Where to watch Desi Arnaz in the UK
Find every Desi Arnaz film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
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.
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- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host & Musical Guest
- Ironside (1967) as Dr. Juan Domingo
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Performer
- Alice (1976) Cast
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- The Virginian (1962) as El Jefe
- I Love Lucy (1951) as Ricky Ricardo
- The Lucy Show (1962) Director
- The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Texan (1958) Producer
- The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958) Cast
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) as Self (uncredited)
- MGM Parade (1955) as Self
- December Bride (1954) as Self
- Donny & Marie (1976) as Self
- Cavalcade of America (1952) Executive Producer
- The Mothers-in-Law (1967) as Raphael Delgado
- The Walter Winchell File (1957) Producer
- The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957) as Ricky Ricardo
- The Emmy Awards (1949) as Self
- NBC Sunday Showcase (1959) as Ricky Ricardo
- The Ed Wynn Show (1949) as Self
- Guestward, Ho! (1960) Director
- E! True Hollywood Story (1996) Cast
- The Ann Sothern Show (1958) Producer
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- My Darling Vivian (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- The Long, Long Trailer (1954) as Nicky Collini
- Joys (1976) as Self
- U.S. Marshall (1956) Producer's Assistant
- Bataan (1943) as Felix Ramirez
- Television: The First Fifty Years (1999) as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
- A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954) as Self
- Judy Garland: By Myself (2004) as Self (archive footage)
- Lucy and Desi (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Land's End (1968) as Guest Waiting to Cash Check
- The Escape Artist (1982) as Mayor Leon Quiñones
- The Carol Channing Show (1966) Producer
- Forever, Darling (1956) as Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega
- Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored (2011) as Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
- TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) as (archive footage)
- A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music (2025) as Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941) Cast
- Colgate Theatre (1958) Executive Producer
- Star Trek: The Cage (1965) Executive Producer
- Father Takes a Wife (1941) as Carlos Bardez
- Too Many Girls (1940) as Manuelito Lynch
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976) as Self
- Holiday in Havana (1949) as Carlos Estrada
- Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy (2000) as Self (archive footage)
- Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television (1975) as (archive footage)
- Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie (1993) as Self
- Strange Witness (1958) Producer
- The Navy Comes Through (1942) as Pat Tarriba
- Four Jacks and a Jill (1942) as Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
- Salsa (1976) as Self (archive footage)
- Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005) as Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
- Cuban Pete (1946) as Desi Arnaz
- The Man in the Funny Suit (1960) as Self - Host
- Dragon by the Tail (1961) Executive Producer
- The Fountain of Youth (1958) Executive Producer
- I Love Lucy: The Movie (1953) as Ricky Ricardo
- Lucy's Really Lost Moments (1956) as Ricky Ricardo
- I Love Lucy Christmas Special (2016) as Ricky
- The Bob Hope Chevy Show (1956) as Fred Mertz
- Alcatraz Express (1961) Executive Producer
- The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special Cast
- The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1 (1997) Cast
- Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra (1946) as Self
- Surf Scene (1963) Executive Producer
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Where can I watch Desi Arnaz films in the UK?
Desi Arnaz's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Desi Arnaz's most popular films?
Most-watched Desi Arnaz films currently: Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025), My Darling Vivian (2020), The Long, Long Trailer (1954), Joys (1976), Bataan (1943).
What TV shows has Desi Arnaz appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), The Mike Douglas Show (1961), Saturday Night Live (1975), Ironside (1967), Tony Awards (1956).
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