Desi Arnaz

Acting

Born: 1917-03-02 in Santiago, Cuba

Died: 1986-12-02

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.

Acting

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)

The Long, Long Trailer

Nicky Collini

Forever, Darling

Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega

Bataan

Felix Ramirez

Lucy and Desi

Self (archive footage)

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

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

Father Takes a Wife

Carlos Bardez

The Escape Artist

Mayor Leon Quiñones

Too Many Girls

Manuelito Lynch

The Navy Comes Through

Pat Tarriba

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Four Jacks and a Jill

Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal

Cuban Pete

Desi Arnaz

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

Self

Television: The First Fifty Years

Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)

Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

Self

Holiday in Havana

Carlos Estrada

I Love Lucy: The Movie

Ricky Ricardo

Joys

Self

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

(archive footage)

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

Ricky Ricardo

Judy Garland: By Myself

Self (archive footage)

A Star Is Born World Premiere

Self

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Salsa

Self (archive footage)

I Love Lucy Christmas Special

Ricky

Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra

Self

My Darling Vivian

Self (archive footage)

The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

(archive footage)

The Bob Hope Chevy Show

Fred Mertz

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

Self (archive footage)

The Man in the Funny Suit

Self - Host

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Self (archive footage)

A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music

Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)

The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)

The Long, Long Trailer

Nicky Collini

Forever, Darling

Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega

Bataan

Felix Ramirez

Lucy and Desi

Self (archive footage)

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

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

Father Takes a Wife

Carlos Bardez

The Escape Artist

Mayor Leon Quiñones

Too Many Girls

Manuelito Lynch

The Navy Comes Through

Pat Tarriba

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Four Jacks and a Jill

Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal

Cuban Pete

Desi Arnaz

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

Self

Television: The First Fifty Years

Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)

Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

Self

Holiday in Havana

Carlos Estrada

I Love Lucy: The Movie

Ricky Ricardo

Joys

Self

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

(archive footage)

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

Ricky Ricardo

Judy Garland: By Myself

Self (archive footage)

A Star Is Born World Premiere

Self

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Salsa

Self (archive footage)

I Love Lucy Christmas Special

Ricky

Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra

Self

My Darling Vivian

Self (archive footage)

The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

(archive footage)

The Bob Hope Chevy Show

Fred Mertz

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

Self (archive footage)

The Man in the Funny Suit

Self - Host

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Self (archive footage)

A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music

Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)

The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special

Director

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

Director

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

Director

Other Credits

The Fountain of Youth

Executive Producer

Surf Scene

Executive Producer

Star Trek: The Cage

Executive Producer

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

Writer

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

Producer

Strange Witness

Producer

Dragon by the Tail

Executive Producer

The Man in the Funny Suit

Producer

Alcatraz Express

Executive Producer

The Fountain of Youth

Executive Producer

Surf Scene

Executive Producer

Star Trek: The Cage

Executive Producer

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

Writer

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

Producer

Strange Witness

Producer

Dragon by the Tail

Executive Producer

The Man in the Funny Suit

Producer

Alcatraz Express

Executive Producer