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Date of Birth:

18 July 1913, Vincennes, Indiana, USA more

Date of Death:

17 September 1997, Rancho Mirage, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

The son of a former circus clown turned grocer and a cleaning woman,... more

Trivia:

Star of "The Red Skelton Show" on NBC Radio (1941-1949) and CBS Radio... more

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Won Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 3 nominations more

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Comedian Soupy Sales Dead At 83
(From MTV Music News. 23 October 2009, 6:19 AM, PDT)
Randy Jackson: 'Dismay' over Funeral Footage
(From Extra. 4 September 2009, 8:25 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

Richard 'Red' Skelton

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner (1981) (TV)	Freddie the Freeloader	1981	-	8.4 (88)

2.	Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976) (TV)	(voice) Father Time / Baby Bear	1976	-	6.7 (389)

3.	"The Red Skelton Show" (1951)	Clem Kadiddlehopper / 71 characters not shown (520 episodes, 1951-1971)	1971	-	8.2 (165)
	AKAs: The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title) 520 TV episodes: Ironside Spoof (1971) Clem Kadiddlehopper The Candidate's Director (1971) San Fernando Red Sheriff Hater (1971) Sheriff Deadeye Humperdoo's Magic Tire (1971) Prof. Ludwig von Humperdoo Appleby's Garage Sale (1971) George Appleby 515 episodes not shown.
4.	Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970) (TV)	Newspaper printer	1970	-	7.7 (50)
	AKAs: John Wayne's Tribute to America (USA: DVD box title)
5.	Clown Alley (1966) (TV)	Freddie the Freeloader	1966	-	-

6.	Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes (1965)	Neanderthal Man	1965	-	6.9 (2,417)
	AKAs: Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
7.	CBS Fall Preview Special: Seven Wonderful Nights (1961) (TV)		1961	-	-

8.	Red Skelton Timex Special (1960) (TV)	Host/Freddie the Freeloader	1960	-	-

9.	Ocean's Eleven (1960)	Cameo, gambler	1960	-	6.4 (6,661)

10.	"Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1958)	Red Skelton (1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	8.4 (26)
	AKAs: Desilu Playhouse 1 TV episode: The Man in the Funny Suit (1960) Red Skelton
11.	The Red Skelton Chevy Special (1959) (TV)	Freddie the Freeloader/George Appleby/Sheriff Deadeye/Clem Kadiddlehopper	1959	-	-

12.	Public Pigeon No. One (1957)	Rusty Morgan	1957	-	5.6 (21)

13.	"Playhouse 90" (1956)	Buddy McCoy (1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	8.5 (67)
	1 TV episode: The Big Slide (1956) Buddy McCoy
14.	Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)	Drunk in Saloon	1956	-	6.8 (6,669)
	AKAs: Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days (USA: complete title)
15.	"Shower of Stars" (1954)	(3 episodes, 1955)	1955	-	6.7 (15)
	AKAs: Chrysler Shower of Stars 3 TV episodes: Ethel Merman's Show Stoppers (1955) All-Star Line-Up (1955) Show Stoppers (1955)
16.	"Climax!" (1954)	Rusty Morgan (1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	7.8 (40)
	AKAs: Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: Public Pigeon #1 (1955) Rusty Morgan
17.	Susan Slept Here (1954)	(uncredited) Oswald from North Dakota (cameo apperance)	1954	-	6.2 (390)

18.	The Great Diamond Robbery (1954)	Ambrose C. 'Central' Park	1954	-	5.3 (43)

19.	Half a Hero (1953)	Ben Dobson	1953	-	6.1 (61)

20.	The Clown (1953)	Dodo Delwyn	1953	-	6.5 (150)

21.	Lovely to Look at (1952)	Al Marsh	1952	-	6.3 (209)

22.	Texas Carnival (1951)	Cornie Quinell	1951	-	5.4 (124)

23.	Excuse My Dust (1951)	Joe Belden	1951	-	6.5 (125)
	AKAs: Mr. Belden's Amazing Gasmobile (USA: reissue title)
24.	Watch the Birdie (1950)	Rusty Cammeron/Pop Cammeron/Grandpop Cammeron	1950	-	5.8 (117)

25.	The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)	(uncredited) Red Skelton, Fuller Brush Man	1950	-	6.7 (233)
	AKAs: Affairs of Sally (UK)
26.	Duchess of Idaho (1950)	(uncredited) Guest Master of Ceremonies	1950	-	5.9 (141)

