Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz

Cuban-born American musician, actor and television producer (1917-1986)

Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III, known as Desi Arnaz, was a Cuban-American actor, musician, producer, and bandleader. Born in Santiago de Cuba, he fled with his family to Miami after the Cuban Revolution of 1933. He played Ricky Ricardo on the American television sitcom I Love Lucy, in which he co-starred with his wife Lucille Ball. Arnaz and Ball are credited as the innovators of the syndicated rerun, which they pioneered with the I Love Lucy series.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 72 films (1940–1978) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 14 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1967 THE MOTHERS-IN-LAW. 14. Divorce, Mother-In-Law Style. Desi Arnaz Productions Inc. 16mm Color sound
1967 THE MOTHERS-IN-LAW. 15. The Not Cold Enough War. Desi Arnaz Productions Inc. 16mm Color sound
1967 THE MOTHERS-IN-LAW. 16. Everybody Wants To Be A Writer. Desi Arnaz Productions Inc. 16mm Color sound
1967 THE MOTHERS-IN-LAW. 2. Everybody Goes On A Honeymoon. Desi Arnaz Productions Inc. 16mm Color sound
1967 THE MOTHERS-IN-LAW. 4. Career Girls. Desi Arnaz Productions Inc. 16mm Color sound
1967 THE MOTHERS-IN-LAW. 5. Who's Afraid Of Elizabeth Taylor? Desi Arnaz Productions Inc. 16mm Color sound
1967 THE MOTHERS-IN-LAW. 6. All Fall Down. Desi Arnaz Productions Inc. 16mm Color sound
1967 THE MOTHERS-IN-LAW. 7. A Night To Forget. Desi Arnaz Productions Inc. 16mm Color sound
1967 THE MOTHERS-IN-LAW. 8. My Son The Actor. Desi Arnaz Productions Inc. 16mm Color sound
1967 THE MOTHERS-IN-LAW. 9. How Do You Moonlight A Meatball? Desi Arnaz Productions Inc. 16mm Color sound
1956 The Fountain Of Youth. Will Kinney 25 min. 16mm Color sound
1955 Forever, Darling. Zanra Productions Inc. & Loew’s Incorporated 91 min. 35mm Color sound
1954 The Long, Long Trailer. Loew’s Incorporated 96 min. 35mm Color sound
1953 I Love Lucy Edward Sedgwick
1953 I Love Lucy. Desilu Productions Inc. 27 min. 16mm B&W sound
1949 Holiday In Havana. Jean Yarborough 73 min. 35mm B&W sound
1946 Cuban Pete. Jean Yarbrough 6 reels 35mm B&W sound
1941 FATHER TAKES A WIFE. RKO Radio Pictures 79 min 16mm B&W sound
1941 Father Takes A Wife. Jack Hively 79 min. B&W
1941 Four Jacks And A Jill. Jack Hively 67 min. B&W
1940 Too Many Girls. George Abbott 85 min. B&W
THE MOTHERS-IN-LAW. The Mothers-In-Law. Desi Arnaz Productions Inc. 16mm Color sound