Desi Arnaz
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 2, 1917
- Died
- December 2, 1986
- Birthplace
- Santiago, Cuba
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.
Filmography
The Time Element TBA
as Host
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Bernadette Episode TBA
as Host (himself)
The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special TBA
Actor
- A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music 2025
as Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music 2025
as Self (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)
Judy Garland: By Myself 2004
as Self (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years 2004
as (archive footage)
- Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy 2000
as Self (archive footage)
- Television: The First Fifty Years
Television: The First Fifty Years 1999
as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1 1997
Actor
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
Salsa 1976
as Self (archive footage)
Joys 1976
as Self
- Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television 1975
as (archive footage)
Star Trek: The Cage 1965
Executive Producer
Surf Scene 1963
Executive Producer
Dragon by the Tail 1961
Executive Producer
- Alcatraz Express
Alcatraz Express 1961
Executive Producer
- The Man in the Funny Suit
The Man in the Funny Suit 1960
as Self - Host, Producer
- The Gun of Zangara
The Gun of Zangara 1960
Executive Producer
The Fountain of Youth 1958
Executive Producer
Strange Witness 1958
Producer
The Bob Hope Chevy Show 1956
as Fred Mertz
Forever, Darling 1956
as Lorenzo Xavier Vega
Lucy's Really Lost Moments 1956
as Ricky Ricardo, Producer, Director, Writer
A Star Is Born World Premiere 1954
as Self
The Long, Long Trailer 1954
as Nicholas Collini
I Love Lucy: The Movie 1953
as Ricky Ricardo / Self
Holiday in Havana 1949
as Carlos Estrada
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra 1946
as Self
Cuban Pete 1946
as Desi Arnaz
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
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 1941
Actor
Father Takes a Wife 1941
as Carlos Bardez
Too Many Girls 1940
as Manuelito
Credits from TMDB.