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Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz

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

Mar 02, 1917

Santiago, Cuba

Died

Dec 02, 1986

Known For

Acting

Movies

36 acting

10 crew

Popularity

0.7

movie
Joys
Joys
1976 • as Self
★ 6.0
Lucy and Desi
Lucy and Desi
2022 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.1
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.8
The Escape Artist
The Escape Artist
1982 • as Mayor Leon Quiñones
★ 6.2
My Darling Vivian
My Darling Vivian
2020 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.1
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 • as Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
★ 7.2
movie
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
2025 • as Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
★ 5.0
Bataan
Bataan
1943 • as Felix Ramirez
★ 6.5
A Star Is Born World Premiere
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954 • as Self
★ 8.0
The Long, Long Trailer
The Long, Long Trailer
1954 • as Nicky Collini
★ 6.9
movie
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999 • as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011 • as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975 • as (archive footage)
Too Many Girls
Too Many Girls
1940 • as Manuelito Lynch
★ 5.9
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
1993 • as Self
★ 8.2
movie
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Forever, Darling
Forever, Darling
1956 • as Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega
★ 7.1
Cuban Pete
Cuban Pete
1946 • as Desi Arnaz
★ 6.0
The Navy Comes Through
The Navy Comes Through
1942 • as Pat Tarriba
★ 6.0
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976 • as Self
★ 7.3
I Love Lucy: The Movie
I Love Lucy: The Movie
1953 • as Ricky Ricardo
★ 7.7
Four Jacks and a Jill
Four Jacks and a Jill
1942 • as Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
★ 6.5
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004 • as (archive footage)
★ 5.3
Judy Garland: By Myself
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.3
Salsa
Salsa
1976 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 10.0
movie
The Man in the Funny Suit
1960 • as Self - Host
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
★ 7.0
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
1956 • as Ricky Ricardo
★ 6.5
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
2016 • as Ricky
★ 10.0
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
1956 • as Fred Mertz
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
1997
★ 8.5
Father Takes a Wife
Father Takes a Wife
1941 • as Carlos Bardez
★ 6.8
The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special
The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special
Holiday in Havana
Holiday in Havana
1949 • as Carlos Estrada
★ 5.6
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra
1946 • as Self
★ 5.3