Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz (69)

1917-03-02 - 1986-12-02 | 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.

On Movies

  • The Escape Artist
  • Joys
  • Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
  • The Bob Hope Chevy Show
  • Forever, Darling
  • The Long, Long Trailer
  • I Love Lucy: The Movie
  • Holiday in Havana
  • Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra
  • Cuban Pete
  • Bataan
  • The Navy Comes Through
  • Four Jacks and a Jill
  • Father Takes a Wife
  • Too Many Girls

Movies as Director

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