<P> Enrique Alberto Ricardo IV , `` Little Ricky , '' is a fictional character from the American television series I Love Lucy ( 1951 -- 57 , with Ricky Jr. becoming a part of the show as of his birth in 1953 ) and The Lucy - Desi Comedy Hour ( 1957 -- 60 ) . Little Ricky was played by a number of actors , including James John Ganzer , twins Richard and Ronald Lee Simmons , twins Michael and Joseph Mayer and , most notably , Keith Thibodeaux , billed as Little Ricky . Although the I Love Lucy announcer and the opening credits of The Lucy - Desi Comedy Hour gave his stage name as `` Little Ricky '' , in his post-Lucy acting career , particularly his four - year irregular stint on The Andy Griffith Show , he was billed as Richard Keith . </P>
<P> Enrique Alberto Ricardo IV , `` Little Ricky , '' is a fictional character from the American television series I Love Lucy ( 1951 -- 57 , with Ricky Jr. becoming a part of the show as of his birth in 1953 ) and The Lucy - Desi Comedy Hour ( 1957 -- 60 ) . Little Ricky was played by a number of actors , including James John Ganzer , twins Richard and Ronald Lee Simmons , twins Michael and Joseph Mayer and , most notably , Keith Thibodeaux , billed as Little Ricky . Although the I Love Lucy announcer and the opening credits of The Lucy - Desi Comedy Hour gave his stage name as `` Little Ricky '' , in his post-Lucy acting career , particularly his four - year irregular stint on The Andy Griffith Show , he was billed as Richard Keith . </P>
who played the baby in i love lucy
who played the baby in i love lucy
a number of actors , including James John Ganzer twins Richard and Ronald Lee Simmons twins Michael and Joseph Mayer and , most notably , Keith Thibodeaux
a number of actors , including James John Ganzer twins Richard and Ronald Lee Simmons twins Michael and Joseph Mayer and , most notably , Keith Thibodeaux