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 childrens 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.

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Texas Carnival

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Neptune's Daughter

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Du Barry was a Lady

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Ship Ahoy

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Flight Command

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Around the World in Eight

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Ocean's Eleven

Self

Фильм 1960

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Self (archive footage)

Фильм 1985

Rudolph's Shiny New Year

Father Time / Baby Bear (voice)

Фильм 1976

The Hollywood Clowns

(archive footage)

Фильм 1979

The People's Command Performance: '77

Self

Фильм 1977

Three Little Words

Harry Ruby

Фильм 1950

Lovely to Look At

Al Marsh

Фильм 1952

Ziegfeld Follies

J. Newton Numbskull (segment "When Television Comes")

Фильм 1945

The Fuller Brush Man

Red Jones

Фильм 1948

Thousands Cheer

Red Skelton

Фильм 1943

Lady Be Good

Joe 'Red' Willet

Фильм 1941

Bathing Beauty

Stephen "Steve" Sherman Elliott

Фильм 1944

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

Self (uncredited)

Фильм 1968

Having Wonderful Time

Itchy

Фильм 1938

Clown Alley

Freddie the Freeloader

Фильм 1966

Susan Slept Here

Oswald from North Dakota (uncredited)

Фильм 1954

Excuse My Dust

Joe Belden

Фильм 1951

Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner

Freddie the Freeloader

Фильм 1981

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

Vernon Briggs

Фильм 1941

Whistling in the Dark

Wally Benton

Фильм 1941

Whistling in Brooklyn

Wally 'The Fox' Benton

Фильм 1943

Whistling in Dixie

Wally Benton

Фильм 1942

The Clown

Dodo Delwyn

Фильм 1953

Maisie Gets Her Man

Herbert P. 'Hap' Hixby

Фильм 1942

The Yellow Cab Man

Augustus 'Red' Pirdy

Фильм 1950

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special

Self (uncredited)

Фильм 1970

Panama Hattie

Red

Фильм 1942

Merton of the Movies

Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage

Фильм 1947

The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

Vernon Briggs

Фильм 1941

I Dood It

Joseph 'Joe' Rivington Renolds

Фильм 1943

The Great Diamond Robbery

Ambrose C. Park

Фильм 1954

Half a Hero

Ben Dobson

Фильм 1953

Swing Out, Sweet Land

Self

Фильм 1970

A Southern Yankee

Aubrey Filmore

Фильм 1948

Watch the Birdie

Rusty Cammeron

Фильм 1950

The Show-Off

J. Aubrey Piper

Фильм 1946

The Fuller Brush Girl

Red Skelton - Fuller Brush Man (uncredited)

Фильм 1950

Seeing Red

Red / Doorman / Coatroom Attendant / Waiter / Emcee

Фильм 1939

Public Pigeon No. 1

Rusty Morgan

Фильм 1957

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage) (uncredited)

Фильм 1974

Red Skelton Christmas Classics

Main

Фильм 1955

Red Skelton: Bloopers, Blunders, and Ad Libs

Himself (Host)/Various Characters

Фильм 2001

Television: The First Fifty Years

Buffalo Bob Smith / Howdy Doody (archive footage)

Фильм 1999

The Big Parade of Comedy

Aubrey Filmore in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage)

Фильм 1964

America on Parade

Host

Фильм 1976

The Broadway Buckaroo

Red

Фильм 1939

Twenty Years After

(archive footage)

Фильм 1944

That's Dancing!

From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)

Фильм 1985

Red Skelton: A Royal Command Performance

Himself

Фильм 1984

Inside the Dream Factory

Self

Фильм 1995

Honor America Day

Self

Фильм 1970

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Texaco Star Theater

Clem Kadiddlehopper

Tv 1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

Tv 1948

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Self

Tv 1958

This Is Your Life

Self

Tv 1952

Climax!

Rusty Morgan

Tv 1954

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Self

Tv 1956

The Steve Allen Show

Self - Cameo / Clem Kadiddlehopper

Tv 1956

The Oscars

Self

Tv 1953

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

Red Skeleton

Tv 1957

The Red Skelton Show

Host

Tv 1951

The Jack Benny Program

Self

Tv 1950

The Bob Hope Show

Self

Tv 1950

The Steve Allen Show

Self - Recipient

Tv 1956

What's My Line?

Self - Mystery Guest

Tv 1950

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Tv 1962