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Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III, better known as Desi Arnaz, was a Cuban-born American actor, musician, bandleader, comedian and film and television producer. He is best known for his role as the witty Ricky Ricardo on the American television series sitcom I Love Lucy, where he co-starred with his then wife, dramatic and comedic actress Lucille Ball (1911–1989). Arnaz and Ball are generally credited as the innovators of the syndicated rerun, which they pioneered with the I Love Lucy series.
Birth Name
Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y III De Acha
Born
Friday, 02 March 1917
Died
Tuesday, 02 December 1986
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Albert Brooks: Defending My Life | Self | 2023 |
Lucy and Desi | Self (archive footage) / Self | 2022 |
The Super Bob Einstein Movie | Self | 2021 |
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek | Self | 2021 |
History of the Sitcom | Ricky Ricardo | 2021 |
The Story of Late Night | Self | 2021 |
Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On | Self | 2020 |
My Darling Vivian | Self (archive footage) / Self | 2020 |
I Love Lucy: A Colorized Celebration | Ricky | 2019 |
America in Color | Self | 2017 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Mothers-In-Law | 1967 |
The Carol Channing Show | 1966 |
The Lucy Show | 1962 |
Sunday Showcase | 1959 |
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour | 1957 |
Lucy's Really Lost Moments | 1956 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Mission Impossible Versus the Mob | 1969 |
Music City USA | 1967 |
Mannix | 1967 |
The Mothers-In-Law | 1967 |
Mission: Impossible | 1966 |
Star Trek | 1966 |
The Carol Channing Show | 1966 |
Glynis | 1963 |
The Greatest Show on Earth | 1963 |
Vacation Playhouse | 1963 |
You Don't Say | 1963 |
The Lucy Show | 1962 |
The Scarface Mob | 1959 |
Kraft Mystery Theater | 1961 |
Here's Hollywood | 1960 |
The Barbara Stanwyck Show | 1960 |
Pony Express | 1960 |
The Untouchables | 1959 |
Grand Jury | 1959 |
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | 1958 |
The Ann Sothern Show | 1958 |
Yancy Derringer | 1958 |
The Texan | 1958 |
The Fountain of Youth | 1958 |
Colgate Theatre | 1958 |
This Is Alice | 1958 |
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour | 1957 |
The Walter Winchell File | 1957 |
Whirlybirds | 1957 |
Official Detective | 1957 |
Wire Service | 1956 |
The Sheriff of Cochise | 1956 |
The Adventures of Jim Bowie | 1956 |
Forever, Darling | 1956 |
Lucy's Really Lost Moments | 1956 |
December Bride | 1954 |
Shower of Stars | 1954 |
Willy | 1954 |
The Danny Thomas Show | 1953 |
General Electric Theater | 1953 |
I Love Lucy | 1953 |
Cavalcade of America | 1952 |
I Love Lucy | 1951 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1955 | Emmy | Best Situation Comedy Series | Nominated |
1954 | Emmy | Best Situation Comedy | Won |
1953 | Emmy | Best Situation Comedy | Won |
1952 | Emmy | Best Comedy Show | Nominated |
1952 | Emmy | Best Comedy Show | Nominated |