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Desi Arnaz

Acting
Known For

69 Years Old

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.

Born

Santiago, Cuba on 2nd March 1917

Died

2nd December 1986

All Credits

I Love Lucy Image
I Love Lucy
Ricky Ricardo
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Image
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Red Skelton Show Image
The Red Skelton Show
Self
December Bride Image
December Bride
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Image
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
The Mike Douglas Show Image
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Image
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Bob Hope Show Image
The Bob Hope Show
Self
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host & Musical Guest
Alice Image
Alice
Donny & Marie Image
Donny & Marie
Self
The Mothers-in-Law Image
The Mothers-in-Law
Raphael Delgado
The Ed Sullivan Show Image
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Tony Awards Image
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
Ironside Image
Ironside
Dr. Juan Domingo
No Image
NBC Sunday Showcase
Ricky Ricardo
No Image
The Ed Wynn Show
Self
What's My Line? Image
What's My Line?
Self - Panelist
What's My Line? Image
What's My Line?
Self
The Virginian Image
The Virginian
El Jefe
The Emmy Awards Image
The Emmy Awards
Self
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour Image
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Ricky Ricardo
E! True Hollywood Story Image
E! True Hollywood Story
No Image
Television: The First Fifty Years
Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Image
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
(archive footage)
Bataan Image
Bataan
Felix Ramirez
Lucy and Desi Image
Lucy and Desi
Self (archive footage)
The Long, Long Trailer Image
The Long, Long Trailer
Nicky Collini
My Darling Vivian Image
My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
Lucy's Really Lost Moments Image
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
Ricky Ricardo
Forever, Darling Image
Forever, Darling
Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Image
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
No Image
Land's End
Guest Waiting to Cash Check
The Escape Artist Image
The Escape Artist
Mayor Leon Quiñones
Too Many Girls Image
Too Many Girls
Manuelito Lynch
The Navy Comes Through Image
The Navy Comes Through
Pat Tarriba
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored Image
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years Image
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
No Image
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards Image
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
Four Jacks and a Jill Image
Four Jacks and a Jill
Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
Judy Garland: By Myself Image
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
Joys Image
Joys
Self
I Love Lucy: The Movie Image
I Love Lucy: The Movie
Ricky Ricardo
Father Takes a Wife Image
Father Takes a Wife
Carlos Bardez
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie Image
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
Self
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 Image
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Holiday in Havana Image
Holiday in Havana
Carlos Estrada
No Image
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
(archive footage)
No Image
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
Self (archive footage)
Cuban Pete Image
Cuban Pete
Desi Arnaz
No Image
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
Fred Mertz
Haunted Homes of Hollywood Image
Haunted Homes of Hollywood
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1 Image
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
Salsa Image
Salsa
Self (archive footage)
I Love Lucy Christmas Special Image
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
Ricky
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra Image
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra
Self