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Red Skelton

Red Skelton

Actor, Writer, Producer

Born July 18, 1913 in Vincennes, Indiana, USA

Died September 17, 1997

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The Great Buster
Mubi
Ed Gein
Amazon Prime Video
Entertainment Tonight
Disney Plus
That's Entertainment, Part II
HBO Max
Good Morning America
Hulu
That's Entertainment!
Amazon Prime Video
Ocean's Eleven
HBO Max
Around the World in 80 Days
HBO Max
Climax!
Classix
I've Got a Secret
Amazon Prime Video
The Fuller Brush Girl
MX Player
What's My Line?
Classix

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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 1951, the same year The Red Skelton Hour (1951) premiered on NBC. For two decades, until 1971, his show consistently stayed in the top twenty, both on NBC and CBS. His numerous characters, including Clem Kaddiddlehopper, George Appleby, and the seagulls Gertrude and Heathcliffe delighted audiences for decades. First and foremost, he considered himself a clown, although not the greatest, and his paintings of clowns brought in a fortune after he left television. His home life was not completely happy--two divorces and a son Richard who died of leukemia at age 9--and he did not hang around with other comedians. He continued performing live until illness, and he was a longtime supporter of children's charities. Red Skelton died at age 84 of pneumonia in Rancho Mirage, California, on September 17, 1997. Red is interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, California, in the Great Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Benediction.

Red Skelton Photos

Red Skelton Videos

Rudolph's Shiny New Year - Trailer

The Great Diamond Robbery (Original Theatrical Trailer)

Lovely to Look at - Original Theatrical Trailer

Red Skelton - Introduction + Stand-up and pantomine comedy ( 9 March 1965 )

Red Skelton - Explains "The Pledge of Allegiance"

Red Skelton (Comedian 1954)

Texas Carnival - Trailer

Three Little Words - Trailer

Yellow Cab Man, The

Watch the Birdie

Neptune's Daughter - Trailer

Southern Yankee, A

Merton of the Movies Original Trailer

Bathing Beauty - Official Trailer (1944)

Du Barry Was A Lady - Trailer

I Dood It (Short Trailer)

Whistling in Brooklyn - Trailer

1942 - TOMMY DORSEY - Ship Ahoy (Trailer)

Panama Hattie - Trailer

Maisie Gets Her Man (Original Theatrical Trailer)

Filmography

Actor

176

Type

Year

Mae West: Die verruchte Blonde TV Movie2021

The Great Buster Poster

The Great Buster Documentary2018

America's Clown: An Intimate Biography of Red Skelton Video2014

Mike Douglas: Moments & Memories Poster

Mike Douglas: Moments & Memories Video2008

Pioneers of Television Poster

Pioneers of Television TV Series2008

A/k/a Tommy Chong Poster

A/k/a Tommy Chong Documentary2006

Pioneers of Primetime Poster

Pioneers of Primetime Documentary2005

Christmas in Tinseltown Documentary2004

Conversations with Ken Annakin Documentary2004

I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special Poster

I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special Documentary2001

Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days Poster

Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days Documentary2001

Ed Gein Feature Film2000

Laugh? I Thought I'd Die! Poster

Laugh? I Thought I'd Die! Video1999

Television: The First Fifty Years Poster

Television: The First Fifty Years Documentary1999

The Rat Pack Poster

The Rat Pack TV Series1999

The 70th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 70th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1998

Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television Documentary1996

Dumb, Dumber & Dumbest Poster

Dumb, Dumber & Dumbest Documentary1995

Ed Sullivan All-Star Comedy Special TV Special1995

Inside the Dream Factory Poster

Inside the Dream Factory Documentary1995

Red Skelton: Bloopers, Blunders and Ad-Libs Poster

Red Skelton: Bloopers, Blunders and Ad-Libs Video1994

Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories Poster

Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories TV Special1993

The First Annual Comedy Hall of Fame Poster

The First Annual Comedy Hall of Fame TV Special1993

Legends of Comedy Poster

Legends of Comedy Documentary1992

Red Skelton: A Career of Laughter Poster

Red Skelton: A Career of Laughter Documentary1992

Best of 50's Comedy Poster

Best of 50's Comedy Documentary1990

Blushing Bloopers Poster

Blushing Bloopers Documentary1990

Red Skelton: King of Laughter Poster

Red Skelton: King of Laughter Documentary1990

5th Annual TV Academy Hall of Fame TV Special1989

The 3rd Annual American Comedy Awards TV Special1989

The Dini Petty Show Poster

The Dini Petty Show TV Series1989

Entertaining the Troops Poster

Entertaining the Troops Documentary1988

Milton Berle, the Second Time Around: The Funny Fifties TV Movie1988

Bloopermania Poster

Bloopermania Documentary1987

The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards TV Special1986

All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan TV Special1985

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers Poster

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers Documentary1985

That's Dancing! Poster

That's Dancing! Documentary1985

Bob Hope's Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars Documentary1984

