Deceased
How Did Red Skelton Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 84Also known asРед Скелтон, Richard Red Skelton, Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton, Richard Bernard SkeltonGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn18/07/1913Born inVincennes, Indiana, USADied17/09/1997Died inRancho MirageCausepneumoniaWikidataQ1277029 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#105636 ↗
Richard Bernard Skelton was an American entertainer best known for his national radio and television shows between 1937 and 1971, especially as host of the television program The Red Skelton Show. He has stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio and television, and he also appeared in burlesque, vaudeville, films, nightclubs, and casinos, all while he pursued an entirely separate career as an artist.
Read full Wikipedia article ↗Filmography81 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last RideMovie | Self (Archival) | 113 |
| 2005 | Pioneers of PrimetimeMovie | — | 92 |
| 2005 | Red Skelton: America's Greatest ClownMovie | Red Skelton | 92 |
| 2004 | Elf: Christmas in TinseltownMovie | Self (archive) | 91 |
| 2001 | Red Skelton: Bloopers, Blunders, and Ad LibsMovie | Himself (Host)/Various Characters | 88 |
| 1999 | Television: The First Fifty YearsMovie | Buffalo Bob Smith / Howdy Doody (archive footage) | 86 |
| 1995 | Inside the Dream FactoryMovie | Self | 82 |
| 1987 | A Tribute to HoudiniMovie | Self | 74 |
| 1985 | That's Dancing!Movie | From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage) | 72 |
| 1985 | Hollywood's Funniest All-Star BloopersMovie | Self (archive footage) | 72 |
| 1984 | Red Skelton: A Royal Command PerformanceMovie | Himself | 71 |
| 1981 | Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas DinnerMovie | Freddie the Freeloader | 68 |
| 1979 | The Hollywood ClownsMovie | (archive footage) | 66 |
| 1977 | The People's Command Performance: '77Movie | Self | 64 |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part IIMovie | (archive footage) | 63 |
| 1976 | Rudolph's Shiny New YearMovie | Father Time / Baby Bear (voice) | 63 |
| 1976 | America on ParadeMovie | Host | 63 |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment!Movie | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 61 |
| 1970 | Swing Out, Sweet LandMovie | Self | 57 |
| 1970 | Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV SpecialMovie | Self (uncredited) | 57 |
| 1970 | Honor America DayMovie | Self | 57 |
| 1968 | The Dean Martin Christmas ShowMovie | Self (uncredited) | 55 |
| 1966 | Clown AlleyMovie | Freddie the Freeloader | 53 |
| 1965 | Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 MinutesMovie | The Neanderthal Man | 52 |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of ComedyMovie | Aubrey Filmore in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage) | 51 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries | Self | 49 |
| 1960 | Ocean's ElevenMovie | Self | 47 |
| 1960 | The Man in the Funny SuitMovie | Self | 47 |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries | Self | 45 |
| 1957 | The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourSeries | Red Skeleton | 44 |
| 1957 | Public Pigeon No. 1Movie | Rusty Morgan | 44 |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeries | Self | 44 |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 DaysMovie | Drunk in Barbary Coast Saloon | 43 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen ShowSeries | Self - Cameo / Clem Kadiddlehopper | 43 |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeries | Self | 43 |
| 1956 | The Country HusbandMovie | Self - Announcing Next Week's Show | 43 |
| 1955 | Red Skelton Christmas ClassicsMovie | Main | 42 |
| 1954 | Climax!Series | Rusty Morgan | 41 |
| 1954 | Susan Slept HereMovie | Oswald from North Dakota (uncredited) | 41 |
| 1954 | The Great Diamond RobberyMovie | Ambrose C. Park | 41 |
| 1953 | The OscarsSeries | Self | 40 |
| 1953 | The ClownMovie | Dodo Delwyn | 40 |
| 1953 | Half a HeroMovie | Ben Dobson | 40 |
| 1952 | This Is Your LifeSeries | Self | 39 |
| 1952 | Lovely to Look AtMovie | Al Marsh | 39 |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton ShowSeries | Host | 38 |
| 1951 | Texas CarnivalMovie | Cornie Quinell | 38 |
| 1951 | Excuse My DustMovie | Joe Belden | 38 |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Series | Self - Mystery Guest | 37 |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope ShowSeries | Self | 37 |
| 1950 | Three Little WordsMovie | Harry Ruby | 37 |
| 1950 | The Yellow Cab ManMovie | Augustus 'Red' Pirdy | 37 |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny ProgramSeries | Red Skelton | 37 |
| 1950 | Watch the BirdieMovie | Rusty Cammeron / Pop Cammeron / Grandpop Cammeron | 37 |
| 1950 | The Fuller Brush GirlMovie | Red Skelton - Fuller Brush Man (uncredited) | 37 |
| 1949 | Neptune's DaughterMovie | Jack Spratt | 36 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries | Self | 35 |
| 1948 | A Southern YankeeMovie | Aubrey Filmore | 35 |
| 1948 | The Fuller Brush ManMovie | Red Jones | 35 |
| 1948 | Texaco Star TheaterSeries | Clem Kadiddlehopper | 35 |
| 1947 | Merton of the MoviesMovie | Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage | 34 |
| 1946 | The Show-OffMovie | J. Aubrey Piper | 33 |
| 1945 | Ziegfeld FolliesMovie | J. Newton Numbskull (segment "When Television Comes") | 32 |
| 1944 | Twenty Years AfterMovie | (archive footage) | 31 |
| 1944 | Bathing BeautyMovie | Steve Elliott | 31 |
| 1943 | Thousands CheerMovie | Red Skelton | 30 |
| 1943 | Du Barry Was a LadyMovie | Louis Blore / King Louis | 30 |
| 1943 | I Dood ItMovie | Joseph 'Joe' Rivington Renolds | 30 |
| 1943 | Whistling in BrooklynMovie | Wally 'The Fox' Benton | 30 |
| 1942 | Ship AhoyMovie | Merton K. Kibble | 29 |
| 1942 | Whistling in DixieMovie | Wally Benton | 29 |
| 1942 | Maisie Gets Her ManMovie | Herbert P. 'Hap' Hixby | 29 |
| 1942 | Panama HattieMovie | Red | 29 |
| 1941 | Lady Be GoodMovie | Joe 'Red' Willet | 28 |
| 1941 | Whistling in the DarkMovie | Wally Benton | 28 |
| 1941 | Dr. Kildare's Wedding DayMovie | Vernon Briggs | 28 |
| 1941 | The People Vs. Dr. KildareMovie | Vernon Briggs | 28 |
| 1940 | Flight CommandMovie | Lieut. 'Mugger' Martin | 27 |
| 1939 | Seeing RedMovie | Red / Doorman / Coatroom Attendant / Waiter / Emcee | 26 |
| 1939 | The Broadway BuckarooMovie | Red | 26 |
| 1938 | Having Wonderful TimeMovie | Itchy | 25 |