Red Skelton
Biography
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...
Also Known As
Ред Скелтон, Richard Red Skelton, Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton, Richard Bernard Skelton
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Red Skelton's Movies
Around the World in 80 Days
17 Oct 1956
Ocean's Eleven
10 Aug 1960
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
16 Jun 1965
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
04 Dec 1977
That's Entertainment!
21 Jun 1974
Ziegfeld Follies
26 Aug 1945
That's Entertainment, Part II
16 May 1976
Bathing Beauty
27 Jun 1944
Neptune's Daughter
10 Jun 1949
Susan Slept Here
28 Jul 1954
Thousands Cheer
13 Sept 1943
That's Dancing!
18 Jan 1985
Du Barry Was a Lady
13 Aug 1943
Three Little Words
12 Jul 1950
Lady Be Good
18 Sept 1941
Having Wonderful Time
01 Jul 1938
Whistling in the Dark
08 Aug 1941
Flight Command
27 Dec 1940
The Clown
16 Jan 1953
The Fuller Brush Girl
15 Sept 1950
Red Skelton's TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
01 Oct 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
01 Oct 1962
The Oscars
19 Mar 1953
What's My Line?
02 Feb 1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
20 Jun 1948
The Red Skelton Show
30 Sept 1951
The Jack Benny Program
28 Oct 1950
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
06 Nov 1957
This Is Your Life
01 Oct 1952
Climax!
07 Oct 1954
Texaco Star Theater
08 Jun 1948
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
06 Oct 1958
The Steve Allen Show
24 Jun 1956
The Steve Allen Show
24 Jun 1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
05 Oct 1956
The Bob Hope Show
09 Apr 1950