Red Skelton: A Royal Command Performance Poster

Red Skelton: A Royal Command Performance TV Special1984

Red Skelton's Funny Faces III Poster

Red Skelton's Funny Faces III TV Movie1984

The Great Standups Documentary1984

Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 22nd Anniversary Poster

Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 22nd Anniversary TV Special1984

Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler Documentary1983

Movie Star Commercials and Important Messages Poster

Movie Star Commercials and Important Messages Documentary1983

Red Skelton's More Funny Faces Poster

Red Skelton's More Funny Faces TV Special1983

Texaco Star Theatre Presents Bob Hope in 'Who Makes the World Laugh?' TV Special1983

Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter Poster

Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter Documentary1982

Entertainment Tonight Poster

Entertainment Tonight TV Series1981

Presidential Blooper Reel Video1981

Red Skelton: A Comedy Scrapbook Documentary1981

Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 Poster

Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 Documentary1980

Red Skelton's Funny Faces TV Movie1980

Tenth Annual Entertainer of the Year Awards TV Special1980

The First 40 Years TV Special1980

Best of the Dean Martin Show Poster

Best of the Dean Martin Show TV Special1979

The Hollywood Clowns Poster

The Hollywood Clowns Documentary1979

A Tribute to Mr. Television Milton Berle Poster

A Tribute to Mr. Television Milton Berle TV Special1978

Bob Hope All Star Christmas Special TV Special1978

CBS: On the Air Mini-Series1978

Flying High Poster

Flying High TV Series1978

General Electric's All-Star Anniversary Poster

General Electric's All-Star Anniversary Documentary1978

Happy Birthday, Bob Poster

Happy Birthday, Bob TV Special1978

Revealing Red - a Conversation with Red Skelton TV Movie1978

The 35th Annual Golden Globe Awards Poster

The 35th Annual Golden Globe Awards Documentary1978

TV: The Fabulous Fifties TV Movie1978

88th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade TV Special1977

The 49th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 49th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1977

The People's Command Performance: '77 Poster

The People's Command Performance: '77 TV Movie1977

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years Poster

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years Documentary1976

Monsanto Night Presents Walt Disney's America on Parade TV Special1976

Rudolph's Shiny New Year Poster

Rudolph's Shiny New Year TV Movie1976

Standing Room Only Poster

Standing Room Only TV Series1976

That's Entertainment, Part II Poster

That's Entertainment, Part II Documentary1976

The 48th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 48th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1976

Good Morning America Poster

Good Morning America TV Series1975

Dinah! TV Series1974

That's Entertainment! Poster

That's Entertainment! Documentary1974

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special Poster

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special TV Special1970

Swing Out, Sweet Land Poster

Swing Out, Sweet Land TV Movie1970

The Bob Braun Show Poster

The Bob Braun Show TV Series1967

The Jonathan Winters Show Poster

The Jonathan Winters Show TV Series1967

Clown Alley Poster

Clown Alley TV Movie1966

Clown Alley Poster

Clown Alley TV Series1965

The Dean Martin Show Poster

The Dean Martin Show TV Series1965

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

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes Feature Film1965

The Big Parade of Comedy Poster

The Big Parade of Comedy Documentary1964

CBS: The Stars' Address TV Special1963

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's World Famous Musical Hits! Poster

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's World Famous Musical Hits! Documentary1962

Talent Scouts Poster

Talent Scouts TV Series1962

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Series1962

CBS Fall Preview Special: Seven Wonderful Nights Documentary1961

The Mike Douglas Show Poster

The Mike Douglas Show TV Series1961

Ocean's Eleven Poster

Ocean's Eleven Feature Film1960

Red Skelton Timex Special TV Special1960

The Red Rowe Show Poster

The Red Rowe Show TV Series1959

The Red Skelton Chevy Special TV Special1959

The Wizard of Oz TV Movie1959

The Garry Moore Show Poster

The Garry Moore Show TV Series1958

The Milton Berle Show Poster

The Milton Berle Show TV Series1958

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Poster

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV Series1958

Hohe Kunst der Heiterkeit - Berühmte Komiker und ihr Erfolgsrezept Documentary1957

