Acting
Desi Arnaz
Acting · Born 1917-03-02 · 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.
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A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
FilmA Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
2025 · Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
FilmLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Self (archive footage)
FilmLucy and Desi
2022 · Self (archive footage)
FilmMy Darling Vivian
2020 · Self (archive footage)
FilmI Love Lucy Christmas Special
2016 · Ricky
FilmClassic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011 · Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
FilmBroadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 · Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
FilmJudy Garland: By Myself
2004 · Self (archive footage)
FilmTV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004 · (archive footage)
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
FilmLucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000 · Self (archive footage)
FilmThe Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
FilmLucy and Desi: A Home Movie
1993 · Self
FilmHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
FilmThe Escape Artist
1982 · Mayor Leon Quiñones
FilmCBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976 · Self
Alice
1976 · Ruth
FilmSalsa
1976 · Self (archive footage)
FilmJoys
1976 · Self
Donny & Marie
1976 · Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host & Musical Guest
Land's End
Land's End
1968 · Guest Waiting to Cash Check
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self (uncredited)
The Mothers-in-Law
1967 · Raphael Delgado
Ironside
1967 · Dr. Juan Domingo
The Carol Channing Show
The Carol Channing Show
1966 · Producer
FilmStar Trek: The Cage
1965 · Executive Producer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Lucy Show
1962 · Producer
The Virginian
1962 · El Jefe
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Alcatraz Express
FilmAlcatraz Express
1961 · Executive Producer
Guestward, Ho!
1960 · Director
NBC Sunday Showcase
NBC Sunday Showcase
1959 · Ricky Ricardo
U.S. Marshall
1958 · Producer's Assistant
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · Executive In Charge Of Production
The Ann Sothern Show
1958 · Producer
The Texan
1958 · Producer
FilmThe Fountain of Youth
1958 · Executive Producer
Colgate Theatre
1958 · Executive Producer
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957 · Ricky Ricardo
The Walter Winchell File
1957 · Producer
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Performer
FilmForever, Darling
1956 · Lorenzo Xavier Vega
FilmLucy's Really Lost Moments
1956 · Ricky Ricardo
MGM Parade
1955 · Self
December Bride
1954 · Self
FilmA Star Is Born World Premiere
1954 · Self
FilmThe Long, Long Trailer
1954 · Nicholas Collini
FilmI Love Lucy: The Movie
1953 · Ricky Ricardo / Self
Cavalcade of America
1952 · Executive Producer
I Love Lucy
1951 · Ricky Ricardo
The Red Skelton Show
1951 · Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · Self
What's My Line?
1950 · Self
The Ed Wynn Show
The Ed Wynn Show
1949 · Self
FilmHoliday in Havana
1949 · Carlos Estrada
The Emmy Awards
1949 · Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
FilmDesi Arnaz and His Orchestra
1946 · Self
FilmCuban Pete
1946 · Desi Arnaz
FilmBataan
1943 · Felix Ramirez
FilmThe Navy Comes Through
1942 · Pat Tarriba
FilmFour Jacks and a Jill
1942 · Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
FilmHedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
FilmFather Takes a Wife
1941 · Carlos Bardez
FilmToo Many Girls
1940 · Manuelito