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Biography
Show Business is often passed on from one generation to another and in Red's case, it must have been genetic because even tho his…
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Born
7/18/1913
, Vincennes, Indiana, USA
Died
9/17/1997
Birth Name
Richard Bernard Skelton
Gender
Male
Credits
Star
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Role
The Red Skelton Show
Host (1951-1971)
S 19: Ep 14
Crime Doesn't Pay But It's Tax Free
12/30/69
S 19: Ep 13
The Son of Oliver Twist or Junior is Just a Little Dickens
12/16/69
S 19: Ep 12
He Wanted to be a Square-Shooter, But He Found That His Barrel Was Round
12/9/69
S 19: Ep 11
It is Better To Have Loved and Lost, Much Better
12/2/69
S 19: Ep 10
There's One Thing Money Won't Buy, & Someday We'll Find Out"
11/25/69
+ 538 More Credits
The Red Skelton Comedy Hour
Forsooth The Slave
S 18: Ep 6
George Gobel / The Mills Brothers
10/29/68
S 18: Ep 5
Pat Carroll
10/22/68
S 18: Ep 4
Martha Raye / Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
10/15/68
S 18: Ep 3
Maurice Evans / Shirley Bassey
10/8/68
S 18: Ep 2
Van Johnson / The Lettermen
10/1/68
+ 191 More Credits
The Red Skelton Show
Host/George Applyby/American Soldier
S 12: Ep 1
Sombody Up There Should Stay There
9/25/62
The Red Skelton Show
Deadeye
S 9: Ep 12
Deadeye Turns In His Badge
12/29/59
The Red Skelton Show
John Alden
S 6: Ep 7
The First Thanksgiving
11/20/56
Playhouse 90
Host
S 1: Ep 5
The Country Husband
11/1/56
The Red Skelton Show
Host/Freddie the Freeloader/George Appleby/Deadye/Clem Kiddlehopper/San Fernando Red (1951-1971)
S 1: Ep 1
Premiere Show
9/30/51
Recurring Role
(4)
Role
The Ed Sullivan Show
Himself
S 23: Ep 1
September 28, 1969: Barbra Streisand, Temptations, Tony Bennett, Red Skelton
9/28/69
S 22: Ep 1
September 29, 1968: Jefferson Airplane, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Red Skelton
9/29/68
S 21: Ep 1
September 10, 1967: Young Rascals, Petula Clark, Red Skelton, Eddie Fisher, Buddy Hackett
9/10/67
S 19: Ep 2
September 19, 1965: Series now in COLOR - Red Skelton; Dino, Desi & Billy; Eddie Fisher
9/19/65
The Ed Sullivan Show
scheduled guest
S 20: Ep 1
September 11, 1966: The Rolling Stones, Louis Armstrong, Red Skelton
9/11/66
S 9: Ep 1
Robert Mitchum / Lillian Gish / Rocky Marciano
9/25/55
The Ed Sullivan Show
Guest, on film
S 16: Ep 38
15th Anniversary Show with clips from past shows: Elvis Presley, Gary Cooper
6/23/63
The Ed Sullivan Show
Himself, cameo
S 10: Ep 35
Jayne Mansfield / Jack Webb / Sam Snead / Dolores Grey / Gene Austin
5/26/57
Guest Star
(26)
Role
Pioneers of Television
Himself
S 1: Ep 3
Variety
1/16/08
The Primetime Emmy Awards
Himself
S 38: Ep 1
The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
9/21/86
The Mike Douglas Show
Himself/Co-host
S 17: Ep 85
February 6, 1979
2/6/79
S 15: Ep 149
April 1, 1977
4/1/77
S 15: Ep 148
March 31, 1977
3/31/77
S 15: Ep 147
March 30, 1977
3/30/77
S 15: Ep 146
March 29, 1977
3/29/77
+ 1 More Credits
The Bob Hope Show
Himself
S 29: Ep 3
Bob Hope's All-Star Christmas Show
12/22/78
S 28: Ep 6
Happy 75th Birthday Bob Hope
5/29/78
The Academy Awards
Himself - Presenter
S 49: Ep 1
The 49th Annual Academy Awards
3/28/77
The Merv Griffin Show
Himself
S 13: Ep 44
October 30, 1975
10/30/75
Dinah!
