Red Skelton

actor • writer • producer

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 ...

Born: July 18, 1913 in Vincennes, Indiana, USA

Died: September 17, 1997 (age 84)

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Known For

6.5

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

Movies & TV Credits

81 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Red Skelton: America's Greatest Clown Movie	—	Actor	Red Skelton	2005
Red Skelton: Bloopers, Blunders, and Ad Libs Movie	—	Actor	Himself (Host)/Various Characters	2001
Television: The First Fifty Years Movie	—	Actor	Buffalo Bob Smith / Howdy Doody (archive footage)	1999
Inside the Dream Factory Movie	8.4	Actor	Self	1995
Pioneers of Primetime Movie	7.7	Actor	—	1995
A Tribute to Houdini Movie	5.2	Actor	Self	1987
That's Dancing! Movie	7.0	Actor	From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)	1985
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers Movie	6.5	Actor	Self (archive footage)	1985
Red Skelton: A Royal Command Performance TV Special	8.6	Actor	Himself	1984
Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner Movie	7.0	Actor	Freddie the Freeloader	1981
The Hollywood Clowns Movie	8.7	Actor	(archive footage)	1979
The People's Command Performance: '77 Movie	—	Actor	Self	1977
That's Entertainment, Part II Movie	7.4	Actor	(archive footage)	1976
Rudolph's Shiny New Year Movie	6.4	Actor	Father Time / Baby Bear (voice)	1976
Monsanto Night Presents Walt Disney's America on Parade TV Special	6.9	Actor	Host	1976
Monsanto Night Presents Walt Disney's America on Parade TV Special	6.9	Writing	Writer	1976
That's Entertainment! Movie	7.7	Actor	(archive footage) (uncredited)	1974
Honor America Day Movie	—	Actor	Self	1970
Swing Out, Sweet Land Movie	7.2	Actor	Self	1970
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special TV Special	9.2	Actor	Self (uncredited)	1970
The Dean Martin Christmas Show Movie	8.0	Actor	Self (uncredited)	1968
Clown Alley Movie	9.1	Actor	Freddie the Freeloader	1966
Clown Alley Movie	9.1	Writing	Writer	1966
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes Movie	7.1	Actor	The Neanderthal Man	1965
The Big Parade of Comedy Movie	5.6	Actor	Aubrey Filmore in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage)	1964
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Show	8.3	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1962
Ocean's Eleven Movie	6.7	Actor	Self	1960
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV Show	7.6	Actor	Self(2 Episodes)	1958
Public Pigeon No. 1 Movie	6.5	Actor	Rusty Morgan	1957
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour TV Show	8.1	Actor	Red Skeleton(1 Episode)	1957
Around the World in Eighty Days Movie	6.5	Actor	Drunk in Barbary Coast Saloon	1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show TV Show	7.8	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1956
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show TV Show	8.2	Actor	Self - Recipient(1 Episode)	1956
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show TV Show	8.2	Actor	Self - Cameo / Clem Kadiddlehopper(1 Episode)	1956
Red Skelton Christmas Classics Movie	—	Actor	Main	1955
Susan Slept Here Movie	6.5	Actor	Oswald from North Dakota (uncredited)	1954
The Great Diamond Robbery Movie	5.7	Actor	Ambrose C. Park	1954
Climax! TV Show	6.3	Actor	Rusty Morgan(1 Episode)	1954
The Clown Movie	6.3	Actor	Dodo Delwyn	1953
Half a Hero Movie	5.4	Actor	Ben Dobson	1953
The Oscars TV Show	7.0	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1953
Lovely to Look At Movie	6.0	Actor	Al Marsh	1952
Texas Carnival Movie	5.4	Actor	Cornie Quinell	1951
Excuse My Dust Movie	5.8	Actor	Joe Belden	1951
The Red Skelton Show TV Show	7.9	Actor	Host(672 Episodes)	1951
The Red Skelton Show TV Show	7.9	Production	Producer(1 Episode)	1951
Three Little Words Movie	7.0	Actor	Harry Ruby	1950
The Yellow Cab Man Movie	6.2	Actor	Augustus 'Red' Pirdy	1950
Watch the Birdie Movie	5.9	Actor	Rusty Cammeron	1950
The Fuller Brush Girl Movie	6.4	Actor	Red Skelton - Fuller Brush Man (uncredited)	1950
This Is Your Life TV Show	6.7	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1950
What's My Line? TV Show	8.3	Actor	Self - Mystery Guest(2 Episodes)	1950
The Jack Benny Program TV Show	8.3	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1950
The Bob Hope Show TV Show	7.1	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1950
The Bob Hope Show TV Show	7.1	Writing	Writer(1 Episode)	1950
Neptune's Daughter Movie	6.2	Actor	Jack Spratt	1949
The Fuller Brush Man Movie	6.6	Actor	Red Jones	1948
A Southern Yankee Movie	6.4	Actor	Aubrey Filmore	1948
The Milton Berle Show TV Show	7.2	Actor	Clem Kadiddlehopper(5 Episodes)	1948
The Ed Sullivan Show TV Show	7.7	Actor	Self(8 Episodes)	1948
Merton of the Movies Movie	6.1	Actor	Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage	1947
The Show-Off Movie	5.7	Actor	J. Aubrey Piper	1946
Ziegfeld Follies Movie	6.2	Actor	J. Newton Numbskull (segment "When Television Comes")	1945
Bathing Beauty Movie	6.3	Actor	Stephen "Steve" Sherman Elliott	1944
Twenty Years After Short Film	6.0	Actor	(archive footage)	1944
Du Barry Was a Lady Movie	6.0	Actor	Louis Blore / King Louis XV	1943
Thousands Cheer Movie	6.0	Actor	Red Skelton	1943
Whistling in Brooklyn Movie	6.4	Actor	Wally 'The Fox' Benton	1943
I Dood It Movie	5.9	Actor	Joseph 'Joe' Rivington Renolds	1943
Ship Ahoy Movie	6.2	Actor	Merton K. Kibble	1942
Whistling in Dixie Movie	6.4	Actor	Wally Benton	1942
Maisie Gets Her Man Movie	6.1	Actor	Herbert P. 'Hap' Hixby	1942
Panama Hattie Movie	5.7	Actor	Red	1942
Lady Be Good Movie	6.2	Actor	Joe 'Red' Willet	1941
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day Movie	6.1	Actor	Vernon Briggs	1941
Whistling in the Dark Movie	6.4	Actor	Wally Benton	1941
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare Movie	6.1	Actor	Vernon Briggs	1941
Flight Command Movie	6.1	Actor	Lieut. 'Mugger' Martin	1940
Seeing Red Short Film	5.7	Actor	Red / Doorman / Coatroom Attendant / Waiter / Emcee	1939
The Broadway Buckaroo Short Film	—	Actor	Red	1939
Having Wonderful Time Movie	5.8	Actor	Itchy	1938

Red Skelton

Known For

Around the World in Eighty Days

Ocean's Eleven

That's Entertainment!

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

Movies & TV Credits