Desi Arnaz
Acting
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
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
2022Lucy and Desi
Self (archive footage)
2020My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
2016I Love Lucy Christmas Special
Ricky
2011Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
2004TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
(archive footage)
2004Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
1997The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
1993Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
Self
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1982The Escape Artist
Mayor Leon Quiñones
1976CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
1976Joys
Self
1976Salsa
Self (archive footage)
1975Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
(archive footage)
1956Forever, Darling
Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega
1956Lucy's Really Lost Moments
Ricky Ricardo
1956The Bob Hope Chevy Show
Fred Mertz
1954The Long, Long Trailer
Nicky Collini
1954A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
1953I Love Lucy: The Movie
Ricky Ricardo
1949Holiday in Havana
Carlos Estrada
1946Cuban Pete
Desi Arnaz