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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

1.0

Known For

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