Directed credits
4
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Director
Desi Arnaz
Acting
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 3All crew credits: 18
TMDB ID: 91711
IMDb ID: nm0000789
Known for: Acting
Born: March 2, 1917
Died: December 2, 1986
Age: 69
Place of birth: Santiago, Cuba
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1940 - 2025
Years active: 86
Average TMDB rating: 7.04
Wikidata: Q472535
Frequent jobs
Director (4)Executive Producer (6)Producer (6)Executive In Charge Of Production (1)Producer's Assistant (1)
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.
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Movies directed by Desi Arnaz.
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Directed Series
Series directed by Desi Arnaz.
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Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Desi Arnaz.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Desi Arnaz.
4.0
Joys
as Self
1976 Movie
Surf Scene
Executive Producer
1963 Movie
7.1
Lucy and Desi
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Movie
Salsa
as Self (archive footage)
1976 Movie
6.0
Four Jacks and a Jill
as Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
1942 Movie
6.2
The Escape Artist
as Mayor Leon Quiñones
1982 Movie
6.4
Bataan
as Felix Ramirez
1943 Movie
7.0
Forever, Darling
as Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega
1956 Movie
6.9
The Long, Long Trailer
as Nicky Collini
1954 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Desi Arnaz.
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host & Musical Guest • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 2 eps
1962 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 1 eps
1961 Series
6.8
Ironside
as Dr. Juan Domingo • 1 eps
1967 Series
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
as Self • 1 eps
1951 Series
7.0
What's My Line?
as Self • 2 eps
1950 Series
7.1
Alice
1 eps
1976 Series
6.4
The Virginian
as El Jefe • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.9
I Love Lucy
Producer • 180 eps
1951 Series
7.1
The Lucy Show
Producer • 30 eps
1962 Series
5.5
The Texan
Producer • 78 eps
1958 Series
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
as Self • 2 eps
1950 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Desi Arnaz.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Desi Arnaz.
7.1
The Lucy Show
Producer • 30 eps
1962 Series
5.8
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Executive In Charge Of Production • 1 eps
1958 Series
6.5
The Ann Sothern Show
Producer • 93 eps
1958 Series
5.5
The Texan
Producer • 78 eps
1958 Series
Colgate Theatre
Executive Producer • 8 eps
1958 Series
5.0
The Walter Winchell File
Producer • 38 eps
1957 Series
7.3
U.S. Marshall
Producer's Assistant • 1 eps
1956 Series
3.5
Cavalcade of America
Executive Producer • 1 eps
1952 Series
7.9
I Love Lucy
Producer • 180 eps
1951 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Desi Arnaz.
7.8
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
7.1
Lucy and Desi
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Movie
6.8
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Movie
10.0
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
as Ricky
2016 Movie
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
2011 Movie
7.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
2005 Movie
7.5
Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self (archive footage)
2004 Movie
4.0
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as (archive footage)
2004 Movie
10.0
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
1997 Movie
8.2
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
as Self
1993 Movie
6.5
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983 Movie
6.2
The Escape Artist
as Mayor Leon Quiñones
1982 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Desi Arnaz.
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
1996 Series
7.1
Alice
1 eps
1976 Series
6.7
Donny & Marie
as Self • 1 eps
1976 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host & Musical Guest • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.6
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited) • 1 eps
1968 Series
5.8
The Mothers-in-Law
as Raphael Delgado • 4 eps
1967 Series
6.8
Ironside
as Dr. Juan Domingo • 1 eps
1967 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 2 eps
1962 Series
6.4
The Virginian
as El Jefe • 1 eps
1962 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 1 eps
1961 Series
5.8
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
7 eps
1958 Series
8.6
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Ricky Ricardo • 13 eps
1957 Series