Acting • AGE 84
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 ...


A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
Self (Archival)
2026

Pioneers of Primetime
2005

Red Skelton: America's Greatest Clown
Red Skelton
2005

Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
Self (archive)
2004

Red Skelton: Bloopers, Blunders, and Ad Libs
Himself (Host)/Various Characters
2001

Inside the Dream Factory
Self
1995

A Tribute to Houdini
Self
1987

That's Dancing!
From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
1985

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
1985

The Hollywood Clowns
(archive footage)
1979

The People's Command Performance: '77
Self
1977

Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Father Time / Baby Bear (voice)
1976

That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976

America on Parade
Host
1976

That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1974

Honor America Day
Self
1970

Swing Out, Sweet Land
Self
1970

The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
1968

Clown Alley
Freddie the Freeloader
1966

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
The Neanderthal Man
1965

The Big Parade of Comedy
Aubrey Filmore in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage)
1964

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962

Ocean's Eleven
Self
1960

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Self
1958

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Red Skeleton
1957

Public Pigeon No. 1
Rusty Morgan
1957

The Country Husband
Self - Announcing Next Week's Show
1956

Around the World in 80 Days
Drunk in Barbary Coast Saloon
1956

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956

The Steve Allen Show
Self - Cameo / Clem Kadiddlehopper
1956

Red Skelton Christmas Classics
Main
1955

Climax!
Rusty Morgan
1954

Susan Slept Here
Oswald from North Dakota (uncredited)
1954

The Great Diamond Robbery
Ambrose C. Park
1954

Half a Hero
Ben Dobson
1953

The Oscars
Self
1953

The Clown
Dodo Delwyn
1953

This Is Your Life
Self
1952

Lovely to Look At
Al Marsh
1952

Texas Carnival
Cornie Quinell
1951

The Red Skelton Show
Host
1951

Excuse My Dust
Joe Belden
1951

Watch the Birdie
Rusty Cammeron / Pop Cammeron / Grandpop Cammeron
1950

The Jack Benny Program
Red Skelton
1950

The Fuller Brush Girl
Red Skelton - Fuller Brush Man (uncredited)
1950

Three Little Words
Harry Ruby
1950

The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950

The Yellow Cab Man
Augustus 'Red' Pirdy
1950

What's My Line?
Self
1950

Neptune's Daughter
Jack Spratt
1949

A Southern Yankee
Aubrey Filmore
1948

The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948

The Fuller Brush Man
Red Jones
1948

Merton of the Movies
Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage
1947

The Show-Off
J. Aubrey Piper
1946

Ziegfeld Follies
J. Newton Numbskull (segment "When Television Comes")
1945

Bathing Beauty
Steve Elliott
1944

Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
1944

Whistling in Brooklyn
Wally 'The Fox' Benton
1943

Thousands Cheer
Red Skelton
1943

I Dood It
Joseph 'Joe' Rivington Renolds
1943

Du Barry Was a Lady
Louis Blore / King Louis
1943

Whistling in Dixie
Wally Benton
1942

Panama Hattie
Red
1942

Maisie Gets Her Man
Herbert P. 'Hap' Hixby
1942

Ship Ahoy
Merton K. Kibble
1942

Lady Be Good
Joe 'Red' Willet
1941

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Vernon Briggs
1941

Whistling in the Dark
Wally Benton
1941

The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
Vernon Briggs
1941

Flight Command
Lieut. 'Mugger' Martin
1940

Seeing Red
Red / Doorman / Coatroom Attendant / Waiter / Emcee
1939

Having Wonderful Time
Itchy
1938