Red Skelton
Known for: Acting
Born: July 18, 1913
Died: September 17, 1997
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…
Known for
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
1976
The Fuller Brush Man
1948
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
Bathing Beauty
1944
Clown Alley
1966
Excuse My Dust
1951
Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner
1981
Whistling in the Dark
1941
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943
Whistling in Dixie
1942
The Clown
1953
The Yellow Cab Man
1950
Panama Hattie
1942
Merton of the Movies
1947
I Dood It
1943
The Great Diamond Robbery
1954
Half a Hero
1953
A Southern Yankee
1948
Watch the Birdie
1950
The Show-Off
1946
Seeing Red
1939
Public Pigeon No. 1
1957
Red Skelton Christmas Classics
1955
Red Skelton: Bloopers, Blunders, and Ad Libs
2001
America on Parade
1976
The Broadway Buckaroo
1939
Red Skelton: A Royal Command Performance
1984
Red Skelton: America's Greatest Clown
2005
Three Little Words
1950
Lovely to Look At
1952
Texas Carnival
1951
Neptune's Daughter
1949
Ship Ahoy
1942
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942
A Tribute to Houdini
1987
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941
Honor America Day
1970
Lady Be Good
1941
Flight Command
1940
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941
Having Wonderful Time
1938
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965
Pioneers of Primetime
2005
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
2026
The Country Husband
1956
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
2004
Thousands Cheer
1943
The Man in the Funny Suit
1960
Susan Slept Here
1954
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
1970
Inside the Dream Factory
1995
Ocean's Eleven
1960
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
The People's Command Performance: '77
1977
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
The Fuller Brush Girl
1950
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
Twenty Years After
1944
Texaco Star Theater
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
This Is Your Life
1952
Climax!
1954
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
The Steve Allen Show
1956
That's Dancing!
1985
The Oscars
1953
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
The Red Skelton Show
1951
The Jack Benny Program
1950
The Bob Hope Show
1950
What's My Line?
1950
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
That's Entertainment!
1974