Desi Arnaz

Deceased · Born: Mar 2, 1917 · Died: Dec 2, 1986

Personal Details

Born Mar 2, 1917 Santiago, Cuba

Spouse

Edith Eyre Skimming Mack Hirsch
( Mar 2, 1963 to Mar 23, 1985 )
Lucille Ball
( Nov 30, 1940 to May 16, 1961 )

Parents

Desiderio Alberto Arnaz II
Dolores de Acha

Relatives

Haley Arnaz (Grandchild)
Julia Arnaz (Grandchild)
Joe Luckinbill (Grandchild)
Simon Luckinbill (Grandchild)
Katharine Luckinbill (Grandchild)
Desiree Anzalone (Great Grandchild)

Biography

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.

Career

acting

2004

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years as (archive footage)

2003

Lucy! TV's Comedy Queen

Lucy! TV's Comedy Queen

1997

The Funny World of Lucy: Volume 1

The Funny World of Lucy: Volume 1

1982

The Escape Artist

The Escape Artist as Mayor Leon Quiñones

1957

The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour

The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour as Ricky Ricardo

1956

Forever, Darling

Forever, Darling as Lorenzo Xavier "Larry" Vega

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

Lucy's Really Lost Moments as Ricky Ricardo

1954

The Long, Long Trailer

The Long, Long Trailer as Nicky Collini

1953

I Love Lucy as Ricky Ricardo

1951

I Love Lucy as Ricky Ricardo

1949

Holiday in Havana

Holiday in Havana as Carlos Estrada

1943

Bataan as Felix Ramirez

1942

Four Jacks and a Jill

Four Jacks and a Jill as Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal

The Navy Comes Through

The Navy Comes Through as Pat Tarriba

1941

Father Takes a Wife

Father Takes a Wife as Carlos Bardez

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1940

Too Many Girls as Manuelito Lynch

appearances

2019

Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On

Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On

2005

Great Performances

Great Performances

2004

American Masters

American Masters

2003

The Desilu Story

The Desilu Story

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

2002

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

1993

Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

1976

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

1975

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1946

Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra

Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra

1943

Screen Snapshots Series 23, No. 1: Hollywood in Uniform

Screen Snapshots Series 23, No. 1: Hollywood in Uniform

directing

1956

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

Lucy's Really Lost Moments as Director, Writer

creating

1958

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse as Creator