
Desi Arnaz
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.
Filmography
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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)
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Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000
as Self (archive footage)
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Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)

The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
1997

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
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Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
as (archive footage)
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The Man in the Funny Suit
1960
as Self - Host

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

A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
as Self