Red Skelton: movies and TV shows
Red Skelton has 88 credits in the archive: 68 films and 20 TV series, from 1938 to 2026. Highest rated: The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (8.7/10).
Career timeline
1938 – 2026 · busiest year: 1950 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride | Self (Archival) | Film | — | 112 |
| 2005 | Pioneers of Primetime | Film | — | 91 | |
| 2005 | Red Skelton: America's Greatest Clown | Red Skelton | Film | — | 91 |
| 2004 | Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown | Self (archive) | Film | — | 90 |
| 2001 | Red Skelton: Bloopers, Blunders, and Ad Libs | Himself (Host)/Various Characters | Film | — | 87 |
| 1999 | Television: The First Fifty Years | Buffalo Bob Smith / Howdy Doody (archive footage) | Film | — | 85 |
| 1995 | Inside the Dream Factory | Self | Film | 8.0 | 81 |
| 1987 | A Tribute to Houdini | Self | Film | 6.0 | 73 |
| 1985 | That's Dancing! | From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage) | Film | 6.9 | 71 |
| 1985 | Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers | Self (archive footage) | Film | 2.0 | 71 |
| 1984 | Red Skelton: A Royal Command Performance | Himself | Film | 10.0 | 70 |
| 1981 | Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner | Freddie the Freeloader | Film | 5.4 | 67 |
| 1979 | The Hollywood Clowns | (archive footage) | Film | — | 65 |
| 1977 | The People's Command Performance: '77 | Self | Film | — | 63 |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 62 |
| 1976 | Rudolph's Shiny New Year | Father Time / Baby Bear (voice) | Film | 6.4 | 62 |
| 1976 | America on Parade | Host | Film | 9.0 | 62 |
| 1976 | America on Parade | Film | 9.0 | 62 | |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 60 |
| 1970 | Swing Out, Sweet Land | Self | Film | 5.7 | 56 |
| 1970 | Honor America Day | Self | Film | — | 56 |
| 1970 | Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special | Self (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1968 | The Dean Martin Christmas Show | Self (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 54 |
| 1966 | Clown Alley | Freddie the Freeloader | Film | 10.0 | 52 |
| 1966 | Clown Alley | Film | 10.0 | 52 | |
| 1965 | Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes | The Neanderthal Man | Film | 6.8 | 51 |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy | Aubrey Filmore in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 50 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1960 | Ocean's Eleven | Self | Film | 6.4 | 46 |
| 1960 | The Man in the Funny Suit | Self | Film | — | 46 |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Self | TV | 6.3 | 44 |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self | TV | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1957 | The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour | Red Skeleton | TV | 8.7 | 43 |
| 1957 | Public Pigeon No. 1 | Rusty Morgan | Film | 6.3 | 43 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self - Cameo / Clem Kadiddlehopper | TV | 6.2 | 42 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self | TV | 6.2 | 42 |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 42 |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days | Drunk in Barbary Coast Saloon | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1956 | The Country Husband | Self - Announcing Next Week's Show | Film | — | 42 |
| 1955 | Red Skelton Christmas Classics | Main | Film | — | 41 |
| 1954 | Climax! | Rusty Morgan | TV | 3.8 | 40 |
| 1954 | Susan Slept Here | Oswald from North Dakota (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 40 |
| 1954 | The Great Diamond Robbery | Ambrose C. Park | Film | 10.0 | 40 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1953 | The Clown | Dodo Delwyn | Film | 5.6 | 39 |
| 1953 | Half a Hero | Ben Dobson | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1952 | This Is Your Life | Self | TV | 6.5 | 38 |
| 1952 | Lovely to Look At | Al Marsh | Film | 5.5 | 38 |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Host | TV | 7.4 | 37 |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | TV | 7.4 | 37 | |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | TV | 7.4 | 37 | |
| 1951 | Texas Carnival | Cornie Quinell | Film | 5.4 | 37 |
| 1951 | Excuse My Dust | Joe Belden | Film | 7.8 | 37 |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | TV | 7.0 | 36 | |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self | TV | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Red Skelton | TV | 7.8 | 36 |
| 1950 | Watch the Birdie | Rusty Cammeron / Pop Cammeron / Grandpop Cammeron | Film | 5.5 | 36 |
| 1950 | Three Little Words | Harry Ruby | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1950 | The Fuller Brush Girl | Red Skelton - Fuller Brush Man (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 36 |
| 1950 | The Yellow Cab Man | Augustus 'Red' Pirdy | Film | 6.9 | 36 |
| 1949 | Neptune's Daughter | Jack Spratt | Film | 6.1 | 35 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1948 | Texaco Star Theater | Clem Kadiddlehopper | TV | 7.5 | 34 |
| 1948 | A Southern Yankee | Aubrey Filmore | Film | 5.5 | 34 |
| 1948 | The Fuller Brush Man | Red Jones | Film | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1947 | Merton of the Movies | Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage | Film | 6.3 | 33 |
| 1946 | The Show-Off | J. Aubrey Piper | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1945 | Ziegfeld Follies | J. Newton Numbskull (segment "When Television Comes") | Film | 6.0 | 31 |
| 1944 | Bathing Beauty | Steve Elliott | Film | 5.9 | 30 |
| 1944 | Twenty Years After | (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1943 | Du Barry Was a Lady | Louis Blore / King Louis | Film | 6.5 | 29 |
| 1943 | Thousands Cheer | Red Skelton | Film | 6.4 | 29 |
| 1943 | I Dood It | Joseph 'Joe' Rivington Renolds | Film | 5.0 | 29 |
| 1943 | Whistling in Brooklyn | Wally 'The Fox' Benton | Film | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1942 | Panama Hattie | Red | Film | 5.7 | 28 |
| 1942 | Ship Ahoy | Merton K. Kibble | Film | 6.3 | 28 |
| 1942 | Maisie Gets Her Man | Herbert P. 'Hap' Hixby | Film | 6.7 | 28 |
| 1942 | Whistling in Dixie | Wally Benton | Film | 6.2 | 28 |
| 1941 | The People Vs. Dr. Kildare | Vernon Briggs | Film | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1941 | Whistling in the Dark | Wally Benton | Film | 5.9 | 27 |
| 1941 | Lady Be Good | Joe 'Red' Willet | Film | 5.5 | 27 |
| 1941 | Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day | Vernon Briggs | Film | 6.8 | 27 |
| 1940 | Flight Command | Lieut. 'Mugger' Martin | Film | 5.9 | 26 |
| 1939 | Seeing Red | Red / Doorman / Coatroom Attendant / Waiter / Emcee | Film | 6.3 | 25 |
| 1939 | The Broadway Buckaroo | Red | Film | — | 25 |
| 1938 | Having Wonderful Time | Itchy | Film | 4.9 | 24 |