Acting credits
72
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Red Skelton
Acting
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Movies: 58Series: 14Crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 105636
IMDb ID: nm0804026
Known for: Acting
Born: July 18, 1913
Died: September 17, 1997
Age: 84
Place of birth: Vincennes, Indiana, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1938 - 2005
Years active: 68
Average TMDB rating: 6.59
Wikidata: Q1277029
Also known as
Ред Скелтон • Richard Red Skelton • Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton • Richard Bernard Skelton
Other jobs
Writer (3)Producer (1)
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/manager negotiated a seven-year Hollywood contract for him in 1951, the same year The Red Skelton Hour (1951) premiered on NBC. For two decades, until 1971, his show consistently stayed in the top twenty, both on NBC and CBS. His numerous characters, including Clem Kaddiddlehopper, George Appleby, and the seagulls Gertrude and Heathcliffe delighted audiences for decades. First and foremost, he considered himself a clown, although not the greatest, and his paintings of clowns brought in a fortune after he left television. His home life was not completely happy--two divorces and a son Richard who died of leukemia at age 9--and he did not hang around with other comedians. He continued performing live until illness, and he was a longtime supporter of children's charities. Red Skelton died at age 84 of pneumonia in Rancho Mirage, California, on September 17, 1997. Red is interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, California, in the Great Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Benediction.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Red Skelton.
Pioneers of Primetime
2005 Movie
Red Skelton: America's Greatest Clown
as Red Skelton
2005 Movie
Red Skelton: Bloopers, Blunders, and Ad Libs
as Himself (Host)/Various Characters
2001 Movie
6.0
Inside the Dream Factory
as Self
1995 Movie
6.0
A Tribute to Houdini
as Self
1987 Movie
7.0
That's Dancing!
as From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
1985 Movie
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
1985 Movie
The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)
1979 Movie
6.4
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
as Father Time / Baby Bear (voice)
1977 Movie
The People's Command Performance: '77
as Self
1977 Movie
6.9
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976 Movie
America on Parade
as Host
1976 Movie
7.4
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974 Movie
Honor America Day
as Self
1970 Movie
6.0
Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Self
1970 Movie
7.6
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
1968 Movie
10.0
Clown Alley
as Freddie the Freeloader
1966 Movie
6.8
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
as The Neanderthal Man
1965 Movie
6.6
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Aubrey Filmore in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage)
1964 Movie
6.4
Ocean's Eleven
as Self
1960 Movie
6.0
Public Pigeon No. 1
as Rusty Morgan
1957 Movie
The Country Husband
as Self - Announcing Next Week's Show
1956 Movie
6.6
Around the World in 80 Days
as Drunk in Barbary Coast Saloon
1956 Movie
Red Skelton Christmas Classics
as Main
1955 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Red Skelton.
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
5.8
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as Self • 2 eps
1958 Series
8.6
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Red Skeleton • 1 eps
1957 Series
6.0
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self • 1 eps
1956 Series
5.6
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Cameo / Clem Kadiddlehopper • 1 eps
1956 Series
3.3
Climax!
as Rusty Morgan • 1 eps
1954 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series
6.4
This Is Your Life
as Self • 1 eps
1952 Series
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
as Host • 672 eps
1951 Series
7.8
The Jack Benny Program
as Self • 1 eps
1950 Series
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
as Self • 1 eps
1950 Series
7.0
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest • 2 eps
1950 Series
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self • 8 eps
1948 Series
7.4
Texaco Star Theater
as Clem Kadiddlehopper • 5 eps
1948 Series