Desi Arnaz
Acting
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Acting Credits
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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.
Known For
Filmography
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
2025
as Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi
2022
as Self (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian
2020
as Self (archive footage)
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
2016
as Ricky
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011
as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
as (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
1993
as Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Escape Artist
1982
as Mayor Leon Quiñones
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976
as Self
Joys
1976
as Self
Salsa
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Alice
1976
as Ruth
Donny & Marie
1976
as Self
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
as (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host & Musical Guest
Land's End
1968
as Guest Waiting to Cash Check
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self
Ironside
1967
as Dr. Juan Domingo
The Mothers-in-Law
1967
as Raphael Delgado
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Virginian
1962
as El Jefe
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Man in the Funny Suit
1960
as Self - Host
NBC Sunday Showcase
1959
as Ricky Ricardo
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
as Ricky Ricardo
Forever, Darling
1956
as Lorenzo Xavier Vega
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
1956
as Ricky Ricardo
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
1956
as Fred Mertz
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
MGM Parade
1955
as Self
The Long, Long Trailer
1954
as Nicholas Collini
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
as Self
December Bride
1954
as Self
I Love Lucy: The Movie
1953
as Ricky Ricardo / Self
I Love Lucy
1951
as Ricky Ricardo
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Holiday in Havana
1949
as Carlos Estrada
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
The Ed Wynn Show
1949
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Cuban Pete
1946
as Desi Arnaz
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra
1946
as Self
Bataan
1943
as Felix Ramirez
The Navy Comes Through
1942
as Pat Tarriba
Four Jacks and a Jill
1942
as Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
Father Takes a Wife
1941
as Carlos Bardez
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
Too Many Girls
1940
as Manuelito