Born in Vincennes, Indiana, USA — Jul 18 1913• Died Sep 17 1997

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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Rusty Morgan

Self - Mystery Guest

Self - Cameo / Clem Kadiddlehopper

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Red Skeleton

Drunk in Barbary Coast Saloon

Self
Clem Kadiddlehopper

The Neanderthal Man

(archive footage)
Buffalo Bob Smith / Howdy Doody (archive footage)

Aubrey Filmore in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage)

(archive footage)

Dodo Delwyn

(archive footage) (uncredited)

Steve Elliott

Oswald from North Dakota (uncredited)

From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)

Louis Blore / King Louis XV

Lieut. 'Mugger' Martin

J. Newton Numbskull (segment "When Television Comes")

Red Skelton - Fuller Brush Man (uncredited)

Red Jones

Harry Ruby

Self

Self (archive footage)

Father Time / Baby Bear (voice)

Wally Benton

Merton K. Kibble

Red Skelton

Vernon Briggs

Self (uncredited)

Red

Aubrey Filmore

Joe 'Red' Willet

Ambrose C. Park

Joe Belden

(archive footage)

Itchy

Cornie Quinell

Jack Spratt

Ben Dobson
Self

Self - Announcing Next Week's Show

Herbert P. 'Hap' Hixby

Self

Joseph 'Joe' Rivington Renolds

Wally Benton

Vernon Briggs


Augustus 'Red' Pirdy

Al Marsh

Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage

Wally 'The Fox' Benton
Freddie the Freeloader

Freddie the Freeloader

Rusty Cammeron / Pop Cammeron / Grandpop Cammeron
Self (uncredited)

J. Aubrey Piper

Rusty Morgan

Red / Doorman / Coatroom Attendant / Waiter / Emcee
Red

Self

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Himself

Host

Self

Himself (Host)/Various Characters

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