Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz

Birthday: 1917-03-02
Deathday: 1986-12-02
Place of birth: Santiago, Cuba

Bio

Desi Arnaz (March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986) was a Cuban-born American musician, actor and television producer. While he gained international renown for leading a Latin music band, the Desi Arnaz Orchestra, he is best known for his role as Ricky Ricardo on I Love Lucy, starring with then-wife Lucille Ball.

Movies with Desi Arnaz

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

2011
As Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
The Long, Long Trailer

1954
As Nicky Collini
Forever, Darling

1956
As Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega
Bataan

1943
As Felix Ramirez
Lucy and Desi

2022
As Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

2005
As Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
Father Takes a Wife

1941
As Carlos Bardez
The Escape Artist

1982
As Mayor Leon Quiñones
Too Many Girls

1940
As Manuelito Lynch
The Navy Comes Through

1942
As Pat Tarriba
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Four Jacks and a Jill

1942
As Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
Cuban Pete

1946
As Desi Arnaz
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

1976
As Self
Television: The First Fifty Years

1999
As Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

1993
As Self
Holiday in Havana

1949
As Carlos Estrada
I Love Lucy: The Movie

1953
As Ricky Ricardo
Joys

1976
As Self
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004
As (archive footage)
Lucy's Really Lost Moments

1956
As Ricky Ricardo
Judy Garland: By Myself

2004
As Self (archive footage)
A Star Is Born World Premiere

1954
As Self
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941
As
Salsa

1976
As Self (archive footage)
I Love Lucy Christmas Special

2016
As Ricky
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra

1946
As Self
My Darling Vivian

2020
As Self (archive footage)
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1

1997
As
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

1975
As (archive footage)
The Bob Hope Chevy Show

1956
As Fred Mertz
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

2000
As Self (archive footage)
The Man in the Funny Suit

1960
As Self - Host

TV Shows with Desi Arnaz

Alice

1976
As
December Bride

1954
As Self
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

1957
As Ricky Ricardo
I Love Lucy

1951
As Ricky Ricardo
E! True Hollywood Story

1996
As
Donny & Marie

1976
As Self
Ironside

1967
As Dr. Juan Domingo
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958
As
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968
As Self
Land's End

1968
As Guest Waiting to Cash Check
The Emmy Awards

1949
As Self
Saturday Night Live

1975
As Self - Host & Musical Guest
The Mike Douglas Show

1961
As Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
As Self
The Bob Hope Show

1950
As Self
The Ed Sullivan Show

1948
As Self
The Virginian

1962
As El Jefe
The Red Skelton Show

1951
As Self
The Ed Wynn Show

1949
As Self
Tony Awards

1956
As Self - Performer
What's My Line?

1950
As Self
The Mothers-in-Law

1967
As Raphael Delgado
What's My Line?

1950
As Self - Panelist
NBC Sunday Showcase

1959
As Ricky Ricardo

Production Credits

The Fountain of Youth

1958
As Executive Producer
Surf Scene

1963
As Executive Producer
Star Trek: The Cage

1965
As Executive Producer
Lucy's Really Lost Moments

1956
As Director
Lucy's Really Lost Moments

1956
As Writer
Lucy's Really Lost Moments

1956
As Producer
Strange Witness

1958
As Producer
Dragon by the Tail

1961
As Executive Producer
The Man in the Funny Suit

1960
As Producer