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Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz

Acting · Born 1917-03-02 (died at 69) · Santiago, Cuba

33 movies · 21 TV shows

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.

Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
IMDb7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
Saturday Night Live
IMDb6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975
The Mike Douglas Show
IMDb5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

1961
Alice
IMDb7.0

Alice

1976
Ironside
IMDb6.8

Ironside

1967
Tony Awards
0

Tony Awards

1956
I Love Lucy
IMDb7.9

I Love Lucy

1951
The Virginian
IMDb6.5

The Virginian

1962
The Red Skelton Show
IMDb7.4

The Red Skelton Show

1951
What's My Line?
IMDb7.0

What's My Line?

1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
IMDb6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
IMDb6.8

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968
The Bob Hope Show
IMDb7.0

The Bob Hope Show

1950
December Bride
IMDb6.3

December Bride

1954
MGM Parade
IMDb7.5

MGM Parade

1955
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
IMDb6.3

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
IMDb8.7

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

1957
Donny & Marie
IMDb6.8

Donny & Marie

1976
The Mothers-in-Law
IMDb6.0

The Mothers-in-Law

1967
The Emmy Awards
IMDb7.9

The Emmy Awards

1949
E! True Hollywood Story
IMDb8.1

E! True Hollywood Story

1996
Lucy and Desi
IMDb7.0

Lucy and Desi

2022
The Long, Long Trailer
IMDb7.0

The Long, Long Trailer

1954
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
IMDb7.0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
IMDb8.2

Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

1993
Salsa
IMDb10.0

Salsa

1976
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
IMDb5.3

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004
Joys
IMDb6.0

Joys

1976
Bataan
IMDb6.4

Bataan

1943
Too Many Girls
IMDb5.9

Too Many Girls

1940
My Darling Vivian
IMDb7.1

My Darling Vivian

2020
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
IMDb2.0

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

2011
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
IMDb7.7

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
IMDb7.2

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

2005
The Escape Artist
IMDb6.2

The Escape Artist

1982
I Love Lucy: The Movie
IMDb7.7

I Love Lucy: The Movie

1953
The Navy Comes Through
IMDb6.0

The Navy Comes Through

1942
Four Jacks and a Jill
IMDb6.5

Four Jacks and a Jill

1942
Judy Garland: By Myself
IMDb8.3

Judy Garland: By Myself

2004
The Time Element
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The Time Element

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
IMDb7.0

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941
A Star Is Born World Premiere
IMDb8.0

A Star Is Born World Premiere

1954
Cuban Pete
IMDb6.0

Cuban Pete

1946
Forever, Darling
IMDb6.9

Forever, Darling

1956
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Bernadette Episode
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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Bernadette Episode

Lucy's Really Lost Moments
IMDb6.5

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

1956
Holiday in Havana
IMDb5.6

Holiday in Havana

1949
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
IMDb7.3

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

1976
Father Takes a Wife
IMDb6.8

Father Takes a Wife

1941
The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special
0

The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special

The Bob Hope Chevy Show
0

The Bob Hope Chevy Show

1956
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
IMDb8.5

The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1

1997
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
IMDb10.0

I Love Lucy Christmas Special

2016
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra
IMDb5.4

Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra

1946