Desi Arnaz
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
The Long, Long Trailer
as Nicky Collini 1954
Lucy and Desi
as Self (archive footage) 2022
Bataan
as Felix Ramirez 1943
The Escape Artist
as Mayor Leon Quiñones 1982
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage) 2025
Too Many Girls
as Manuelito Lynch 1940
The Navy Comes Through
as Pat Tarriba 1942
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage) 2020
Forever, Darling
as Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega 1956
I Love Lucy: The Movie
as Ricky Ricardo 1953
Father Takes a Wife
as Carlos Bardez 1941
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
as Self 1993
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage) 2005
Holiday in Havana
as Carlos Estrada 1949
Four Jacks and a Jill
as Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal 1942
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
as Self 1976
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra
as Self 1946