Red Skelton

Actor

Born: July 18, 1913
Died: September 17, 1997 (age 84)
From: Vincennes, Indiana, USA

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…

Filmography (66)

A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride (2026)
Self (Archival)
Pioneers of Primetime (2005)
Red Skelton: America's Greatest Clown (2005)
Red Skelton
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown (2004)
Self (archive)
Red Skelton: Bloopers, Blunders, and Ad Libs (2001)
Himself (Host)/Various Characters
Television: The First Fifty Years
Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)
Buffalo Bob Smith / Howdy Doody (archive footage)
Inside the Dream Factory (1995)
Self
A Tribute to Houdini (1987)
Self
That's Dancing! (1985)
From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985)
Self (archive footage)
Red Skelton: A Royal Command Performance
Red Skelton: A Royal Command Performance (1984)
Himself
Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner
Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner (1981)
Freddie the Freeloader
The Hollywood Clowns (1979)
(archive footage)
The People's Command Performance: '77 (1977)
Self
Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976)
Father Time / Baby Bear (voice)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
(archive footage)
America on Parade (1976)
Host
That's Entertainment! (1974)
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special (1970)
Self (uncredited)
Honor America Day (1970)
Self
Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)
Self
The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968)
Self (uncredited)
Clown Alley (1966)
Freddie the Freeloader
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)
The Neanderthal Man
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
Aubrey Filmore in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage)
Ocean's Eleven (1960)
Self
The Man in the Funny Suit
The Man in the Funny Suit (1960)
Self
Public Pigeon No. 1 (1957)
Rusty Morgan
The Country Husband (1956)
Self - Announcing Next Week's Show
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Drunk in Barbary Coast Saloon