Red Buttons: movies and TV shows
Red Buttons has 111 credits in the archive: 55 films and 56 TV series, from 1944 to 2004. Highest rated: The Jackie Gleason Show (8.5/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2004 · busiest year: 1962 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Goodnight, We Love You | Self | Film | 7.0 | 85 |
| 2002 | Street Time | Sam Kahan | TV | 2.5 | 83 |
| 2002 | Presidio Med | Chick | TV | 8.0 | 83 |
| 2001 | Philly | TV | 7.3 | 82 | |
| 1999 | Family Law | Carl Porter | TV | 8.1 | 80 |
| 1999 | The Story of Us | Arnie Jordan | Film | 6.1 | 80 |
| 1998 | Ghosts of Fear Street | Grandpa | Film | — | 79 |
| 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Self | Film | 7.2 | 78 |
| 1996 | Early Edition | Walter Stites | TV | 7.3 | 77 |
| 1996 | Cosby | TV | 6.0 | 77 | |
| 1995 | Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker | Self | Film | 4.3 | 76 |
| 1994 | ER | Ruby | TV | 7.8 | 75 |
| 1994 | It Could Happen to You | Walter Zakuto | Film | 6.7 | 75 |
| 1990 | The Ambulance | Elias Zacharai | Film | 5.8 | 71 |
| 1989 | George Burns: His Wit and Wisdom | Self - Burns Card Play Partner (uncredited) | Film | — | 70 |
| 1988 | Roseanne | TV | 6.8 | 69 | |
| 1988 | 18 Again! | Charlie | Film | 5.6 | 69 |
| 1988 | Jackie Gleason: The Great One | Self | Film | 8.0 | 69 |
| 1986 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Red Buttons | TV | 7.1 | 67 |
| 1985 | 227 | TV | 6.8 | 66 | |
| 1985 | Alice in Wonderland | White Rabbit | TV | 6.9 | 66 |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | Film | 6.8 | 66 |
| 1985 | Reunion at Fairborough | Jiggs Quealy | Film | 5.8 | 66 |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Jake Bennett | TV | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1983 | George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business | Self | Film | 8.0 | 64 |
| 1982 | Off Your Rocker | Seymour Saltz | Film | 8.0 | 63 |
| 1981 | Aloha Paradise | Nick | TV | 7.0 | 62 |
| 1981 | Leave 'Em Laughing | Roland Green | Film | 8.0 | 62 |
| 1981 | Side Show | Harry Hubbell | Film | 8.5 | 62 |
| 1980 | The Dream Merchants | Bruce Benson | TV | 5.7 | 61 |
| 1980 | Pink Lady | Red Buttons | TV | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1980 | Pink Lady | Police Sergeant | TV | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1980 | When Time Ran Out... | Francis Fendly | Film | 5.4 | 61 |
| 1980 | Power | Solly Weiss | TV | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1979 | Knots Landing | Al Baker | TV | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1979 | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | Film | 6.2 | 60 |
| 1979 | Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July | Milton (voice) | Film | 6.4 | 60 |
| 1979 | C.H.O.M.P.S. | Bracken | Film | 5.0 | 60 |
| 1978 | Fantasy Island | Tony Emerson | TV | 6.5 | 59 |
| 1978 | Vega$ | TV | 6.9 | 59 | |
| 1978 | Movie Movie | Peanuts / Jinks Murphy | Film | 6.0 | 59 |
| 1978 | The Users | Warren Ambrose | Film | 4.0 | 59 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Cyrus Foster | TV | 6.3 | 58 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Buddy Redmond | TV | 6.3 | 58 |
| 1977 | Pete's Dragon | Hoagy | Film | 6.3 | 58 |
| 1977 | Viva Knievel! | Ben Andrews | Film | 4.0 | 58 |
| 1977 | Playboy's Playmate Party | Film | — | 58 | |
| 1977 | Telethon | Marty Rand | Film | 6.0 | 58 |
| 1976 | Joys | Self | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1976 | Gable and Lombard | Ivan Cooper | Film | 5.0 | 57 |
| 1976 | Flannery and Quilt | Luke Flannery | Film | — | 57 |
