7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962· TV Series
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 2, 1917(69)
Day of Death
December 2, 1986
Place of Birth
Santiago, Cuba
Desi Arnaz
Acting
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.
Known For
7.0
Saturday Night Live
1975· TV Series
Tony Awards
1956· TV Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
1961· TV Series
6.4
The Virginian
1962· TV Series
6.8
Ironside
1967· TV Series
7.0
What's My Line?
1950· TV Series
7.0
What's My Line?
1950· TV Series
7.9
I Love Lucy
1951· TV Series
7.1
Alice
1976· TV Series
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
1951· TV Series
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948· TV Series
Filmography
- 2025MovieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Musicas Self (archive footage)
- 2022MovieLucy and Desias Self (archive footage)
- 2020MovieMy Darling Vivianas Self (archive footage)
- 2016MovieI Love Lucy Christmas Specialas Ricky
- 2011MovieClassic TV Bloopers Uncensoredas Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
- 2005MovieBroadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awardsas Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
- 2004MovieJudy Garland: By Myselfas Self (archive footage)
- 2004MovieTV in Black: The First Fifty Yearsas (archive footage)
- 1997MovieThe Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
- 1996TVE! True Hollywood Story
- 1993MovieLucy and Desi: A Home Movieas Self
- 1983MovieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footageas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1982MovieThe Escape Artistas Mayor Leon Quiñones
- 1976MovieCBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Yearsas Self
- 1976TVAlice
- 1976MovieSalsaas Self (archive footage)
- 1976MovieJoysas Self
- 1976TVDonny & Marieas Self
- 1975MovieTexaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Televisionas (archive footage)
- 1975TVSaturday Night Liveas Self - Host & Musical Guest
- 1968TVRowan & Martin's Laugh-Inas Self (uncredited)
- 1968TVRowan & Martin's Laugh-Inas Self
- 1967TVThe Mothers-in-Lawas Raphael Delgado
- 1967TVIronsideas Dr. Juan Domingo
- 1962TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
- 1962TVThe Virginianas El Jefe
- 1961TVThe Mike Douglas Showas Self
- 1958TVWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
- 1957TVThe Lucy–Desi Comedy Houras Ricky Ricardo
- 1956MovieThe Bob Hope Chevy Showas Fred Mertz
- 1956TVTony Awardsas Self - Performer
- 1956MovieForever, Darlingas Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega
- 1956MovieLucy's Really Lost Momentsas Ricky Ricardo
- 1955TVMGM Paradeas Self
- 1954TVDecember Brideas Self
- 1954MovieA Star Is Born World Premiereas Self
- 1954MovieThe Long, Long Traileras Nicky Collini
- 1953MovieI Love Lucy: The Movieas Ricky Ricardo
- 1951TVI Love Lucyas Ricky Ricardo
- 1951TVThe Red Skelton Showas Self
- 1950TVThe Bob Hope Showas Self
- 1950TVWhat's My Line?as Self
- 1950TVWhat's My Line?as Self - Panelist
- 1949MovieHoliday in Havanaas Carlos Estrada
- 1949TVThe Emmy Awardsas Self
- 1948TVThe Ed Sullivan Showas Self
- 1946MovieDesi Arnaz and His Orchestraas Self
- 1946MovieCuban Peteas Desi Arnaz
- 1943MovieBataanas Felix Ramirez
- 1942MovieThe Navy Comes Throughas Pat Tarriba