Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz (1917 – 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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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 • as Self - Host & Musical Guest

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 • as Self

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

1951 • as Ricky Ricardo

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

1951 • Producer

Filmography

2022

Lucy and Desi
Lucy and Desi
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/21/2022

2020

My Darling Vivian
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 4/27/2020

2016

I Love Lucy Christmas Special
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
as Ricky
Movie - Released: 12/2/2016

2011

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2011

2005

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/7/2005

2004

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2004
Judy Garland: By Myself
Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/25/2004

1999

Movie
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999

1997

The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997

1996

E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story
TV - Released: 8/21/1996

1993

Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/14/1993

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/25/1983

1982

The Escape Artist
The Escape Artist
as Mayor Leon Quiñones
Movie - Released: 5/28/1982

1976

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/28/1976
Joys
Joys
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/5/1976
Salsa
Salsa
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/18/1976
Alice
Alice
TV - Released: 8/31/1976
Donny & Marie
Donny & Marie
as Self
TV - Released: 1/23/1976

1975

Movie
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/24/1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host & Musical Guest
TV - Released: 10/11/1975

1968

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
TV - Released: 1/22/1968
TV
Land's End
as Guest Waiting to Cash Check
TV - Released: 4/21/1968

1967

Ironside
Ironside
as Dr. Juan Domingo
TV - Released: 3/28/1967
The Mothers-in-Law
The Mothers-in-Law
as Raphael Delgado
TV - Released: 9/10/1967

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as El Jefe
TV - Released: 9/19/1962

1961

The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1959

TV
NBC Sunday Showcase
as Ricky Ricardo
TV - Released: 9/20/1959

1958

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV - Released: 10/6/1958

1957

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Ricky Ricardo
TV - Released: 11/6/1957

1956

Forever, Darling
Forever, Darling
as Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega
Movie - Released: 2/9/1956
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
as Ricky Ricardo
Movie - Released: 1/1/1956
Movie
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
as Fred Mertz
Movie - Released: 10/21/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1954

The Long, Long Trailer
The Long, Long Trailer
as Nicky Collini
Movie - Released: 2/19/1954
Movie
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/28/1954
December Bride
December Bride
as Self
TV - Released: 10/4/1954

1953

I Love Lucy: The Movie
I Love Lucy: The Movie
as Ricky Ricardo
Movie - Released: 1/1/1953

1951

I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy
as Ricky Ricardo
TV - Released: 10/15/1951
The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/30/1951

1950

The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
TV - Released: 4/9/1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self
TV - Released: 2/2/1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
TV - Released: 2/2/1950

1949

Holiday in Havana
Holiday in Havana
as Carlos Estrada
Movie - Released: 10/1/1949
The Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards
as Self
TV - Released: 1/25/1949
TV
The Ed Wynn Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/6/1949

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/20/1948

1946

Cuban Pete
Cuban Pete
as Desi Arnaz
Movie - Released: 6/26/1946
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/12/1946

1943

Bataan
Bataan
as Felix Ramirez
Movie - Released: 6/3/1943

1942

The Navy Comes Through
The Navy Comes Through
as Pat Tarriba
Movie - Released: 10/30/1942
Four Jacks and a Jill
Four Jacks and a Jill
as Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
Movie - Released: 1/23/1942

1941

Father Takes a Wife
Father Takes a Wife
as Carlos Bardez
Movie - Released: 10/3/1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Movie - Released: 12/5/1941

1940

Too Many Girls
Too Many Girls
as Manuelito Lynch
Movie - Released: 10/8/1940