Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz

🎂 2nd March 1917 (108 yrs) 📍 Santiago, Cuba

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.

Desi Arnaz

🎬 Movies Featuring Desi Arnaz

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A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music (2025)

as Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)

as Self (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi

Lucy and Desi (2022)

as Self (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian

My Darling Vivian (2020)

as Self (archive footage)
I Love Lucy Christmas Special

I Love Lucy Christmas Special (2016)

as Ricky
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored (2011)

as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
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)
Judy Garland: By Myself

Judy Garland: By Myself (2004)

as Self (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)

as (archive footage)
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Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy (2000)

as Self (archive footage)
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Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)

as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1

The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1 (1997)

Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie (1993)

as Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Escape Artist

The Escape Artist (1982)

as Mayor Leon Quiñones
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)

as Self
Salsa

Salsa (1976)

as Self (archive footage)
Joys

Joys (1976)

as Self
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Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television (1975)

as (archive footage)
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The Man in the Funny Suit (1960)

as Self - Host
The Bob Hope Chevy Show

The Bob Hope Chevy Show (1956)

as Fred Mertz
Forever, Darling

Forever, Darling (1956)

as Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega
Lucy's Really Lost Moments

Lucy's Really Lost Moments (1956)

as Ricky Ricardo
A Star Is Born World Premiere

A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)

as Self
The Long, Long Trailer

The Long, Long Trailer (1954)

as Nicky Collini
I Love Lucy: The Movie

I Love Lucy: The Movie (1953)

as Ricky Ricardo
Holiday in Havana

Holiday in Havana (1949)

as Carlos Estrada
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra

Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra (1946)

as Self
Cuban Pete

Cuban Pete (1946)

as Desi Arnaz
Bataan

Bataan (1943)

as Felix Ramirez
The Navy Comes Through

The Navy Comes Through (1942)

as Pat Tarriba
Four Jacks and a Jill

Four Jacks and a Jill (1942)

as Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941)

Father Takes a Wife

Father Takes a Wife (1941)

as Carlos Bardez
Too Many Girls

Too Many Girls (1940)

as Manuelito Lynch