Desi Arnaz

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-03-02 (69 years old)

Deathday

1986-12-02

Place of Birth

Santiago, Cuba

Desi Arnaz

Biography

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.

Acting

2011

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)

1954

The Long, Long Trailer

as Nicky Collini

1956

Forever, Darling

as Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega

1943

Bataan

as Felix Ramirez

2022

Lucy and Desi

as Self (archive footage)

2005

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

as Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)

1941

Father Takes a Wife

as Carlos Bardez

1982

The Escape Artist

as Mayor Leon Quiñones

1940

Too Many Girls

as Manuelito Lynch

1942

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1942

Four Jacks and a Jill

as Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal

1946

Cuban Pete

as Desi Arnaz

1999

Television: The First Fifty Years

as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)

1949

Holiday in Havana

as Carlos Estrada

1953

I Love Lucy: The Movie

as Ricky Ricardo

1976

Joys

as Self

2004

1956

2004

Judy Garland: By Myself

as Self (archive footage)

1976

Salsa

as Self (archive footage)

2020

My Darling Vivian

as Self (archive footage)

1956

2000

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

as Self (archive footage)

1960

Production

1958

The Fountain of Youth

as Executive Producer

1963

Surf Scene

as Executive Producer

1965

Star Trek: The Cage

as Executive Producer

1958

Strange Witness

as Producer

1961

Dragon by the Tail

as Executive Producer

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