Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz

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

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.

Filmography

The Long, Long Trailer

1954

As Nicky Collini

Forever, Darling

1956

As Lorenzo Xavier "Larry" Vega

Bataan

1943

As Felix Ramirez

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

Holiday in Havana

1949

As Carlos Estrada

Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

1993

As Self

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

2005

As Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls")

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 Himself

My Darling Vivian

2020

As Self (archive footage)

The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1

1997

As

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

2011

As Himself

Lucy and Desi

2022

As Self (archive footage)

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

1976

As Self

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

As Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)

Production

The Fountain of Youth

1958

As Executive Producer

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

1956

As Writer

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

1956

As Producer

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

1956

As Director

Surf Scene

1963

As Executive Producer

Star Trek: The Cage

1965

As Executive Producer