6.9Acting
Desi Arnaz
- Born
- 1917-03-02
- Died
- 1986-12-02
- Birthplace
- Santiago, Cuba
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
Filmography
78 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
2025 · Movie
Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi
2022 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian
2020 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
2016 · Movie
Ricky
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011 · Movie
Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 · Movie
Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004 · Movie
(archive footage)
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999 · Movie
Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
1997 · Movie
Cast
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · TV Show
Cast
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
1993 · Movie
Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Escape Artist
1982 · Movie
Mayor Leon Quiñones
Alice
1976 · TV Show
Ruth
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976 · Movie
Self
Donny & Marie
1976 · TV Show
Self
Joys
1976 · Movie
Self
Salsa
1976 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
Self - Host & Musical Guest
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975 · Movie
(archive footage)
Land's End
1968 · TV Show
Guest Waiting to Cash Check · Writer · Director · Producer · Creator
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · TV Show
Self (uncredited) · Self
Ironside
1967 · TV Show
Dr. Juan Domingo
The Mothers-in-Law
1967 · TV Show
Raphael Delgado · Director · Executive Producer
The Carol Channing Show
1966 · TV Show
Producer · Director
Star Trek: The Cage
1965 · Movie
Executive Producer
Surf Scene
1963 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Lucy Show
1962 · TV Show
Director · Producer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV Show
Self
The Virginian
1962 · TV Show
El Jefe
Alcatraz Express
1961 · Movie
Executive Producer
Dragon by the Tail
1961 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV Show
Self
Guestward, Ho!
1960 · TV Show
Director
The Gun of Zangara
1960 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Man in the Funny Suit
1960 · Movie
Self - Host · Producer
NBC Sunday Showcase
1959 · TV Show
Ricky Ricardo · Director
Colgate Theatre
1958 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Strange Witness
1958 · Movie
Producer
The Ann Sothern Show
1958 · TV Show
Producer
The Fountain of Youth
1958 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Texan
1958 · TV Show
Producer
U.S. Marshall
1958 · TV Show
Producer's Assistant · Executive Producer
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · TV Show
Cast · Executive In Charge Of Production · Creator
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957 · TV Show
Ricky Ricardo · Director · Producer · Executive Producer
The Walter Winchell File
1957 · TV Show
Producer
Forever, Darling
1956 · Movie
Lorenzo Xavier Vega
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
1956 · Movie
Ricky Ricardo · Producer · Director · Writer
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
1956 · Movie
Fred Mertz
Tony Awards
1956 · TV Show
Self - Performer
MGM Parade
1955 · TV Show
Self
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954 · Movie
Self
December Bride
1954 · TV Show
Self
The Long, Long Trailer
1954 · Movie
Nicholas Collini
I Love Lucy: The Movie
1953 · Movie
Ricky Ricardo / Self
Cavalcade of America
1952 · TV Show
Executive Producer
I Love Lucy
1951 · TV Show
Ricky Ricardo · Producer
The Red Skelton Show
1951 · TV Show
Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · TV Show
Self
What's My Line?
1950 · TV Show
Self
Holiday in Havana
1949 · Movie
Carlos Estrada
The Ed Wynn Show
1949 · TV Show
Self
The Emmy Awards
1949 · TV Show
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · TV Show
Self
Cuban Pete
1946 · Movie
Desi Arnaz
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra
1946 · Movie
Self
Bataan
1943 · Movie
Felix Ramirez
Four Jacks and a Jill
1942 · Movie
Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
The Navy Comes Through
1942 · Movie
Pat Tarriba
Father Takes a Wife
1941 · Movie
Carlos Bardez
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941 · Movie
Cast
Too Many Girls
1940 · Movie
Manuelito
The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special
Date unknown · Movie
Cast
The Time Element
Date unknown · Movie
Host
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Bernadette Episode
Date unknown · Movie
Host (himself)