1917-03-02 Santiago, Cuba
Desi Arnaz (1917 – 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.
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Lucy and Desi | Self (archive footage) | 2022-01-21 |
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My Darling Vivian | Self (archive footage) | 2020-04-27 |
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I Love Lucy Christmas Special | Ricky | 2016-12-02 |
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Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored | Ricky Ricardo (archive footage) | 2011-01-01 |
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Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards | Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage) | 2005-08-07 |
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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
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Judy Garland: By Myself | Self (archive footage) | 2004-02-25 |
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Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy | Self (archive footage) | 2000-12-03 |
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Television: The First Fifty Years | Ricky Ricardo (archive footage) | 1999-01-01 |
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The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1 | 1997-01-01 | |
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Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie | Self | 1993-02-14 |
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
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The Escape Artist | Mayor Leon Quiñones | 1982-05-28 |
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Joys | Self | 1976-03-05 |
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Salsa | Self (archive footage) | 1976-08-18 |
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CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years | Self | 1976-11-28 |
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Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television | (archive footage) | 1975-10-24 |
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Lucy's Really Lost Moments | Ricky Ricardo | 1956-01-01 |
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The Bob Hope Chevy Show | Fred Mertz | 1956-10-21 |
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Forever, Darling | Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega | 1956-02-09 |
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The Long, Long Trailer | Nicky Collini | 1954-02-19 |
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A Star Is Born World Premiere | Self | 1954-09-28 |
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I Love Lucy: The Movie | Ricky Ricardo | 1953-01-01 |
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Holiday in Havana | Carlos Estrada | 1949-10-01 |
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Cuban Pete | Desi Arnaz | 1946-06-26 |
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Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra | Self | 1946-10-12 |
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Bataan | Felix Ramirez | 1943-06-03 |
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The Navy Comes Through | Pat Tarriba | 1942-10-30 |
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Four Jacks and a Jill | Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal | 1942-01-23 |
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 | 1941-12-05 | |
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Father Takes a Wife | Carlos Bardez | 1941-10-03 |
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Too Many Girls | Manuelito Lynch | 1940-10-08 |