Desi Arnaz
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1917-03-02 · Santiago, Cuba
- Died
- 1986-12-02
Known for
- Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host & Musical Guest
- I Love Lucy (1951) — Ricky Ricardo
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
- E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
- Ironside (1967) — Dr. Juan Domingo
- Alice (1976) — Ruth
- The Long, Long Trailer (1954) — Nicholas Collini
- The Lucy Show (1962) — Producer
- Lucy and Desi (2022) — Self (archive footage)
- Bataan (1943) — Felix Ramirez
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) — Self (uncredited)
- The Virginian (1962) — El Jefe
- What's My Line? (1950) — Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025) — Self (archive footage)
- The Escape Artist (1982) — Mayor Leon Quiñones