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
The Long, Long Trailer
(1954)
Nicky Collini
Lucy and Desi
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Bataan
(1943)
Felix Ramirez
Full Filmography
Acting
Too Many Girls
(1940)
Manuelito Lynch
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
(1941)
Father Takes a Wife
(1941)
Carlos Bardez
Four Jacks and a Jill
(1942)
Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
The Navy Comes Through
(1942)
Pat Tarriba
Bataan
(1943)
Felix Ramirez
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra
(1946)
Himself
Cuban Pete
(1946)
Desi Arnaz
Holiday in Havana
(1949)
Carlos Estrada
I Love Lucy: The Movie
(1953)
Ricky Ricardo
The Long, Long Trailer
(1954)
Nicky Collini
A Star Is Born World Premiere
(1954)
Self
Forever, Darling
(1956)
Lorenzo Xavier "Larry" Vega
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
(1956)
Ricky Ricardo
Joys
(1976)
Self
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
(1976)
Self
Salsa
(1976)
Self (archive footage)
The Escape Artist
(1982)
Mayor Leon Quiñones
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
(1983)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
(1993)
Self
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
(1997)
Television: The First Fifty Years
(1999)
Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
(2004)
(archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
(2004)
Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
(2005)
Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
(2011)
Himself
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
(2016)
Ricky
My Darling Vivian
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Writing
Directing
Production