Desi Arnaz
Birthday
1917/03/02
Day of death
1986/12/02 (69 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Santiago, Cuba
Also know as
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Biography
Desi Arnaz (1917 – 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.
Acting
(2011) Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
(1954) The Long, Long Trailer
as Nicky Collini
(1956) Forever, Darling
as Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega
(1943) Bataan
as Felix Ramirez
(2022) Lucy and Desi
as Self (archive footage)
(2005) Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
(1941) Father Takes a Wife
as Carlos Bardez
(1982) The Escape Artist
as Mayor Leon Quiñones
(1940) Too Many Girls
as Manuelito Lynch
(1942) The Navy Comes Through
as Pat Tarriba
(1983) Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1942) Four Jacks and a Jill
as Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
(1946) Cuban Pete
as Desi Arnaz
(1976) CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
as Self
(1999) Television: The First Fifty Years
as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
(1993) Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
as Self
(1949) Holiday in Havana
as Carlos Estrada
(1953) I Love Lucy: The Movie
as Ricky Ricardo
(1976) Joys
as Self
(2004) TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as (archive footage)
(1956) Lucy's Really Lost Moments
as Ricky Ricardo
(2004) Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self (archive footage)
(1954) A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
(1941) Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
as ---
(1976) Salsa
as Self (archive footage)
(2016) I Love Lucy Christmas Special
as Ricky
(1946) Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra
as Self
(2020) My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
(1997) The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
as ---
(1975) Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
as (archive footage)
(1956) The Bob Hope Chevy Show
as Fred Mertz
(1976) Alice
as ---
(1954) December Bride
as Self
(1957) The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Ricky Ricardo
(1951) I Love Lucy
as Ricky Ricardo
(1996) E! True Hollywood Story
as ---
(1976) Donny & Marie
as Self
(1967) Ironside
as Dr. Juan Domingo
(1958) Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as ---
(1967) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
(1968) Land's End
as Guest Waiting to Cash Check
(1949) The Emmy Awards
as Self
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host & Musical Guest
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1950) The Bob Hope Show
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1962) The Virginian
as El Jefe
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as Self
(1949) The Ed Wynn Show
as Self
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
(1967) The Mothers-in-Law
as Raphael Delgado
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
(1959) NBC Sunday Showcase
as Ricky Ricardo