Desi Arnaz
March 2, 1917 (107 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · Lucy and Desi as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · I Love Lucy: Colorized Collection as Ricky Ricardo
- 2016 · I Love Lucy Christmas Special as Ricky
- 2011 · Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored as Himself
- 2005 · Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards as Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
- 2004 · Judy Garland: By Myself as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · TV in Black: The First Fifty Years as (archive footage)
- 1999 · Television: The First Fifty Years as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
- 1997 · The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1 as
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1993 · Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie as Self
- 1983 · Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1982 · The Escape Artist as Mayor Leon Quiñones
- 1976 · CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years as Self
- 1976 · Alice as
- 1976 · Salsa as Self (archive footage)
- 1976 · Joys as Self
- 1976 · Donny & Marie as Self
- 1975 · Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host & Musical Guest
- 1968 · Land's End as Guest Waiting to Cash Check
- 1967 · The Mothers-in-Law as Raphael Delgado
- 1967 · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
- 1967 · Ironside as Dr. Juan Domingo
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Virginian as El Jefe
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1959 · NBC Sunday Showcase as Ricky Ricardo
- 1958 · Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse as
- 1957 · The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour as Ricky Ricardo
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Performer
- 1956 · Forever, Darling as Lorenzo Xavier "Larry" Vega
- 1956 · Lucy's Really Lost Moments as Ricky Ricardo
- 1954 · December Bride as Self
- 1954 · A Star Is Born World Premiere as Self
- 1954 · The Long, Long Trailer as Nicky Collini
- 1953 · I Love Lucy: The Movie as Ricky Ricardo
- 1951 · I Love Lucy as Ricky Ricardo
- 1951 · The Red Skelton Show as Self
- 1950 · The Bob Hope Show as Self
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
- 1949 · The Ed Wynn Show as Self
- 1949 · Holiday in Havana as Carlos Estrada
- 1949 · The Emmy Awards as Self
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1946 · Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra as Himself
- 1946 · Cuban Pete as Desi Arnaz
- 1943 · Bataan as Felix Ramirez
- 1942 · The Navy Comes Through as Pat Tarriba
- 1942 · Four Jacks and a Jill as Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
- 1941 · Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 as
- 1941 · Father Takes a Wife as Carlos Bardez
- 1940 · Too Many Girls as Manuelito Lynch