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.
TV Shows(24)
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Alice
1976
Donny & Marie
Self
1976
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host & Musical Guest
1975
Land's End
Guest Waiting to Cash Check
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968
The Mothers-in-Law
Raphael Delgado
1967
Ironside
Dr. Juan Domingo
1967
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Virginian
El Jefe
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
NBC Sunday Showcase
Ricky Ricardo
1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Ricky Ricardo
1957
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
1956
MGM Parade
Self
1955
December Bride
Self
1954
I Love Lucy
Ricky Ricardo
1951
The Red Skelton Show
Self
1951
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950
What's My Line?
Self
1950
The Ed Wynn Show
Self
1949
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Movies(36)
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
2025
Lucy and Desi
Self (archive footage)
2022
My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
2020
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
Ricky
2016
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
2011
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
2005
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
(archive footage)
2004
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
Self (archive footage)
2000
Television: The First Fifty Years
Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
1999
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
1997
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
Self
1993
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
The Escape Artist
Mayor Leon Quiñones
1982
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
1976
Salsa
Self (archive footage)
1976
Joys
Self
1976
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
(archive footage)
1975
The Man in the Funny Suit
Self - Host
1960
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
Fred Mertz
1956
Forever, Darling
Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega
1956
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
Ricky Ricardo
1956
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
1954
The Long, Long Trailer
Nicky Collini
1954
I Love Lucy: The Movie
Ricky Ricardo
1953
Holiday in Havana
Carlos Estrada
1949
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra
Self
1946
Cuban Pete
Desi Arnaz
1946
Bataan
Felix Ramirez
1943
The Navy Comes Through
Pat Tarriba
1942
Four Jacks and a Jill
Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
1942
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
Father Takes a Wife
Carlos Bardez
1941
Too Many Girls
Manuelito Lynch
1940
The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special