Red Skelton
WriterActorProducer
- 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 seven 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.…
Director
| Red Skelton Christmas Classics (in Color)(1955) |
Writer
| Red Skelton: A Royal Command Performance(1984) |
| Red Skelton's More Funny Faces(1983) |
| Standing Room Only(1976) |
| Red Skelton's Funny Faces(1980) |
| Bob Hope All Star Christmas Special(1978) |
Actor
| Standing Room Only(1976)as Freddie the Freeloader |
| Flying High(1978)as Red Skelton |
| Rudolph's Shiny New Year(1976)as Father Time, Baby Bear |
| The Red Skelton Hour(1951)as Host, Clem Kadiddlehopper, Gertrude and Heathcliffe, Man Who Walks in Sleep, San Fernando Red, Dental Patient, Sheriff Deadeye, Computer Dater, Prof. Ludwig von Humperdoo, Sailor, Dr. Ludwig von Humperdoo, Diamond Tim Grady, Taxidermist-Silent Spot, Freddie the Freeloader, Dancer-Olio Spot, Glassblower-Silent Spot, George Appleby, Cauliflower McPugg, Bolivar Shagnasty, Egyptian Explorer, Camper, Cowardly Brave, the Old Streetcleaner, Forsooth, Mr. Butterfingers (Silent Spot), Husband in Silent Spot, W. C. Fields, Man With Nightmares-Silent Spot, E. Scrooge, Skelton Marionette |
| Swing Out, Sweet Land(1970)as Newspaper Printer |
Producer
| The Red Skelton Hour(1951) |
Composer
| Red Skelton: A Royal Command Performance(1984) |
Music Department
| The Red Skelton Hour(1951) |
Additional Crew
| Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of the Dana Carvey Show(2017) |
Thanks
| Flying High(1978) |
Soundtrack
| The Bolt Report(2011) |
| Rudolph's Shiny New Year(1976) |
| That's Entertainment, Part II(1976) |
| That's Entertainment!(1974) |
| The Red Skelton Hour(1951) |
Self
| Pioneers of Television(2008)as Self, Cauliflower McPugg, Sheriff Deadeye |
| Pioneers of Primetime(1995)as Self, Gertrude and Heathcliffe, Clem Kadiddlehopper, Cauliflower McPugg, Freddie the Freeloader, George Appleby |
| Inside the Dream Factory(1995)as Self |
| The First Annual Comedy Hall of Fame(1993)as Self - Inductee - Freddie the Freeloader, Clem Kadiddlehopper, Sheriff Deadeye |
| The Dini Petty Show(1989)as Clem Kadiddlehopper, Freddie the Freeloader, Gertrude and Heathcliffe, Junior the Mean Widdle Kid, San Fernando Red, Self, Sheriff Deadeye |
Archive Footage
| Mae West: Die verruchte Blonde(2021)as Self |
| American Masters(1985)as Self |
| The Great Buster(2018)as Self |
| America's Clown: An Intimate Biography of Red Skelton(2014)as Self - Host, Louis Blore, King Louis XV, Lt. 'Mugger' Martin, Wally 'the Fox' Benton, Merkle K. Kibble, Red Jones, Rusty Morgan, Clem Kadiddlehopper, Pitchman Pete, San Fernando Red, Cauliflower McPugg, Junrior Cavendish - the Mean Widdle Kid, Deadeye, Willie Lump Lump, George Appleby, Gertrude and Heathcliffe, Freddie the Freeloader, Dr. Ludwig von Humperdoo, Cookie the Sailor |
| Mike Douglas: Moments & Memories(2008)as Self |
Archive Sound
| The Radio Broadcast Vault(2018)as Self |
| Headliners & Legends with Matt Lauer(1998)as Self |
Credit Score: Red Skelton
| # | Name | Score | Year | Win | Nom | Known | ★ | Wins | Noms | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Red Skelton Hour | 2600.00 | 1951 | • | • | • | 8.1 | 2 | 15 | 1528 |
| 2 | Neptune's Daughter | 6.50 | 1949 | • | 6.4 | 1 | 1 | 2032 | ||
| 3 | Around the World in 80 Days | 4.00 | 1956 | 6.7 | 5 | 8 | 31977 | |||
| 4 | Three Little Words | 3.25 | 1950 | • | 6.9 | 0 | 1 | 2261 | ||
| 5 | A Southern Yankee | 3.25 | 1948 | • | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 584 | ||
| 6 | The Fuller Brush Man | 3.25 | 1948 | • | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 744 | ||
| 7 | Whistling in Brooklyn | 3.25 | 1943 | • | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 785 | ||
| 8 | I Dood It | 3.25 | 1943 | • | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 751 | ||
| 9 | Du Barry Was a Lady | 3.25 | 1943 | • | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 1874 | ||
| 10 | Whistling in Dixie | 3.25 | 1942 | • | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 759 |