Desi Arnaz

Born: 1917-03-02

Desi Arnaz (1917 – 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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Lucy and Desi

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2022-01-21

Explore the unlikely partnership and enduring legacy of one of the most prolific power couples...

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The Long, Long Trailer

as Nicky Collini
Released: 1954-02-19

A newly wed couple, Tacy and Nicky, travel in a trailer for their honeymoon. The journey is a...

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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1983-02-25

Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas,...

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Bataan

as Felix Ramirez
Released: 1943-06-03

During Japan's invasion of the Philippines in 1942, Capt. Henry Lassiter, Sgt. Bill Dane and a...

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My Darling Vivian

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2020-04-27

The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters....

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The Navy Comes Through

as Pat Tarriba
Released: 1942-10-30

A U.S. Navy crew aboard a merchant marine ship battle Nazis.

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The Escape Artist

as Mayor Leon Quiñones
Released: 1982-05-28

The young and self-confident Danny bluffs at the local police-station that he will escape from...

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Four Jacks and a Jill

as Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
Released: 1942-01-23

Karanina "Nina" Novak, is befriended by Nifty, the leader of a four-piece orchestra, and in...

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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

as (archive footage)
Released: 2004-01-01

Discover how television has reflected the African American experience in this retrospective of...

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Forever, Darling

as Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega
Released: 1956-02-09

Susan and Lorenzo have been married for over five years and they are starting to drift apart. So...

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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

as uncredited
Released: 1941-12-05

Hedda Hopper plays hostess at a party for her (grown) son William (DeWolfe Jr.). Hopper, attends...

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Joys

as Self
Released: 1976-03-05

Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where...

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Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Released: 2011-01-01

A compilation of television's biggest and best stars as they are caught in hilarious moments...

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

as Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
Released: 2005-08-07

Broadway royalty and Tony-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet, and Harvey...

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Too Many Girls

as Manuelito Lynch
Released: 1940-10-08

Mr. Casey's daughter, Connie, wants to go to Pottawatomie College and without her knowledge, he...

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I Love Lucy: The Movie

as Ricky Ricardo
Released: 1953-01-01

The film plays out, with three first-season episodes edited together into a single story: "The...

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I Love Lucy Christmas Special

as Ricky
Released: 2016-12-02

Celebrate the holidays with the I LOVE LUCY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL, a new one-hour special featuring...

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CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

as Self
Released: 1976-11-28

CBS honors Lucille Ball with this celebration of her three CBS series: I Love Lucy, The Lucy...

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Lucy's Really Lost Moments

as Ricky Ricardo
Released: 1956-01-01

The legendary Lucille Ball as you've never seen her before! Laugh along with Lucy and Desi in...

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Judy Garland: By Myself

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2004-02-25

As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll...

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Cuban Pete

as Desi Arnaz
Released: 1946-06-26

Unable to complete the deal by telephone, advertising executive Roberts sends his assistant Ann...

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Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra

as Self
Released: 1946-10-12

After a career on the stage and in movies, Desi Arnaz is introduced in this short as an...

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Holiday in Havana

as Carlos Estrada
Released: 1949-10-01

While working as a hotel busboy, aspiring bandleader Carlos Estrada tries to persuade singer...

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Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

as Self
Released: 1993-02-14

Emmy Award-Winning Special Desi and Lucy's daughter, Lucie Arnaz, hosts this emotional and...

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Father Takes a Wife

as Carlos Bardez
Released: 1941-10-03

A famous actress has to win over her ready-made family when she weds a shipping magnate.

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Salsa

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1976-08-18

The Fania All Stars perform for 44,000 fans at Yankee stadium in New York. Besides concert...

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The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1

as uncredited
Released: 1997-01-01

In THE FUNNY WORLD OF LUCY, you'll hear in Lucy's own words how she went from a school girl in...

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Alice

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-08-31

Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Performer
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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The Mike Douglas Show

as Self
First aired: 1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...

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Ironside

as Dr. Juan Domingo
First aired: 1967-03-28

When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host & Musical Guest
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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I Love Lucy

as Ricky Ricardo
First aired: 1951-10-15

Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife....

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The Virginian

as El Jefe
First aired: 1962-09-19

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth,...

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The Red Skelton Show

as Self
First aired: 1951-09-30

The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades,...

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Donny & Marie

as Self
First aired: 1976-01-23

Donny & Marie is an American variety show which aired on ABC from January 1976 to January 1979....

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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December Bride

as Self
First aired: 1954-10-04

December Bride is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS television network from 1954 to 1959,...

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The Bob Hope Show

as Self
First aired: 1950-04-09

The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC...

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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-10-06

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu...

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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self
First aired: 1967-09-09

An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

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The Mothers-in-Law

as Raphael Delgado
First aired: 1967-09-10

The Mothers-in-Law is an American sitcom starring Eve Arden and Kaye Ballard as two matriarchs...

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The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

as Ricky Ricardo
First aired: 1957-11-06

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour is a collection of thirteen one-hour specials airing occasionally from...

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The Emmy Awards

as Self
First aired: 1949-01-25

An annual awards ceremony honoring the best in U.S. prime time television programming as chosen...

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E! True Hollywood Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-08-21

E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood...

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I Love Lucy: In Color

as Ricky Ricardo
First aired: 2018-12-14

In 1951, film actress Lucille Ball and her musician husband Desi Arnaz spent $5,000 to produce a...

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