Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 02, 1917
Died
Dec 02, 1986
Place of Birth
Santiago, Cuba
Credits
78 titles
Desi Arnaz
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.
Known For
Filmography
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi
Self (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
Ricky
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
(archive footage)
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
Self (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
E! True Hollywood Story
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Escape Artist
Mayor Leon Quiñones
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
Alice
Ruth
Salsa
Self (archive footage)
Joys
Self
Donny & Marie
Self
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
(archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host & Musical Guest
Land's End
Guest Waiting to Cash Check
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
The Mothers-in-Law
Raphael Delgado
Ironside
Dr. Juan Domingo
The Carol Channing Show
Producer
Star Trek: The Cage
Executive Producer
Surf Scene
Executive Producer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Lucy Show
Producer
The Virginian
El Jefe
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Dragon by the Tail
Executive Producer
Alcatraz Express
Executive Producer
Guestward, Ho!
Director
The Man in the Funny Suit
Self - Host
The Gun of Zangara
Executive Producer
NBC Sunday Showcase
Ricky Ricardo
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Ann Sothern Show
Producer
The Texan
Producer
The Fountain of Youth
Executive Producer
Colgate Theatre
Executive Producer
Strange Witness
Producer
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Ricky Ricardo
The Walter Winchell File
Producer
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
Fred Mertz
U.S. Marshall
Producer's Assistant