About Desi Arnaz
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.
Filmography32 films
Rank Desi Arnaz's movies
Start with all movie credits in Favorite Desi Arnaz Movies, then arrange them in your own order.
- A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music2025
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music2025
- Lucy and Desi2022
- My Darling Vivian2020
- Judy Garland: By Myself2004
- TV in Black: The First Fifty Years2004
- Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy2000
- Television: The First Fifty Years1999
- Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie1993
- The Escape Artist1982
- CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years1976
- Salsa1976
- Joys1976
- Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television1975
- The Man in the Funny Suit1960
- The Bob Hope Chevy Show1956
- Forever, Darling1956
- A Star Is Born World Premiere1954
- The Long, Long Trailer1954
- I Love Lucy: The Movie1953
- Holiday in Havana1949
- Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra1946
- Cuban Pete1946
- Bataan1943
- The Navy Comes Through1942
- Four Jacks and a Jill1942
- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 21941
- Father Takes a Wife1941
- Too Many Girls1940
- The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle SpecialTBA
- The Time ElementTBA
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Bernadette EpisodeTBA
