Acting
Desi Arnaz
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Born
2 March 1917
Died
2 December 1986 (aged 69)
Birthplace
Santiago, Cuba
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.
Known for
Filmography
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Bernadette Episode
as Host (himself)
The Time Element
as Host
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
2025
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
as Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi
as Self (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self (archive footage)
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
as Self (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Escape Artist
as Mayor Leon Quiñones
Joys
as Self
Salsa
as Self (archive footage)
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
as (archive footage)
Star Trek: The Cage
Executive Producer
Surf Scene
Executive Producer
Dragon by the Tail
Executive Producer
Alcatraz Express
1961
Alcatraz Express
Executive Producer
The Man in the Funny Suit
1960
The Man in the Funny Suit
as Self - Host, Producer
The Gun of Zangara
1960
The Gun of Zangara
Executive Producer
The Fountain of Youth
Executive Producer
Forever, Darling
as Lorenzo Xavier Vega
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
as Ricky Ricardo, Director, Writer, Producer
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
as Fred Mertz
The Long, Long Trailer
as Nicholas Collini
I Love Lucy: The Movie
as Ricky Ricardo / Self
Holiday in Havana
as Carlos Estrada
Cuban Pete
as Desi Arnaz
Bataan
as Felix Ramirez
The Navy Comes Through
as Pat Tarriba
Four Jacks and a Jill
as Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
Father Takes a Wife
as Carlos Bardez
Too Many Girls
as Manuelito