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Desi Arnaz
Born: 1917-03-02 in Santiago, Cuba
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.
Rated Filmography (29)
Sorted by Score10.0
Salsa
1976
10.0
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
2016
8.5
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
1997
8.3
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
8.2
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
1993
8.0
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
7.7
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
7.7
I Love Lucy: The Movie
1953
7.3
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976
7.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
7.1
My Darling Vivian
2020
7.0
Lucy and Desi
2022
7.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
7.0
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
7.0
The Long, Long Trailer
1954
6.9
Forever, Darling
1956
6.8
Father Takes a Wife
1941
6.5
Four Jacks and a Jill
1942
6.5
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
1956
6.4
Bataan
1943
6.2
The Escape Artist
1982
6.0
The Navy Comes Through
1942
6.0
Cuban Pete
1946
6.0
Joys
1976
5.9
Too Many Girls
1940
5.6
Holiday in Havana
1949
5.4
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra
1946
5.3
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
2.0
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011