27.	Three Little Words (1950)	Harry Ruby	1950	-	7.1 (528)

28.	The Yellow Cab Man (1950)	Augustus 'Red' Pirdy	1950	-	6.7 (159)

29.	Neptune's Daughter (1949)	Jack Spratt	1949	-	5.9 (337)

30.	A Southern Yankee (1948)	Aubrey Filmore	1948	-	6.8 (170)
	AKAs: My Hero (UK)
31.	The Fuller Brush Man (1948)	Red Jones	1948	-	6.9 (228)
	AKAs: That Mad Mr. Jones (UK)
32.	Merton of the Movies (1947)	Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage	1947	-	6.3 (100)

33.	The Luckiest Guy in the World (1947)	(voice) (uncredited) Comedian on radio	1947	-	7.4 (46)
	AKAs: Crime Does Not Pay No. 48: Luckiest Guy in the World (USA: series title)
34.	The Show-Off (1946)	J. Aubrey Piper	1946	-	6.5 (84)

35.	Ziegfeld Follies (1945)	J. Newton Numbskull in 'When Television Comes'	1945	-	6.6 (971)
	AKAs: Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (USA: poster title)
36.	Bathing Beauty (1944)	Steve Elliot	1944	-	6.2 (415)

37.	Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)	Wally 'The Fox' Benton	1943	-	6.8 (206)

38.	I Dood It (1943)	Joseph 'Joe' Rivington Renolds	1943	-	6.4 (162)
	AKAs: By Hook or by Crook (UK)
39.	Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)	Louis Blore / King Louis XV	1943	-	6.1 (437)

40.	Whistling in Dixie (1942)	Wally 'The Fox' Benton	1942	-	6.7 (209)

41.	Panama Hattie (1942)	Red	1942	-	6.0 (126)

42.	Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)	Herbert P. 'Hap' Hixby	1942	-	6.2 (110)
	AKAs: She Got Her Man (UK)
43.	Ship Ahoy (1942)	Merton K. Kibble	1942	-	6.1 (179)

44.	Lady Be Good (1941)	Joe 'Red' Willet	1941	-	6.5 (205)

45.	Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941)	Vernon Briggs	1941	-	6.0 (97)
	AKAs: Mary Names the Day (UK)
46.	Whistling in the Dark (1941)	Wally Benton	1941	-	6.9 (276)

47.	The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)	Vernon Briggs	1941	-	5.9 (97)
	AKAs: My Life Is Yours (UK)
48.	Flight Command (1940)	Lieut. 'Mugger' Martin	1940	-	6.0 (183)

49.	Seeing Red (1939)	Red/doorman/coatroom attendant/waiter/emcee	1939	-	6.7 (23)

50.	The Broadway Buckaroo (1939)	Red	1939	-	-

51.	Having Wonderful Time (1938)	(as Richard 'Red' Skelton) Itchy Faulkner, Camp Social Director	1938	-	6.0 (194)
	AKAs: Having a Wonderful Time

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Red Skelton: A Royal Command Performance (1984) (TV)	(writer)	1984	-	8.6 (10)

2.	Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner (1981) (TV)	(story)	1981	-	8.4 (88)

3.	"The Red Skelton Show" (1951)	(249 episodes, 1951-1971)	1971	-	8.2 (165)
	AKAs: The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title) 249 TV episodes: Ironside Spoof (1971) (writer) The Candidate's Director (1971) (writer) Sheriff Hater (1971) (writer) Humperdoo's Magic Tire (1971) (writer) Appleby's Garage Sale (1971) (writer) 244 episodes not shown.
4.	Clown Alley (1966) (TV)	(writer)	1966	-	-

5.	Red Skelton Timex Special (1960) (TV)	(writer)	1960	-	-

6.	The Red Skelton Chevy Special (1959) (TV)	(writer)	1959	-	-

7.	Ziegfeld Follies (1945)	(segment "When Television Comes")	1945	-	6.6 (971)
	AKAs: Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (USA: poster title)
8.	The Broadway Buckaroo (1939)	(additional dialogue)	1939	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976) (TV)	(performer: "The Moving Finger Writes", "Have a Hap-Hap-Happy New Year", "Turn Back the Year", "What A Wonderful World We Live In")	1976	-	6.7 (389)

