Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III, known as Desi Arnaz, was a Cuban-American actor, musician, producer, and bandleader. He played Ricky Ricardo on the American television sitcom I Love Lucy, in which he co-starred with his wife Lucille Ball. Arnaz and Ball are credited as the innovators of the syndicated rerun, which they pioneered with the I Love Lucy series.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicMovie | Self (archive footage) | 108 |
| 2025 | A Grammy Celebration of Latin MusicMovie | Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage) | 108 |
| 2022 | Lucy and DesiMovie | Self (archive footage) | 105 |
| 2011 | Classic TV Bloopers UncensoredMovie | Ricky Ricardo (archive footage) | 94 |
| 2005 | Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsMovie | Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage) | 88 |
| 2004 | Judy Garland: By MyselfMovie | Self (archive footage) | 87 |
| 2004 | TV in Black: The First Fifty YearsMovie | (archive footage) | 87 |
| 2000 | Lucille Ball: Finding LucyMovie | Self (archive footage) | 83 |
| 1999 | Television: The First Fifty YearsMovie | Ricky Ricardo (archive footage) | 82 |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood StorySeries | — | 79 |
| 1993 | Lucy and Desi: A Home MovieMovie | Self | 76 |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 66 |
| 1982 | The Escape ArtistMovie | Mayor Leon Quiñones | 65 |
| 1976 | AliceSeries | — | 59 |
| 1976 | Donny & MarieSeries | Self | 59 |
| 1976 | CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 YearsMovie | Self | 59 |
| 1976 | JoysMovie | Self | 59 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSeries | Self - Host & Musical Guest | 58 |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSeries | Self (uncredited) | 51 |
| 1968 | Land's EndSeries | Guest Waiting to Cash Check | 51 |
| 1967 | IronsideSeries | Dr. Juan Domingo | 50 |
| 1967 | The Mothers-in-LawSeries | Raphael Delgado | 50 |
| 1962 | The VirginianSeries | El Jefe | 45 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries | Self | 45 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSeries | Self | 44 |
| 1960 | The Man in the Funny SuitMovie | Self - Host | 43 |
| 1959 | NBC Sunday ShowcaseSeries | Ricky Ricardo | 42 |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries | — | 41 |
| 1957 | The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourSeries | Ricky Ricardo | 40 |
| 1956 | Forever, DarlingMovie | Lorenzo Xavier Vega | 39 |
| 1955 | MGM ParadeSeries | Self | 38 |
| 1954 | The Long, Long TrailerMovie | Nicky Collini | 37 |
| 1954 | December BrideSeries | Self | 37 |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born World PremiereMovie | Self | 37 |
| 1953 | I Love Lucy: The MovieMovie | Ricky Ricardo / Self | 36 |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton ShowSeries | Self | 34 |
| 1951 | I Love LucySeries | Ricky Ricardo | 34 |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Series | Self | 33 |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope ShowSeries | Self | 33 |
| 1949 | The Emmy AwardsSeries | Self | 32 |
| 1949 | Holiday in HavanaMovie | Carlos Estrada | 32 |
| 1949 | The Ed Wynn ShowSeries | Self | 32 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries | Self | 31 |
| 1946 | Cuban PeteMovie | Desi Arnaz | 29 |
| 1943 | BataanMovie | Felix Ramirez | 26 |
| 1942 | The Navy Comes ThroughMovie | Pat Tarriba | 25 |
| 1941 | Father Takes a WifeMovie | Carlos Bardez | 24 |
| 1940 | Too Many GirlsMovie | Manuelito | 23 |
| 0 | The Time ElementMovie | Host | — |