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Desi Arnaz
Producer, Actor, Director, Writer, Additional Credits
Born March 2, 1917Died December 2, 1986 (69 years)
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.
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.
Desi Arnaz Filmography
| 1969 | Mission Impossible Versus the Mob · as Executive Producer |
| 1968 | Yours, Mine and Ours · as Executive Producer |
| 1968 | Land's End (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1967 | The Mothers-In-Law (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1966 | Star Trek (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1963 | You Don't Say (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show (TV Series) |
| 1962 | Fair Exchange (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1961 | Kraft Mystery Theatre (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1960 | Harrigan and Son (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1960 | Guestward Ho! (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1960 | Here's Hollywood (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1959 | Pony Express (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1959 | The Scarface Mob · as Executive Producer |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1958 | U.S. Marshal (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1958 | The Ann Sothern Show (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringer (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1958 | The Texan (TV Series) |
| 1958 | The Fountain of Youth · as Executive Producer |
| 1957 | The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1957 | Whirlybirds (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1956 | |
| 1956 | |
| 1954 | A Christmas Carol · as Executive Producer |
| 1954 | December Bride (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1954 | Shower of Stars (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1953 | I Love Lucy · as Executive Producer |
| 1952 | Our Miss Brooks (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy (TV Series) |
| 2025 | Starring Dick Van Dyke · as Self - The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour |
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music · as Self - Musical Guest February 21, 1976 (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Albert Brooks: Defending My Life · as Self |
| 2022 | Lucy and Desi · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | The Super Bob Einstein Movie · as Self |
| 2020 | My Darling Vivian · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On · as Self |
| 2015 | The Latin Explosion: A New America · as Self - Musician |
| 2004 | Hit Celebrity TV Commercials · as Self - For Philip Morris Cigarettes |
| 2003 | Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty · as Self |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special · as Self |
| 1998 | Junket Whore · as Self |
| 1997 | Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's · as Self (with Lucy) |
| 1993 | Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie · as Self |
| 1991 | The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards · as Self |
| 1989 | A Tribute to Lucy · as Self |
| 1984 | The Lucille Ball/Jack Benny Double · as Self |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | Password Plus (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Contestant |
| 1976 | CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years · as Self |
| 1976 | Salsa · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1976 | Joys! · as Self |
| 1975 | Donny & Marie (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Host & Musical Guest |
| 1969 | The Andy Williams Show (1962) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Kraft Music Hall (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1967 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | Tony Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1955 | MGM Parade (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1954 | December Bride (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born World Premiere · as Self |
| 1952 | Our Miss Brooks (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | The Jackie Gleason Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | The Linkletter Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | I've Got a Secret (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Star |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | Four Star Revue (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Actor |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1949 | The Ed Wynn Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1946 | Cuban Pete · as Desi Arnaz |
| 2011 | Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored · as Ricky Ricardo (archive Footage) |
| 2004 | TV in Black: The First Fifty Years · as (archive Footage) |
| 2003 | Lucy! TV's Comedy Queen · as Cast |
| 1999 | Television: The First Fifty Years · as Ricky Ricardo |
| 1999 | ABC 2000: The Millennium · as Cast |
| 1997 | Judy Garland's Hollywood · as Cast |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) |
| 1993 | |
| 1986 | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts · as Ricky Ricardo |
| 1982 | The Escape Artist · as Mayor Leon Quiñones |
| 1976 | Alice (TV Series) |
| 1968 | Land's End (TV Series) · as Guest Waiting To Cash Check |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Dr. Juan Domingo |
| 1967 | The Mothers-In-Law (TV Series) · as Raphael Delgado |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as El Jefe |
| 1959 | Sunday Showcase (TV Series) · as Ricky Ricardo |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1958 | |
| 1957 | The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Ricky Ricardo |
| 1956 | Forever, Darling · as Lorenzo Xavier 'larry' Vega |
| 1956 | Lucy's Really Lost Moments · as Ricky Ricardo |
| 1954 | The Long, Long Trailer · as Nicky Collini |
| 1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Ricky Ricardo |
| 1953 | I Love Lucy · as Ricky Ricardo |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy (TV Series) · as Ricky Ricardo |
| 1949 | Holiday in Havana · as Carlos Estrada |
| 1943 | Bataan · as Felix Ramirez |
| 1942 | You Were Never Lovelier · as Band Singer |
| 1942 | The Navy Comes Through · as Pat Tarriba |
| 1942 | Four Jacks and a Jill · as Steve Sarto / King Stephan Viii Of Aregal |
| 1941 | Father Takes a Wife · as Carlos Bardez |
| 1940 | Too Many Girls · as Manuelito Lynch |
| 1968 | Land's End (TV Series) |
| 1967 | The Mothers-In-Law (TV Series) |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Guestward Ho! (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Sunday Showcase (TV Series) |
| 1957 | The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (TV Series) |
| 1956 |
| 1968 | Land's End (TV Series) |
| 1956 |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series) · as Executive In Charge Of Production |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series) · as Story |
| 1956 | The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) · as Producer's Assistant |