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Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz

Actor · Born 1917-03-02 · Santiago, Cuba

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host & Musical Guest
  2. I Love Lucy (1951) — Ricky Ricardo
  3. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
  4. E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
  5. Ironside (1967) — Dr. Juan Domingo
  6. Alice (1976) — Ruth
  7. The Long, Long Trailer (1954) — Nicholas Collini
  8. Lucy and Desi (2022) — Self (archive footage)
  9. Bataan (1943) — Felix Ramirez
  10. Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) — Self (uncredited)
  11. The Virginian (1962) — El Jefe
  12. What's My Line? (1950) — Self
  13. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
  14. The Escape Artist (1982) — Mayor Leon Quiñones
  15. Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025) — Self (archive footage)
  16. The Red Skelton Show (1951) — Self
  17. The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957) — Ricky Ricardo
  18. Too Many Girls (1940) — Manuelito
  19. The Navy Comes Through (1942) — Pat Tarriba
  20. Forever, Darling (1956) — Lorenzo Xavier Vega
  21. My Darling Vivian (2020) — Self (archive footage)
  22. The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self
  23. Donny & Marie (1976) — Self
  24. The Emmy Awards (1949) — Self
  25. I Love Lucy: The Movie (1953) — Ricky Ricardo / Self
  26. Father Takes a Wife (1941) — Carlos Bardez
  27. Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie (1993) — Self
  28. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
  29. Holiday in Havana (1949) — Carlos Estrada
  30. Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra (1946) — Self
  31. The Bob Hope Show (1950) — Self
  32. The Mothers-in-Law (1967) — Raphael Delgado
  33. Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005) — Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
  34. Four Jacks and a Jill (1942) — Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
  35. CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976) — Self
  36. A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954) — Self
  37. December Bride (1954) — Self
  38. NBC Sunday Showcase (1959) — Ricky Ricardo
  39. Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  40. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) — (archive footage)

Directed

  1. The Lucy Show (1962) — Director
  2. The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957) — Director
  3. The Mothers-in-Law (1967) — Director
  4. NBC Sunday Showcase (1959) — Director
  5. Lucy's Really Lost Moments (1956) — Director
  6. Guestward, Ho! (1960) — Director
  7. Land's End (1968) — Director
  8. The Carol Channing Show (1966) — Director