Public Pigeon No. 1 Poster

Public Pigeon No. 1 Feature Film1957

The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour Poster

The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour TV Series1957

The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar TV Series1957

Around the World in 80 Days Poster

Around the World in 80 Days Feature Film1956

Playhouse 90 Poster

Playhouse 90 TV Series1956

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Poster

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show TV Series1956

The Steve Allen Plymouth Show Poster

The Steve Allen Plymouth Show TV Series1956

Ford Star Jubilee Poster

Ford Star Jubilee TV Series1955

Climax! TV Series1954

Hollywood Goes to War Short Film1954

Red Skelton Revue TV Series1954

Shower of Stars Poster

Shower of Stars TV Series1954

Susan Slept Here Poster

Susan Slept Here Feature Film1954

The Great Diamond Robbery Poster

The Great Diamond Robbery Feature Film1954

Carson's Cellar Poster

Carson's Cellar TV Series1953

Carson's Coffee Break Poster

Carson's Coffee Break TV Series1953

Half a Hero Poster

Half a Hero Feature Film1953

Place the Face TV Series1953

The Clown Poster

The Clown Feature Film1953

I've Got a Secret Poster

I've Got a Secret TV Series1952

Lovely to Look At Poster

Lovely to Look At Feature Film1952

The Jackie Gleason Show Poster

The Jackie Gleason Show TV Series1952

The Linkletter Show Poster

The Linkletter Show TV Series1952

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1952

Chesterfield Sound Off Time Poster

Chesterfield Sound Off Time TV Series1951

Excuse My Dust Poster

Excuse My Dust Feature Film1951

Texas Carnival Poster

Texas Carnival Feature Film1951

The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story Poster

The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story Documentary1951

The Red Skelton Hour Poster

The Red Skelton Hour TV Series1951

All Star Revue Poster

All Star Revue TV Series1950

Duchess of Idaho Poster

Duchess of Idaho Feature Film1950

Moments in Music Short Film1950

The Fuller Brush Girl Poster

The Fuller Brush Girl Feature Film1950

The Jack Benny Program Poster

The Jack Benny Program TV Series1950

The Ken Murray Show Poster

The Ken Murray Show TV Series1950

The Yellow Cab Man Poster

The Yellow Cab Man Feature Film1950

Three Little Words Poster

Three Little Words Feature Film1950

Watch the Birdie Poster

Watch the Birdie Feature Film1950

What's My Line? Poster

What's My Line? TV Series1950

Neptune's Daughter Poster

Neptune's Daughter Feature Film1949

Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership Poster

Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership Documentary1949

The Herb Shriner Show Poster

The Herb Shriner Show TV Series1949

A Southern Yankee Poster

A Southern Yankee Feature Film1948

Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall Poster

Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall TV Series1948

The Ed Sullivan Show Poster

The Ed Sullivan Show TV Series1948

The Fuller Brush Man Poster

The Fuller Brush Man Feature Film1948

Juvenile Jury TV Series1947

Merton of the Movies Poster

Merton of the Movies Feature Film1947

The Luckiest Guy in the World Poster

The Luckiest Guy in the World Short Film1947

Week End in Hollywood Documentary1947

Rough But Hopeful Short Film1946

The Show-Off Poster

The Show-Off Feature Film1946

Ziegfeld Follies Poster

Ziegfeld Follies Feature Film1945

Bathing Beauty Poster

Bathing Beauty Feature Film1944

Radio Bugs Poster

Radio Bugs Short Film1944

Twenty Years After Poster

Twenty Years After Short Film1944

Du Barry Was a Lady Poster

Du Barry Was a Lady Feature Film1943

I Dood It Poster

I Dood It Feature Film1943

Thousands Cheer Poster

Thousands Cheer Feature Film1943

Whistling in Brooklyn Poster

Whistling in Brooklyn Feature Film1943

Maisie Gets Her Man Poster

Maisie Gets Her Man Feature Film1942

Panama Hattie Poster

Panama Hattie Feature Film1942

Ship Ahoy Poster

Ship Ahoy Feature Film1942

Whistling in Dixie Poster

Whistling in Dixie Feature Film1942

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day Poster

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day Feature Film1941

Lady Be Good Poster

Lady Be Good Feature Film1941

The People vs. Dr. Kildare Poster

The People vs. Dr. Kildare Feature Film1941

We Must Have Music Poster

We Must Have Music Short Film1941

Whistling in the Dark Poster

Whistling in the Dark Feature Film1941

Flight Command Poster

Flight Command Feature Film1940

Seeing Red Poster

Seeing Red Short Film1939

The Broadway Buckaroo Short Film1939

Having Wonderful Time Poster

Having Wonderful Time Feature Film1938

Writer

12

Type

Year

Red Skelton: A Royal Command Performance Poster

Red Skelton: A Royal Command Performance TV Special1984

Red Skelton's More Funny Faces Poster

Red Skelton's More Funny Faces TV Special1983

Red Skelton's Funny Faces TV Movie1980

Bob Hope All Star Christmas Special TV Special1978

Monsanto Night Presents Walt Disney's America on Parade TV Special1976

Standing Room Only Poster

Standing Room Only TV Series1976

Clown Alley Poster

Clown Alley TV Movie1966

Red Skelton Timex Special TV Special1960

The Red Skelton Chevy Special TV Special1959

The Red Skelton Hour Poster

The Red Skelton Hour TV Series1951

Ziegfeld Follies Poster

Ziegfeld Follies Feature Film1945

The Broadway Buckaroo Short Film1939

Producer

1

The Red Skelton Hour Poster

The Red Skelton Hour TV Series1951

Thanks

1

Flying High Poster

Flying High TV Series1978

Music Department

1

The Red Skelton Hour Poster

The Red Skelton Hour TV Series1951

Composer

1

Red Skelton: A Royal Command Performance Poster

Red Skelton: A Royal Command Performance TV Special1984

Other Crew

1

Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show Poster

Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show Documentary2017

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