Desi Arnaz
Known for 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.
Filmography
The Long, Long Trailer
1954
as Nicky Collini
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)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
2025
as Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Bataan
1943
as Felix Ramirez
Joys
1976
as Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Escape Artist
1982
as Mayor Leon Quiñones
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
as (archive footage)
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
as Self
Forever, Darling
1956
as Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
1956
as Ricky Ricardo
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Too Many Girls
1940
as Manuelito Lynch
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
as Self (archive footage)
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976
as Self
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
as (archive footage)