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Birthday: Mar 02, 1917
Place of Birth: Santiago, Cuba

Desi Arnaz

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
Movie Cast Year
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored Ricky Ricardo (archive footage) 2011
The Long, Long Trailer Nicky Collini 1954
Forever, Darling Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega 1956
Bataan Felix Ramirez 1943
Lucy and Desi Self (archive footage) 2022
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage) 2005
Father Takes a Wife Carlos Bardez 1941
The Escape Artist Mayor Leon Quiñones 1982
Too Many Girls Manuelito Lynch 1940
The Navy Comes Through Pat Tarriba 1942
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1983
Four Jacks and a Jill Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal 1942
Cuban Pete Desi Arnaz 1946
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years Self 1976
Television: The First Fifty Years Ricky Ricardo (archive footage) 1999
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie Self 1993
Holiday in Havana Carlos Estrada 1949
I Love Lucy: The Movie Ricky Ricardo 1953
Joys Self 1976
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (archive footage) 2004
Lucy's Really Lost Moments Ricky Ricardo 1956
Judy Garland: By Myself Self (archive footage) 2004
A Star Is Born World Premiere Self 1954
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 1941
Salsa Self (archive footage) 1976
I Love Lucy Christmas Special Ricky 2016
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra Self 1946
My Darling Vivian Self (archive footage) 2020
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1 1997
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television (archive footage) 1975
Series Cast Year
Alice 1976
December Bride Self 1954
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour Ricky Ricardo 1957
I Love Lucy Ricky Ricardo 1951
E! True Hollywood Story 1996
Donny & Marie Self 1976
Ironside Dr. Juan Domingo 1967
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 1958
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Self 1967
Land's End Guest Waiting to Cash Check 1968
The Emmy Awards Self 1949
Saturday Night Live Self - Host & Musical Guest 1975
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Bob Hope Show Self 1950
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948
The Virginian El Jefe 1962
The Red Skelton Show Self 1951
The Ed Wynn Show Self 1949
Tony Awards Self - Performer 1956
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest 1950
The Mothers-in-Law Raphael Delgado 1967
What's My Line? Self - Panelist 1950
NBC Sunday Showcase Ricky Ricardo 1959
I Love Lucy: Colorized Collection Ricky Ricardo 2019
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