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 Desias Self (archive footage)
- 2020 ·My Darling Vivianas Self (archive footage)
- 2016 ·I Love Lucy Christmas Specialas Ricky
- 2011 ·Classic TV Bloopers Uncensoredas Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
- 2005 ·Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awardsas Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
- 2004 ·Judy Garland: By Myselfas Self (archive footage)
- 2004 ·TV in Black: The First Fifty Yearsas (archive footage)
- 1999 ·Television: The First Fifty Yearsas Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
- 1997 ·The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1as
- 1996 ·E! True Hollywood Storyas
- 1993 ·Lucy and Desi: A Home Movieas Self
- 1983 ·Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footageas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1982 ·The Escape Artistas Mayor Leon Quiñones
- 1976 ·CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Yearsas Self
- 1976 ·Aliceas
- 1976 ·Salsaas Self (archive footage)
- 1976 ·Joysas Self
- 1976 ·Donny & Marieas Self
- 1975 ·Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Televisionas (archive footage)
- 1975 ·Saturday Night Liveas Self - Host & Musical Guest
- 1968 ·Land's Endas Guest Waiting to Cash Check
- 1967 ·The Mothers-in-Lawas Raphael Delgado
- 1967 ·Rowan & Martin's Laugh-Inas Self
- 1967 ·Ironsideas Dr. Juan Domingo
- 1962 ·The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
- 1962 ·The Virginianas El Jefe
- 1961 ·The Mike Douglas Showas Self
- 1959 ·NBC Sunday Showcaseas Ricky Ricardo
- 1958 ·Westinghouse Desilu Playhouseas
- 1957 ·The Lucy–Desi Comedy Houras Ricky Ricardo
- 1956 ·The Bob Hope Chevy Showas Fred Mertz
- 1956 ·Tony Awardsas Self - Performer
- 1956 ·Forever, Darlingas Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega
- 1956 ·Lucy's Really Lost Momentsas Ricky Ricardo
- 1954 ·December Brideas Self
- 1954 ·A Star Is Born World Premiereas Self
- 1954 ·The Long, Long Traileras Nicky Collini
- 1953 ·I Love Lucy: The Movieas Ricky Ricardo
- 1951 ·I Love Lucyas Ricky Ricardo
- 1951 ·The Red Skelton Showas Self
- 1950 ·The Bob Hope Showas Self
- 1950 ·What's My Line?as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1950 ·What's My Line?as Self - Panelist
- 1949 ·The Ed Wynn Showas Self
- 1949 ·Holiday in Havanaas Carlos Estrada
- 1949 ·The Emmy Awardsas Self
- 1948 ·The Ed Sullivan Showas Self
- 1946 ·Desi Arnaz and His Orchestraas Self
- 1946 ·Cuban Peteas Desi Arnaz
- 1943 ·Bataanas Felix Ramirez
- 1942 ·The Navy Comes Throughas Pat Tarriba
- 1942 ·Four Jacks and a Jillas Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
- 1941 ·Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2as
- 1941 ·Father Takes a Wifeas Carlos Bardez
- 1940 ·Too Many Girlsas Manuelito Lynch