Directed credits
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Director
Desi Arnaz
Acting
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 4All 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: 7.05
Wikidata: Q472535
Frequent jobs
Director (5)Executive Producer (6)Producer (5)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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Directed Series
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Highest rated series linked with Desi Arnaz.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Desi Arnaz.
as Self (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian
2020 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 • Movie
as Self
Joys
1976 • Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 • Movie
as Nicky Collini
The Long, Long Trailer
1954 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi
2022 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Salsa
1976 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004 • Movie
as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Desi Arnaz.
as Self • 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Self - Host & Musical Guest • 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 • Series
as Self - Performer • 1 eps
Tony Awards
1956 • Series
as Dr. Juan Domingo • 1 eps
Ironside
1967 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
1951 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
What's My Line?
1950 • Series
as El Jefe • 1 eps
The Virginian
1962 • Series
as Ruth • 1 eps
Alice
1976 • Series
Producer • 180 eps
I Love Lucy
1951 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Lucy Show
1962 • Series
as Self • 6 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 • 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.
Executive In Charge Of Production • 1 eps
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 • Series
Producer • 93 eps
The Ann Sothern Show
1958 • Series
Producer • 78 eps
The Texan
1958 • Series
Executive Producer • 8 eps
Colgate Theatre
1958 • Series
Producer • 38 eps
The Walter Winchell File
1957 • Series
Producer's Assistant • 1 eps
U.S. Marshall
1956 • Series
Executive Producer • 1 eps
Cavalcade of America
1952 • Series
Producer • 180 eps
I Love Lucy
1951 • Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Desi Arnaz.
as Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi
2022 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian
2020 • Movie
as Ricky
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
2016 • Movie
as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011 • Movie
as Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004 • Movie
as (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004 • Movie
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
1997 • Movie
as Self
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
1993 • Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 • Movie
as Mayor Leon Quiñones
The Escape Artist
1982 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Desi Arnaz.
1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 • Series
as Ruth • 1 eps
Alice
1976 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Donny & Marie
1976 • Series
as Self - Host & Musical Guest • 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Self (uncredited) • 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 • Series
as Raphael Delgado • 4 eps
The Mothers-in-Law
1967 • Series
as Dr. Juan Domingo • 1 eps
Ironside
1967 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as El Jefe • 1 eps
The Virginian
1962 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 • Series
7 eps
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 • Series
as Ricky Ricardo • 13 eps
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957 • Series