Desi Arnaz
Acting
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
Acting60
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
2025
Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
movieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieLucy and Desi
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieMy Darling Vivian
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieClassic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011
Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
movieBroadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
movieJudy Garland: By Myself
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieTV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
(archive footage)
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000
Self (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
movieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Escape Artist
1982
Mayor Leon Quiñones
tvAlice
1976
Ruth
movieSalsa
1976
Self (archive footage)
movieJoys
1976
Self
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
(archive footage)
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host & Musical Guest
Land's End
1968
Guest Waiting to Cash Check
tvRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Self (uncredited) / Self
tvThe Mothers-in-Law
1967
Raphael Delgado
tvIronside
1967
Dr. Juan Domingo
tvThe Virginian
1962
El Jefe
NBC Sunday Showcase
1959
Ricky Ricardo
tvThe Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
Ricky Ricardo
movieThe Bob Hope Chevy Show
1956
Fred Mertz
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Performer
movieForever, Darling
1956
Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega
movieLucy's Really Lost Moments
1956
Ricky Ricardo
tvMGM Parade
1955
Self
movieThe Long, Long Trailer
1954
Nicky Collini
movieI Love Lucy: The Movie
1953
Ricky Ricardo / Self
tvI Love Lucy
1951
Ricky Ricardo
movieHoliday in Havana
1949
Carlos Estrada
movieCuban Pete
1946
Desi Arnaz
movieBataan
1943
Felix Ramirez
movieThe Navy Comes Through
1942
Pat Tarriba
movieFour Jacks and a Jill
1942
Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
movieFather Takes a Wife
1941
Carlos Bardez
movieToo Many Girls
1940
Manuelito
Production22
Land's End
1968
Producer
tvThe Mothers-in-Law
1967
Executive Producer
movieStar Trek: The Cage
1965
Executive Producer
movieSurf Scene
1963
Executive Producer
tvThe Lucy Show
1962
Producer
movieDragon by the Tail
1961
Executive Producer
Alcatraz Express
1961
Executive Producer
The Gun of Zangara
1960
Executive Producer
tvThe Ann Sothern Show
1958
Producer
tvWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Executive In Charge Of Production
tvThe Texan
1958
Producer
movieThe Fountain of Youth
1958
Executive Producer
tvColgate Theatre
1958
Executive Producer
movieStrange Witness
1958
Producer
tvThe Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
Producer, Executive Producer
tvThe Walter Winchell File
1957
Producer
tvU.S. Marshall
1956
Producer's Assistant
tvCavalcade of America
1952
Executive Producer
tvI Love Lucy
1951
Producer
Directing8
Land's End
1968
Director
tvThe Mothers-in-Law
1967
Director
tvThe Lucy Show
1962
Director
tvGuestward, Ho!
1960
Director
tvThe Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
Director