Red Skelton

Red Skelton Acting

18 Jul, 1913 in Vincennes, Indiana, USA – 17 Sept, 1997 (84)

Red Skelton Acting

18 Jul, 1913 in Vincennes, Indiana, USA – 17 Sept, 1997 (84)

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... see more

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... see more

A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride

Acting (Self (Archival))

18/05/2026

Pioneers of Primetime

09/11/2005

Red Skelton: America's Greatest Clown

Acting (Red Skelton)

28/06/2005

Red Skelton: Bloopers, Blunders, and Ad Libs

Acting (Himself (Host)/Various Characters)

15/05/2001

Television: The First Fifty Years

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

01/01/1999

Inside the Dream Factory

Acting (Self)

01/11/1995

A Tribute to Houdini

Acting (Self)

01/01/1987

That's Dancing!

Acting (From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage))

18/01/1985

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Acting (Self (archive footage))

01/01/1985

Red Skelton: A Royal Command Performance

Acting (Himself)

22/04/1984

Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner

Acting (Freddie the Freeloader)

13/12/1981

The Hollywood Clowns

Acting ((archive footage))

23/03/1979

The People's Command Performance: '77

Acting (Self)

07/04/1977

Rudolph's Shiny New Year

Acting (Father Time / Baby Bear (voice))

10/12/1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

Acting ((archive footage))

16/05/1976

America on Parade

Acting (Host) · Writer

03/04/1976

That's Entertainment!

Acting ((archive footage) (uncredited))

21/06/1974

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special

Acting (Self (uncredited))

16/11/1970

Honor America Day

Acting (Self)

04/07/1970

Swing Out, Sweet Land

Acting (Self)

01/01/1970

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

Acting (Self (uncredited))

19/12/1968

Clown Alley

Acting (Freddie the Freeloader) · Writer

09/11/1966

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Acting (The Neanderthal Man)

16/06/1965

The Big Parade of Comedy

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

02/09/1964

Ocean's Eleven

Acting (Self)

10/08/1960

The Man in the Funny Suit

Acting (Self)

15/04/1960

Public Pigeon No. 1

Acting (Rusty Morgan)

17/05/1957

The Country Husband

Acting (Self - Announcing Next Week's Show)

01/11/1956

Around the World in 80 Days

Acting (Drunk in Barbary Coast Saloon)

17/10/1956

Red Skelton Christmas Classics

Acting (Main)

23/12/1955

Susan Slept Here

Acting (Oswald from North Dakota (uncredited))

28/07/1954

The Great Diamond Robbery

Acting (Ambrose C. Park)

29/01/1954

Half a Hero

Acting (Ben Dobson)

11/05/1953

The Clown

Acting (Dodo Delwyn)

16/01/1953

Lovely to Look At

Acting (Al Marsh)

29/05/1952

Texas Carnival

Acting (Cornie Quinell)

05/10/1951

Excuse My Dust

Acting (Joe Belden)

27/06/1951

Watch the Birdie

Acting (Rusty Cammeron / Pop Cammeron / Grandpop Cammeron)

11/12/1950

The Fuller Brush Girl

Acting (Red Skelton - Fuller Brush Man (uncredited))

15/09/1950

Three Little Words

Acting (Harry Ruby)

12/07/1950

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