Red Skelton
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
The son of a former circus clown turned grocer and a cleaning woman, Red Skelton was introduced to show business at the age of 7 by Ed Wynn, at a vaudeville show in Vincennes. At age 10, he left home to travel with a medicine show through the Midwest, and joined the vaudeville circuit at age 15. At age 17, he married Edna Marie Stilwell, an usher who became his vaudeville partner and later his chief writer and manager. He debuted on Broadway and radio in 1937 and on film in 1938. His ex-wife/man...
Known For
Filmography
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
2026
as Self (Archival)
Pioneers of Primetime
2005
Red Skelton: America's Greatest Clown
2005
as Red Skelton
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
2004
as Self (archive)
Red Skelton: Bloopers, Blunders, and Ad Libs
2001
as Himself (Host)/Various Characters
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Buffalo Bob Smith / Howdy Doody (archive footage)
Inside the Dream Factory
1995
as Self
A Tribute to Houdini
1987
as Self
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
That's Dancing!
1985
as From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
Red Skelton: A Royal Command Performance
1984
as Himself
Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner
1981
as Freddie the Freeloader
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
as (archive footage)
The People's Command Performance: '77
1977
as Self
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
1976
as Father Time / Baby Bear (voice)
America on Parade
1976
as Host
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
1970
as Self (uncredited)
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
as Self
Honor America Day
1970
as Self
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Clown Alley
1966
as Freddie the Freeloader
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965
as The Neanderthal Man
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Aubrey Filmore in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Ocean's Eleven
1960
as Self
The Man in the Funny Suit
1960
as Self
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Self
Public Pigeon No. 1
1957
as Rusty Morgan
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
as Red Skeleton
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Drunk in Barbary Coast Saloon
The Country Husband
1956
as Self - Announcing Next Week's Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Cameo / Clem Kadiddlehopper
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self
Red Skelton Christmas Classics
1955
as Main
Susan Slept Here
1954
as Oswald from North Dakota (uncredited)
The Great Diamond Robbery
1954
as Ambrose C. Park
Climax!
1954
as Rusty Morgan
The Clown
1953
as Dodo Delwyn
Half a Hero
1953
as Ben Dobson
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Lovely to Look At
1952
as Al Marsh
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
Texas Carnival
1951
as Cornie Quinell
Excuse My Dust
1951
as Joe Belden
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Host
Three Little Words
1950
as Harry Ruby
The Yellow Cab Man
1950
as Augustus 'Red' Pirdy
Watch the Birdie
1950
as Rusty Cammeron / Pop Cammeron / Grandpop Cammeron
The Fuller Brush Girl
1950
as Red Skelton - Fuller Brush Man (uncredited)
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Red Skelton
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Neptune's Daughter
1949
as Jack Spratt
The Fuller Brush Man
1948
as Red Jones
A Southern Yankee
1948
as Aubrey Filmore
Texaco Star Theater
1948
as Clem Kadiddlehopper
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Merton of the Movies
1947
as Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage
The Show-Off
1946
as J. Aubrey Piper
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
as J. Newton Numbskull (segment "When Television Comes")
Bathing Beauty
1944
as Steve Elliott
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Louis Blore / King Louis
Thousands Cheer
1943
as Red Skelton
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943
as Wally 'The Fox' Benton
I Dood It
1943
as Joseph 'Joe' Rivington Renolds
Ship Ahoy
1942
as Merton K. Kibble
Whistling in Dixie
1942
as Wally Benton
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942
as Herbert P. 'Hap' Hixby
Panama Hattie
1942
as Red
Lady Be Good
1941
as Joe 'Red' Willet
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941
as Vernon Briggs
Whistling in the Dark
1941
as Wally Benton
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941
as Vernon Briggs
Flight Command
1940
as Lieut. 'Mugger' Martin
Seeing Red
1939
as Red / Doorman / Coatroom Attendant / Waiter / Emcee
The Broadway Buckaroo
1939
as Red
Having Wonderful Time
1938
as Itchy