Biography

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

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Self (archive footage)

Lucy and Desi

Self (archive footage)

A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music

Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)

The Long, Long Trailer

Nicholas Collini

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

(archive footage)

Television: The First Fifty Years

Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)