: Cast as The Sheik's father in the comedy film, "Cannonball Run II"
- 1982: Played the role of Khan Noonien Singh in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan"
- 1978: Best-known for the role of Mr. Roarke in the Aaron Spelling-produced series "Fantasy Island" (ABC)
- 1972: Appeared in the Broadway production of "Don Juan in Hell"
- 1969: First TV-movie, "The Pigeon" (ABC)
- 1966: Co-starred with Debbie Reynolds in "The Singing Nun"
- 1965: Served as vice president of the Screen Actors Guild
- 1957: Starred in the Broadway musical "Jamaica," opposite Lena Horne
- 1957: Played a Kabuki theater actor in the Oscar-winning film "Sayonara"
- 1955: Appeared on Broadway in the short-lived, "Seventh Heaven"
- 1947: Made US feature debut in the musical, "Fiesta"; had a memorable dance scene with a young Cyd Charisse
- 1947: Signed a contract with MGM studios
- 1942: Returned to Mexico after mother's death and made feature debut in "El Verdugo de Sevilla"
- 1941: Short film debut, "He's a Latin from Staten Island"
- 1941: First appeared on stage in "Her Cardboard Lover" opposite Tallulah Bankhead
- Played Zachary Powers on "Dynasty II: The Colbys"
- Appeared regularly on NBC's anthology series "The Loretta Young Show"
- Appeared in commercials for Chrysler Cordoba
- Became a commercial spokesman for Ford Motors in the late 1970s
- Played the grandfather in both "Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams" (2002) and "Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over" (2003)




