Desi Arnaz
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Desi Arnaz
Bataan
1943
Filmography
Acting (38)
2025
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Musicas Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
5.0
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Musicas Self (archive footage)
7.7
2022
Lucy and Desias Self (archive footage)
7.0
2020
My Darling Vivianas Self (archive footage)
7.1
2016
I Love Lucy Christmas Specialas Ricky
10.0
2011
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensoredas Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
2.0
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awardsas Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
7.2
2004
Judy Garland: By Myselfas Self (archive footage)
8.3
2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Yearsas (archive footage)
5.3
2000
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucyas Self (archive footage)
7.0
1999
Television: The First Fifty Yearsas Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
1993
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movieas Self
8.2
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footageas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.0
1982
The Escape Artistas Mayor Leon Quiñones
6.2
1976
7.3
1976
Salsaas Self (archive footage)
10.0
1976
Joysas Self
6.0
1975
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Televisionas (archive footage)
1960
The Man in the Funny Suitas Self - Host
1956
The Bob Hope Chevy Showas Fred Mertz
1956
Forever, Darlingas Lorenzo Xavier Vega
6.9
1956
Lucy's Really Lost Momentsas Ricky Ricardo
6.5
1954
8.0
1954
The Long, Long Traileras Nicholas Collini
7.0
1953
I Love Lucy: The Movieas Ricky Ricardo / Self
7.7
1949
Holiday in Havanaas Carlos Estrada
5.6
1946
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestraas Self
5.4
1946
Cuban Peteas Desi Arnaz
6.0
1943
Bataanas Felix Ramirez
6.4
1942
The Navy Comes Throughas Pat Tarriba
6.0
1942
Four Jacks and a Jillas Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
6.5
1941
Father Takes a Wifeas Carlos Bardez
6.8
1940
Too Many Girlsas Manuelito
5.9
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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Bernadette Episodeas Host (himself)
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The Time Elementas Host
Production & Directing (11)
1965
Star Trek: The CageExecutive Producer
6.2
1963
Surf SceneExecutive Producer
1961
Dragon by the TailExecutive Producer
1961
Alcatraz ExpressExecutive Producer
7.0
1960
The Man in the Funny SuitProducer
1960
The Gun of ZangaraExecutive Producer
1958
The Fountain of YouthExecutive Producer
6.2
1958
Strange WitnessProducer
1956
Lucy's Really Lost MomentsDirector
6.5
1956
6.5
1956
Lucy's Really Lost MomentsProducer
6.5