Desi Arnaz
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1917-03-02
Day of Death
1986-12-02 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Santiago, Cuba
Desi Arnaz
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.
Known For
Acting
(2022)
Lucy and Desi
as Self (archive footage)
(2020)
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
(2016)
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
as Ricky
(2011)
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
(2005)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
(2004)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as (archive footage)
(2004)
Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self (archive footage)
(1999)
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
(1997)
(1993)
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
as Self
(1983)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1982)
The Escape Artist
as Mayor Leon Quiñones
(1976)
Joys
as Self
(1976)
(1976)
Salsa
as Self (archive footage)
(1975)
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
as (archive footage)
(1956)
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
as Ricky Ricardo
(1956)
Forever, Darling
as Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega
(1956)
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
as Fred Mertz
(1954)
The Long, Long Trailer
as Nicky Collini
(1954)
(1953)
I Love Lucy: The Movie
as Ricky Ricardo
(1949)
Holiday in Havana
as Carlos Estrada
(1946)
Cuban Pete
as Desi Arnaz
(1946)
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra
as Self
(1943)
Bataan
as Felix Ramirez
(1942)
The Navy Comes Through
as Pat Tarriba
(1942)
Four Jacks and a Jill
as Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
(1941)
Father Takes a Wife
as Carlos Bardez
(1941)
(1940)
Too Many Girls
as Manuelito Lynch
Crew
(1965)
Star Trek: The Cage
Executive Producer
(1963)
Surf Scene
Executive Producer
(1958)
The Fountain of Youth
Executive Producer
(1958)
Strange Witness
Producer
(1956)
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
Director, Writer, Producer