Ricardo Montalban Burns in Rich Corinthian Leather

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Ricardo Montalban, perhaps best known for his role as fate-manipulating supernatural voyeur on Fantasy Island, died at the age of 88 today. Any guesses about his future?

We speculate that the man who spent years coming running when dwarf Herve Villechaize cried out, "De plane! De plane!" is being buried in a coffin lined with rich, Corinthian leather . . . like the Chrysler vehicles he hawked in the 1980s. Whence then?

A moment from his early years may help clarify his future.

In 1953, MGM cancelled Montalban's film contract; in order to make a living, he joined up with Lesbian actress Agnes Moorehead (who also portrayed a God-hating supernatural character, Endora of "Bewitched" fame) in the touring company of "Don Juan in Hell".

Somehow, we doubt that his time on stage has prepared him for the real thing.

Another hint, you ask?

A deeply spiritual man, Montalban once said that the guiding force in his life was his Catholic faith. In 1998, Pope John Paul II made him a Knight Commander of St. Gregory, the highest honor bestowed upon non-clergy in the Roman Catholic Church.

That's right. He was comfortable with the Satanic roles he played because he was a Catholic.

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We truly feel sorry for Mr. Montalban. He suffered horribly in his later years, confined to a wheelchair. Now, he will spend eternity in Hell, all because he listened to Catholic priests who told him it was OK to pretend to be a wizard on TV, as long as he didn't practice witchcraft "for real", and that it was OK to worship Mary and eat Jesus crackers instead of giving his life to Christ.