Desi Arnaz
Acting
Born: 1917-03-02 in 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
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host & Musical Guest
I Love Lucy
Ricky Ricardo
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
Ironside
Dr. Juan Domingo
Alice
Ruth
The Long, Long Trailer
Nicholas Collini
Lucy and Desi
Self (archive footage)
Bataan
Felix Ramirez
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
The Virginian
El Jefe
What's My Line?
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
The Escape Artist
Mayor Leon Quiñones
The Red Skelton Show
Self
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Ricky Ricardo
Too Many Girls
Manuelito
The Navy Comes Through
Pat Tarriba
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Forever, Darling
Lorenzo Xavier Vega
The Emmy Awards
Self
Donny & Marie
Self
I Love Lucy: The Movie
Ricky Ricardo / Self
My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
Father Takes a Wife
Carlos Bardez
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
Self
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Holiday in Havana
Carlos Estrada
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra
Self
The Bob Hope Show
Self
The Mothers-in-Law
Raphael Delgado
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
Four Jacks and a Jill
Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
December Bride
Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)