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Desi Arnaz

Acting

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson•Saturday Night Live•The Mike Douglas Show•Tony Awards•Ironside•The Red Skelton Show

69 Years Old

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.

Born

Santiago, Cuba on 2nd March 1917

Died

2nd December 1986

All Credits

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Image

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Saturday Night Live Image

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host & Musical Guest

The Mike Douglas Show Image

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

Tony Awards Image

Tony Awards

Self - Performer

Ironside Image

Ironside

Dr. Juan Domingo

The Red Skelton Show Image

The Red Skelton Show

Self

The Virginian Image

The Virginian

El Jefe

I Love Lucy Image

I Love Lucy

Ricky Ricardo

What's My Line? Image

What's My Line?

Self - Panelist

What's My Line? Image

What's My Line?

Self

Alice Image

Alice

The Ed Sullivan Show Image

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

The Bob Hope Show Image

The Bob Hope Show

Self

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Image

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Image

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Self

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Image

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Self (uncredited)

December Bride Image

December Bride

Self

Bataan Image

Bataan

Felix Ramirez

Donny & Marie Image

Donny & Marie

Self

Judy Garland: By Myself Image

Judy Garland: By Myself

Self (archive footage)

My Darling Vivian Image

My Darling Vivian

Self (archive footage)

Cuban Pete Image

Cuban Pete

Desi Arnaz

Joys Image

Joys

Self

The Mothers-in-Law Image

The Mothers-in-Law

Raphael Delgado

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour Image

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

Ricky Ricardo

MGM Parade Image

MGM Parade

Self

Forever, Darling Image

Forever, Darling

Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega

Four Jacks and a Jill Image

Four Jacks and a Jill

Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal

The Emmy Awards Image

The Emmy Awards

Self

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

Self (archive footage)

I Love Lucy Christmas Special Image

I Love Lucy Christmas Special

Ricky

E! True Hollywood Story Image

E! True Hollywood Story

NBC Sunday Showcase

Ricky Ricardo

The Ed Wynn Show

Self

The Long, Long Trailer Image

The Long, Long Trailer

Nicky Collini

Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie Image

Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

Self

The Escape Artist Image

The Escape Artist

Mayor Leon Quiñones

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music Image

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Self (archive footage)

A Star Is Born World Premiere Image

A Star Is Born World Premiere

Self

Salsa Image

Salsa

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Image

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lucy and Desi Image

Lucy and Desi

Self (archive footage)

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored Image

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)

Television: The First Fifty Years

Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)

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)

Land's End

Guest Waiting to Cash Check

Holiday in Havana Image

Holiday in Havana

Carlos Estrada

Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra Image

Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra

Self

Lucy's Really Lost Moments Image

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

Ricky Ricardo

I Love Lucy: The Movie Image

I Love Lucy: The Movie

Ricky Ricardo

The Navy Comes Through Image

The Navy Comes Through

Pat Tarriba

Father Takes a Wife Image

Father Takes a Wife

Carlos Bardez

A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music

Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)

The Man in the Funny Suit

Self - Host

Too Many Girls Image

Too Many Girls

Manuelito Lynch

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Image

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

(archive footage)

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 Image

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1 Image

The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1

The Bob Hope Chevy Show Image

The Bob Hope Chevy Show

Fred Mertz

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years Image

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

Self

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

(archive footage)

The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special Image

The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special