Desi Arnaz

Acting·Mar 2, 1917·Santiago, Cuba

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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.

Film	Credit
AA Grammy Celebration of Latin Music2025 · Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)	Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music2025 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi2022 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian2020 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
I Love Lucy Christmas Special2016 · Ricky	Ricky
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored2011 · Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)	Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards2005 · Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)	Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself2004 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years2004 · (archive footage)	(archive footage)
LLucille Ball: Finding Lucy2000 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
TTelevision: The First Fifty Years1999 · Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)	Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 11997 · Actor	Actor
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie1993 · Self	Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Escape Artist1982 · Mayor Leon Quiñones	Mayor Leon Quiñones
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years1976 · Self	Self
Salsa1976 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Joys1976 · Self	Self
TTexaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television1975 · (archive footage)	(archive footage)
TThe Man in the Funny Suit1960 · Self - Host, Producer	Self - Host, Producer
Strange Witness1958 · Producer	Producer
The Bob Hope Chevy Show1956 · Fred Mertz	Fred Mertz
Forever, Darling1956 · Lorenzo Xavier Vega	Lorenzo Xavier Vega
Lucy's Really Lost Moments1956 · Ricky Ricardo, Producer, Director, Writer	Ricky Ricardo, Producer, Director, Writer
A Star Is Born World Premiere1954 · Self	Self
The Long, Long Trailer1954 · Nicholas Collini	Nicholas Collini
I Love Lucy: The Movie1953 · Ricky Ricardo / Self	Ricky Ricardo / Self
Holiday in Havana1949 · Carlos Estrada	Carlos Estrada
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra1946 · Self	Self
Cuban Pete1946 · Desi Arnaz	Desi Arnaz
Bataan1943 · Felix Ramirez	Felix Ramirez
The Navy Comes Through1942 · Pat Tarriba	Pat Tarriba
Four Jacks and a Jill1942 · Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal	Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 21941 · Actor	Actor
Father Takes a Wife1941 · Carlos Bardez	Carlos Bardez
Too Many Girls1940 · Manuelito	Manuelito
The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle SpecialActor	Actor
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Bernadette EpisodeHost (himself)	Host (himself)
The Time ElementHost	Host