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Red Skelton

Red Skelton

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/man

Born

Jul 18, 1913

Vincennes, Indiana, USA

Died

Sep 17, 1997

Known For

Acting

Movies

66 acting

2 crew

Popularity

0.8

Known For

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 • as Drunk in Barbary Coast Saloon
★ 6.7
Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven
1960 • as Self
★ 6.4
Bathing Beauty
Bathing Beauty
1944 • as Steve Elliott
★ 5.9
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
2004 • as Self (archive)
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
1974 • as (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.4
Honor America Day
Honor America Day
1970 • as Self
Susan Slept Here
Susan Slept Here
1954 • as Oswald from North Dakota (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Neptune's Daughter
Neptune's Daughter
1949 • as Jack Spratt
★ 6.1
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!
1985 • as From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
★ 6.8
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
1976 • as Father Time / Baby Bear (voice)
★ 6.4
The Fuller Brush Girl
The Fuller Brush Girl
1950 • as Red Skelton - Fuller Brush Man (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 • as Louis Blore / King Louis
★ 6.5
Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies
1945 • as J. Newton Numbskull (segment "When Television Comes")
★ 6.0
The Great Diamond Robbery
The Great Diamond Robbery
1954 • as Ambrose C. Park
★ 10.0
Clown Alley
Clown Alley
1966 • as Freddie the Freeloader
★ 10.0
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941 • as Vernon Briggs
★ 6.8
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 • as (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Seeing Red
Seeing Red
1939 • as Red / Doorman / Coatroom Attendant / Waiter / Emcee
★ 6.2
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968 • as Self (uncredited)
★ 7.6
Half a Hero
Half a Hero
1953 • as Ben Dobson
★ 6.0
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 • as Aubrey Filmore in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After
1944 • as (archive footage)
★ 8.0
A Southern Yankee
A Southern Yankee
1948 • as Aubrey Filmore
★ 5.7
Three Little Words
Three Little Words
1950 • as Harry Ruby
★ 6.3
Red Skelton: Bloopers, Blunders, and Ad Libs
Red Skelton: Bloopers, Blunders, and Ad Libs
2001 • as Himself (Host)/Various Characters
Maisie Gets Her Man
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942 • as Herbert P. 'Hap' Hixby
★ 6.7
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941 • as Vernon Briggs
★ 7.0
movie
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999 • as Buffalo Bob Smith / Howdy Doody (archive footage)
The Yellow Cab Man
The Yellow Cab Man
1950 • as Augustus 'Red' Pirdy
★ 6.9
The Hollywood Clowns
The Hollywood Clowns
1979 • as (archive footage)
The Show-Off
The Show-Off
1946 • as J. Aubrey Piper
★ 7.0
Excuse My Dust
Excuse My Dust
1951 • as Joe Belden
★ 7.8
Inside the Dream Factory
★ 8.0
Whistling in Brooklyn
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943 • as Wally 'The Fox' Benton
★ 7.0
The Fuller Brush Man
The Fuller Brush Man
1948 • as Red Jones
★ 6.4
I Dood It
I Dood It
1943 • as Joseph 'Joe' Rivington Renolds
★ 5.1
Merton of the Movies
Merton of the Movies
1947 • as Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage
★ 6.3
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970 • as Self
★ 5.6
Lovely to Look At
Lovely to Look At
1952 • as Al Marsh
★ 5.7
Flight Command
Flight Command
1940 • as Lieut. 'Mugger' Martin
★ 5.9
Ship Ahoy
Ship Ahoy
1942 • as Merton K. Kibble
★ 6.4
Whistling in the Dark
Whistling in the Dark
1941 • as Wally Benton
★ 6.0
Lady Be Good
Lady Be Good
1941 • as Joe 'Red' Willet
★ 5.5
Public Pigeon No. 1
Public Pigeon No. 1
1957 • as Rusty Morgan
★ 6.3
A Tribute to Houdini
A Tribute to Houdini
1987 • as Self
★ 6.0
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 2.0
Watch the Birdie
Watch the Birdie
1950 • as Rusty Cammeron / Pop Cammeron / Grandpop Cammeron
★ 5.5
Thousands Cheer
Thousands Cheer
1943 • as Red Skelton
★ 6.4
Whistling in Dixie
Whistling in Dixie
1942 • as Wally Benton
★ 6.2
Panama Hattie
Panama Hattie
1942 • as Red
★ 5.7
Having Wonderful Time
Having Wonderful Time
1938 • as Itchy
★ 4.9
Texas Carnival
Texas Carnival
1951 • as Cornie Quinell
★ 5.4
movie
Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner
1981 • as Freddie the Freeloader
★ 5.4
The Clown
The Clown
1953 • as Dodo Delwyn
★ 5.6
movie
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
1970 • as Self (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Country Husband
The Country Husband
1956 • as Self - Announcing Next Week's Show
movie
movie
The Broadway Buckaroo
1939 • as Red
America on Parade
America on Parade
1976 • as Host
★ 9.0
movie
★ 10.0