Desi Arnaz
- Born
- March 2, 1917
- Died
- December 2, 1986 (69 years old)
- Place of birth
- Santiago, Cuba
Biography
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
- —The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle SpecialFilm
- —Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Bernadette EpisodeFilm · Host (himself)
- —The Time ElementFilm · Host
- 2025A Grammy Celebration of Latin MusicA Grammy Celebration of Latin MusicFilm · Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
- 2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicFilm · Self (archive footage)★ 7.7
- 2022Lucy and DesiFilm · Self (archive footage)★ 7.1
- 2020My Darling VivianFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2016I Love Lucy Christmas SpecialFilm · Ricky
- 2011Classic TV Bloopers UncensoredFilm · Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
- 2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsFilm · Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
- 2004Judy Garland: By MyselfFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2004TV in Black: The First Fifty YearsFilm · (archive footage)
- 2000Lucille Ball: Finding LucyLucille Ball: Finding LucyFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 1999Television: The First Fifty YearsTelevision: The First Fifty YearsFilm · Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
- 1997The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1Film
- 1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries★ 8.1
- 1993Lucy and Desi: A Home MovieFilm · Self
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageFilm · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1982The Escape ArtistFilm · Mayor Leon Quiñones★ 6.2
- 1976CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 YearsFilm · Self
- 1976AliceSeries · Ruth★ 7.0
- 1976SalsaFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 1976JoysFilm · Self
- 1975Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on TelevisionTexaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on TelevisionFilm · (archive footage)
- 1968Land's EndLand's EndSeries · Guest Waiting to Cash Check
- 1967The Mothers-in-LawSeries · Raphael Delgado
- 1967IronsideSeries · Dr. Juan Domingo★ 6.8
- 1962The VirginianSeries · El Jefe★ 6.5
- 1960The Man in the Funny SuitThe Man in the Funny SuitFilm · Self - Host
- 1959NBC Sunday ShowcaseNBC Sunday ShowcaseSeries · Ricky Ricardo
- 1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries
- 1957The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourSeries · Ricky Ricardo
- 1956The Bob Hope Chevy ShowFilm · Fred Mertz
- 1956Forever, DarlingFilm · Lorenzo Xavier Vega
- 1956Lucy's Really Lost MomentsFilm · Ricky Ricardo
- 1954A Star Is Born World PremiereFilm · Self
- 1954The Long, Long TrailerFilm · Nicholas Collini★ 7.0
- 1953I Love Lucy: The MovieFilm · Ricky Ricardo / Self
- 1951I Love LucySeries · Ricky Ricardo★ 7.9
- 1949Holiday in HavanaFilm · Carlos Estrada
- 1946Desi Arnaz and His OrchestraFilm · Self
- 1946Cuban PeteFilm · Desi Arnaz
- 1943BataanFilm · Felix Ramirez★ 6.4
- 1942The Navy Comes ThroughFilm · Pat Tarriba
- 1942Four Jacks and a JillFilm · Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
- 1941Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2Film
- 1941Father Takes a WifeFilm · Carlos Bardez
- 1940Too Many GirlsFilm · Manuelito
