ACTOR · FROM SANTIAGO, CUBA
Desi Arnaz
1917–198653 credits since 19403 coming up
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ABOUT DESI
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born2 March 1917
Died2 December 1986
BirthplaceSantiago, Cuba
Known forActing
On Cineora13 of 46 titles
Known for
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The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle SpecialDate to be announced
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Bernadette Episodeas Host (himself)Date to be announced
The Time Elementas HostDate to be announced
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 13
- Average IMDb
- 6.9
- Highest rated
- I Love LucyIMDb 8.5
- Working since
- 1940
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Filmography
The 2010s
2 titles
as Ricky
as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
The 2000s
2 titles
as Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
The 1990s
2 titlesTelevision: The First Fifty Years
Not on Cineoraas Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
The 1980s
1 title · IMDb 6.1 on averageMovieas Mayor Leon Quiñones
The 1970s
2 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average
Seriesas Ruth · 1 episode
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
Not on Cineoraas (archive footage)
The 1960s
4 titles · IMDb 7.3 on averageLand's End
Not on Cineoraas Guest Waiting to Cash Check · 1 episode
as Raphael Delgado · 4 episodes
Seriesas Dr. Juan Domingo · 1 episode
Seriesas El Jefe · 1 episode
The 1950s
9 titles · IMDb 7.5 on averageNBC Sunday Showcase
Not on Cineoraas Ricky Ricardo · 1 episode
7 episodes
Seriesas Ricky Ricardo · 13 episodes
as Fred Mertz
Movieas Lorenzo Xavier Vega
as Ricky Ricardo
Movieas Nicholas Collini
as Ricky Ricardo / Self
The 1940s
7 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average
as Carlos Estrada
as Desi Arnaz
Movieas Felix Ramirez
Movieas Pat Tarriba
as Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
as Carlos Bardez
Movieas Manuelito
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Desi’s titles.
Lucille BallI Love Lucy, The Long, Long Trailer and 4 more
Vivian VanceI Love Lucy, The Lucy Show and 1 more
Bob Carroll Jr.Creator · I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show and 1 more
Madelyn PughCreator · I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show and 1 more
Wilbur HatchComposer · I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show and 1 more
Nancy KulpForever, Darling and The Fountain of Youth
Lorne MichaelsSaturday Night Live and Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
William FrawleyI Love Lucy and The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
