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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