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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

11 crew

Popularity

1.1

movie
Lucy and Desi
Lucy and Desi
2022 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.1
movie
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
2025 • as Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
★ 5.0
My Darling Vivian
My Darling Vivian
2020 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.1
Joys
Joys
1976 • as Self
★ 6.0
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.8
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011 • as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
★ 2.0
The Escape Artist
The Escape Artist
1982 • as Mayor Leon Quiñones
★ 6.2
movie
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Salsa
Salsa
1976 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 10.0
The Long, Long Trailer
The Long, Long Trailer
1954 • as Nicky Collini
★ 6.9
Forever, Darling
Forever, Darling
1956 • as Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega
★ 6.9
Bataan
Bataan
1943 • as Felix Ramirez
★ 6.5
Judy Garland: By Myself
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.3
movie
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999 • as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Four Jacks and a Jill
Four Jacks and a Jill
1942 • as Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
★ 6.5
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Too Many Girls
Too Many Girls
1940 • as Manuelito Lynch
★ 5.9
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
2016 • as Ricky
★ 10.0
The Navy Comes Through
The Navy Comes Through
1942 • as Pat Tarriba
★ 6.0
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
A Star Is Born World Premiere
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954 • as Self
★ 8.0
Father Takes a Wife
Father Takes a Wife
1941 • as Carlos Bardez
★ 6.8
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004 • as (archive footage)
★ 5.3
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976 • as Self
★ 7.3
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra
1946 • as Self
★ 5.4
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
1997
★ 8.5
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
1993 • as Self
★ 8.2
movie
The Man in the Funny Suit
1960 • as Self - Host
I Love Lucy: The Movie
I Love Lucy: The Movie
1953 • as Ricky Ricardo / Self
★ 7.7
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
★ 7.0
movie
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975 • as (archive footage)
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
1956 • as Fred Mertz
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
1956 • as Ricky Ricardo
★ 6.5
The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special
The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special
Cuban Pete
Cuban Pete
1946 • as Desi Arnaz
★ 6.0
Holiday in Havana
Holiday in Havana
1949 • as Carlos Estrada
★ 5.6