Himself
S 1: Ep 26
November 25, 1974
11/25/74
The Mike Douglas Show
Himself
S 12: Ep 235
August 16, 1974
8/16/74
The Ed Sullivan Show
Himself
S 23: Ep 19
February 1, 1970: Jackie DeShannon, Robert Shaw & Rita Moreno, Bob Newhart, Gwen Verdon
2/1/70
The Jonathan Winters Show
Himself
S 1: Ep 1
December 27, 1967
12/27/67
Talent Scouts
Himself
S 2: Ep 12
September 17, 1963
9/17/63
The Garry Moore Show
Himself
S 4: Ep 24
March 13, 1962
3/13/62
S 1: Ep 23
March 17, 1959
3/17/59
S 1: Ep 1
September 30, 1958
9/30/58
The Red Skelton Show
Freddie the Freeloader
S 11: Ep 13
Freddie and the Yuletide Doll
12/19/61
The Jack Paar Show
Himself
S 4: Ep 100
January 20, 1961
1/20/61
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Himself
S 5: Ep 2
October 9, 1960
10/9/60
What's My Line?
Mystery Guest
S 12: Ep 4
EPISODE #532
9/25/60
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Himself
S 2: Ep 14
The Man in the Funny Suit
4/15/60
The Steve Allen Show
Himself
S 5: Ep 12
David Allen; Irene Kral; The Nicolais Dancers / The 10th Annual Magazine Awards
12/28/59
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
Himself
S 2: Ep 3
Lucy Goes to Alaska
2/9/59
The Jack Benny Program
Himself
S 9: Ep 7
Jack And Gisele Mackenzie
12/14/58
S 7: Ep 3
George Gobel/Red Skelton Show
10/21/56
Kraft Music Hall
Himself
S 1: Ep 7
Red Skelton
11/19/58
This Is Your Life
Himself
S 5: Ep 26
Buster Keaton
4/3/57
Playhouse 90
Buddy McCoy
S 1: Ep 6
The Big Slide
11/8/56
Ford Star Jubilee
Himself
S 1: Ep 4
I Hear America Singing
12/17/55
Climax!
Rusty Morgan
S 2: Ep 2
Public Pigeon #1
9/8/55
What's My Line?
Mystery Guest #2
S 6: Ep 4
EPISODE #226
9/26/54
Cameo
(1)
Role
The Steve Allen Show
Clem Kadiddlehopper
S 3: Ep 21
Dale Robertson; Peggy King; Don Adams; The Hi-Lo's
2/16/58
Writer
(1)
Role
The Red Skelton Show
Writer
S 15: Ep 22
Half a Loafer is Better Than None
2/15/66
S 15: Ep 14
The Plight Before Christmas (1965)
12/21/65
S 12: Ep 14
Of Mouth and Men
1/1/63
S 8: Ep 18
Clem in Miami Beach
3/3/59
S 7: Ep 28
Clem the Artist
4/22/58
+ 5 More Credits
Producer
(1)
Role
The Red Skelton Show
Producer
S 1: Ep 22
How to Make a Salad
2/24/52
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Red has been honored to play before three Popes and eight U.S. Presidents.
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Red has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; one for radio, the other for television.
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Red was a member of the Scottish Rite, a 33rd degree Mason.
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: Congress, Bingo with billions.
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: Any kid will run any errand for you, if you ask at bedtime.
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: Our principles are the springs of our actions. Our actions, the springs of our happiness or misery. Too much care, therefore, cannot be taken in forming our principles.
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