Desi Arnaz
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday2 March 1917
Died2 December 1986 (age 69)
Place of birthSantiago, Cuba
Known credits78
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.
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
2025 · Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi
2022 · Self (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian
2020 · Self (archive footage)
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
2016 · Ricky
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011 · Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 · Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004 · Self (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004 · (archive footage)
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000 · Self (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999 · Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
1993 · Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Escape Artist
1982 · Mayor Leon Quiñones
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976 · Self
Alice
1976 · Ruth
Salsa
1976 · Self (archive footage)
Joys
1976 · Self
Donny & Marie
1976 · Self
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975 · (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host & Musical Guest
Land's End
1968 · Guest Waiting to Cash Check
Land's End
1968 · Writer
Land's End
1968 · Director
Land's End
1968 · Producer
Land's End
1968 · Creator
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self
The Mothers-in-Law
1967 · Raphael Delgado
The Mothers-in-Law
1967 · Director
The Mothers-in-Law
1967 · Executive Producer
Ironside
1967 · Dr. Juan Domingo
The Carol Channing Show
1966 · Producer
The Carol Channing Show
1966 · Director
Star Trek: The Cage
1965 · Executive Producer
Surf Scene
1963 · Executive Producer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Lucy Show
1962 · Director
The Lucy Show
1962 · Producer
The Virginian
1962 · El Jefe
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Dragon by the Tail
1961 · Executive Producer
Alcatraz Express
1961 · Executive Producer
Guestward, Ho!
1960 · Director
The Man in the Funny Suit
1960 · Self - Host
The Man in the Funny Suit
1960 · Producer
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