| 1976 | Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style | Film | 7.0 | 57 | |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman | Ashley Norman | TV | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1975 | The New Original Wonder Woman | Ashley Norman | Film | 10.0 | 56 |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie | William 'Willie' O'Hara | TV | 7.9 | 55 |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts | Self | TV | 5.4 | 54 |
| 1972 | The Poseidon Adventure | James Martin | Film | 7.1 | 53 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self | TV | 6.1 | 52 |
| 1971 | Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? | Mickey Isadore | Film | 4.9 | 52 |
| 1970 | Breakout | Pipes | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1970 | George M! | Sam Harris | Film | 8.5 | 51 |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Norman | TV | 6.2 | 50 |
| 1969 | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | Sailor | Film | 7.6 | 50 |
| 1967 | The Danny Thomas Hour | TV | 6.7 | 48 | |
| 1966 | Stagecoach | Peacock | Film | 6.1 | 47 |
| 1966 | The Double Life of Henry Phyfe | Henry Wadsworth Phyfe | TV | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1966 | Murder at N.B.C. | Film | — | 47 | |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show | TV | 7.4 | 46 | |
| 1965 | Harlow | Arthur Landau | Film | 5.6 | 46 |
| 1965 | Up from the Beach | PFC Harry Devine | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace | Self | TV | 5.0 | 45 |
| 1964 | Your Cheatin' Heart | Shorty Younger | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | TV | 5.9 | 44 | |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth | TV | 7.5 | 44 | |
| 1963 | A Ticklish Affair | Flight Officer Simon 'Uncle Cy' Shelley | Film | 5.9 | 44 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1962 | The Eleventh Hour | TV | 6.7 | 43 | |
| 1962 | The Longest Day | Pvt. John Steele | Film | 7.6 | 43 |
| 1962 | Saints and Sinners | Joe Roganyan | TV | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1962 | Hatari! | Pockets | Film | 6.8 | 43 |
| 1962 | Gay Purr-ee | Robespierre (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1962 | Five Weeks in a Balloon | Donald O'Shay | Film | 5.5 | 43 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Host | TV | 5.8 | 42 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | TV | 5.8 | 42 |
| 1961 | Password | TV | 7.5 | 42 | |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | TV | 5.9 | 42 | |
| 1961 | One, Two, Three | MP Sergeant (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 42 |
| 1961 | Frontier Circus | TV | 5.3 | 42 | |
| 1959 | Startime | Joe Henders | TV | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1959 | The Big Circus | Randy Sherman | Film | 6.6 | 40 |
| 1959 | A Marriage of Strangers | Jerry | Film | — | 40 |
| 1958 | Kraft Music Hall | Self | TV | 5.4 | 39 |
| 1958 | Imitation General | Cpl. Chan Derby | Film | 6.6 | 39 |
| 1958 | The All-Star Christmas Show | Self | Film | 6.0 | 39 |
| 1958 | Hansel and Gretel | Hansel | Film | — | 39 |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self | TV | 7.5 | 38 |
| 1957 | Sayonara | Joe Kelly | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 37 |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour | TV | 6.3 | 34 | |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Lieutenant George Poole | TV | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Tippy-Top | TV | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1952 | The Jackie Gleason Show | TV | 8.5 | 33 | |
| 1952 | The Red Buttons Show | Host | TV | 9.0 | 33 |
| 1951 | Footlight Varieties | Himself | Film | 3.3 | 32 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self | TV | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1949 | Suspense | TV | 5.1 | 30 | |
| 1948 | Studio One | St. Emergency | TV | 5.4 | 29 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 29 |
| 1944 | Winged Victory | Whitey / Andrews Sister | Film | 6.3 | 25 |