Red Skelton
Born in Vincennes, Indiana, USA — Jul 18 1913• Died Sep 17 1997
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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 1…
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Red Skelton's Credits
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Climax!
Rusty Morgan
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Cameo / Clem Kadiddlehopper
The Oscars
Self
The Jack Benny Program
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Self
This Is Your Life
Self
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Red Skeleton
Around the World in 80 Days
Drunk in Barbary Coast Saloon
Ocean's Eleven
Self
Texaco Star Theater
Clem Kadiddlehopper
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
The Neanderthal Man
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
Buffalo Bob Smith / Howdy Doody (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
Aubrey Filmore in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage)
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
The Clown
Dodo Delwyn
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Bathing Beauty
Steve Elliott
Susan Slept Here
Oswald from North Dakota (uncredited)
That's Dancing!
From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
Du Barry Was a Lady
Louis Blore / King Louis XV
Flight Command
Lieut. 'Mugger' Martin
Ziegfeld Follies
J. Newton Numbskull (segment "When Television Comes")
The Fuller Brush Girl
Red Skelton - Fuller Brush Man (uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Man
Red Jones
Three Little Words
Harry Ruby
Inside the Dream Factory
Self
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Father Time / Baby Bear (voice)
Whistling in the Dark
Wally Benton
Ship Ahoy
Merton K. Kibble
Thousands Cheer
Red Skelton
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Vernon Briggs
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
Panama Hattie
Red
A Southern Yankee
Aubrey Filmore
Lady Be Good
Joe 'Red' Willet
The Great Diamond Robbery
Ambrose C. Park
Excuse My Dust
Joe Belden
The Hollywood Clowns
(archive footage)
Having Wonderful Time
Itchy
Texas Carnival
Cornie Quinell
Neptune's Daughter
Jack Spratt
Half a Hero
Ben Dobson
The Man in the Funny Suit
Self
The Country Husband
Self - Announcing Next Week's Show
Maisie Gets Her Man
Herbert P. 'Hap' Hixby
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Self
I Dood It
Joseph 'Joe' Rivington Renolds
Whistling in Dixie
Wally Benton
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
Vernon Briggs
Pioneers of Primetime
The Yellow Cab Man
Augustus 'Red' Pirdy
Lovely to Look at
Al Marsh
Merton of the Movies
Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage
Whistling in Brooklyn
Wally 'The Fox' Benton
Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner
Freddie the Freeloader
Clown Alley
Freddie the Freeloader
Watch the Birdie
Rusty Cammeron / Pop Cammeron / Grandpop Cammeron
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
Self (uncredited)
The Show-Off
J. Aubrey Piper
Public Pigeon No. 1
Rusty Morgan
Seeing Red
Red / Doorman / Coatroom Attendant / Waiter / Emcee
The Broadway Buckaroo
Red
Honor America Day
Self
The People's Command Performance: '77
Self
Red Skelton: A Royal Command Performance
Himself
America on Parade
Host
A Tribute to Houdini
Self
Red Skelton: Bloopers, Blunders, and Ad Libs
Himself (Host)/Various Characters
Red Skelton Christmas Classics
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Red Skelton: America's Greatest Clown
Red Skelton