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Red Skelton Acting Filmography (64)

Pioneers of Primetime
2005

Red Skelton: America's Greatest Clown
2005·Red Skelton

Red Skelton: Bloopers, Blunders, and Ad Libs
2001·Himself (Host)/Various Characters
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999·Buffalo Bob Smith / Howdy Doody (archive footage)

Inside the Dream Factory
1995·Self

A Tribute to Houdini
1987·Self

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

That's Dancing!
1985·From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
Red Skelton: A Royal Command Performance
1984·Himself
Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner
1981·Freddie the Freeloader

The Hollywood Clowns
1979·(archive footage)

Rudolph's Shiny New Year
1977·Father Time / Baby Bear (voice)

The People's Command Performance: '77
1977·Self

America on Parade
1976·Host

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

That's Entertainment!
1974·(archive footage) (uncredited)
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
1970·Self (uncredited)

Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970·Self

Honor America Day
1970·Self

The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968·Self (uncredited)

Clown Alley
1966·Freddie the Freeloader

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

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

Ocean's Eleven
1960·Self
The Man in the Funny Suit
1960·Self

Public Pigeon No. 1
1957·Rusty Morgan

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

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

Red Skelton Christmas Classics
1955·Main

Susan Slept Here
1954·Oswald from North Dakota (uncredited)

The Great Diamond Robbery
1954·Ambrose C. Park

The Clown
1953·Dodo Delwyn

Half a Hero
1953·Ben Dobson

Lovely to Look At
1952·Al Marsh

Texas Carnival
1951·Cornie Quinell

Excuse My Dust
1951·Joe Belden

Three Little Words
1950·Harry Ruby

The Yellow Cab Man
1950·Augustus 'Red' Pirdy

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

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

Neptune's Daughter
1949·Jack Spratt

The Fuller Brush Man
1948·Red Jones

A Southern Yankee
1948·Aubrey Filmore

Merton of the Movies
1947·Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage

The Show-Off
1946·J. Aubrey Piper

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

Bathing Beauty
1944·Steve Elliott

Twenty Years After
1944·(archive footage)

Du Barry Was a Lady
1943·Louis Blore / King Louis XV

Thousands Cheer
1943·Red Skelton

Whistling in Brooklyn
1943·Wally 'The Fox' Benton

I Dood It
1943·Joseph 'Joe' Rivington Renolds

Ship Ahoy
1942·Merton K. Kibble

Whistling in Dixie
1942·Wally Benton

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

Panama Hattie
1942·Red

Lady Be Good
1941·Joe 'Red' Willet

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941·Vernon Briggs

Whistling in the Dark
1941·Wally Benton

The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941·Vernon Briggs

Flight Command
1940·Lieut. 'Mugger' Martin

Seeing Red
1939·Red / Doorman / Coatroom Attendant / Waiter / Emcee
The Broadway Buckaroo
1939·Red

Having Wonderful Time
1938·Itchy