2.	That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)	(performer: "Three Little Words")	1976	-	7.3 (872)

3.	Made in Paris (1966)	(music: "My True Love")	1966	-	4.9 (130)

4.	Lovely to Look at (1952)	(performer: "Lafayette" (uncredited))	1952	-	6.3 (209)

5.	Texas Carnival (1951)	(performer: "The Carnie's Pitch")	1951	-	5.4 (124)

6.	Moments in Music (1950)	(performer: "Baby, It's Cold Outside")	1950	-	6.9 (33)

7.	Three Little Words (1950)	(performer: "My Sunny Tennessee", "So Long! Oo-Long (How Long You Gonna Be Gone?)", "Nevertheless") ("Thinking of You", "Three Little Words")	1950	-	7.1 (528)

8.	Neptune's Daughter (1949)	(performer: "Baby, It's Cold Outside", "I Love Those Men")	1949	-	5.9 (337)

9.	The Show-Off (1946)	(performer: "I've Got You Under My Skin") ("I've Got You Under My Skin")	1946	-	6.5 (84)

10.	Bathing Beauty (1944)	(performer: "I'll Take the High Note" (1943) (uncredited)) ("Magic is the Moonlight (Te quiero juste)" (1929), "Waltz of the Flowers" (1891-2) (uncredited), "Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)" (1850) (uncredited))	1944	-	6.2 (415)

11.	I Dood It (1943)	(performer: "Star Eyes" (1943))	1943	-	6.4 (162)
	AKAs: By Hook or by Crook (UK)
12.	Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)	(performer: "I Love an Esquire Girl" (1943), "Ladies of the Bath" (1943), "Madame, I Like Your Crepe Suzettes" (1943), "Friendship" (1939))	1943	-	6.1 (437)

13.	Whistling in Dixie (1942)	("(I Wish I Was in) Dixie's Land" (1860), "Yankee Doodle" (ca. 1755))	1942	-	6.7 (209)

14.	Panama Hattie (1942)	(performer: "Fresh as a Daisy" (1940), "Good Neighbors" (1942) (uncredited))	1942	-	6.0 (126)

15.	Ship Ahoy (1942)	(performer: "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (1932) (uncredited), "How About You?" (1941)) ("The Last Call for Love" (1942), "I'll Take Tallulah" (1942), "Poor You" (1942))	1942	-	6.1 (179)

16.	Lady Be Good (1941)	(performer: "Oh ! Lady Be Good" (1924))	1941	-	6.5 (205)

Producer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"The Red Skelton Show" (1951)	producer (11 episodes, 1951-1956)	1956	-	8.2 (165)
		AKAs: The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title) 11 TV episodes: Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims (1956) (producer) Weepy Talks Turkey (1952) (producer) Whistle Stop (1952) (producer) Episode #2.1 (1952) (producer) Father's Day Show (1952) (producer) 6 episodes not shown.

Composer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Red Skelton: A Royal Command Performance (1984) (TV)		1984	-	8.6 (10)

Thanks View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"Flying High" (1978)	special thanks (1 episode, 1978)	1978	-	6.0 (22)
		1 TV episode: Palm Springs Weekend (1978) (special thanks)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Pioneers of Primetime (1995) (TV)	Himself	1995	-	8.9 (9)

2.	Inside the Dream Factory (1995) (TV)	Himself	1995	-	9.5 (6)

3.	The First Annual Comedy Hall of Fame (1993) (TV)	Himself	1993	-	-

4.	The 3rd Annual American Comedy Awards (1989) (TV)	Himself	1989	-	-

5.	The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986) (TV)	Himself	1986	-	-

6.	Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars (1984) (TV)	Himself	1984	-	7.0 (8)
	AKAs: Bob Hope's Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars (USA: complete title)
7.	Red Skelton: A Royal Command Performance (1984) (TV)		1984	-	8.6 (10)

8.	Sinatra: The First 40 Years (1980) (TV)	Himself	1980	-	6.3 (15)

9.	"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)	Himself / Freddie the Freeloader (2 episodes, 1971-1978)	1978	-	8.3 (463)
	AKAs: The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title) 2 TV episodes: Episode dated 21 December 1978 (1978) Himself/Freddie the Freeloader Episode dated 7 February 1971 (1971) Himself
10.	General Electric's All-Star Anniversary (1978) (TV)		1978	-	6.8 (15)

11.	Happy Birthday, Bob (1978) (TV)	Himself	1978	-	7.4 (8)

12.	"The Mike Douglas Show" (1961)	Himself (2 episodes, 1977)	1977	-	7.6 (80)
	2 TV episodes: Episode dated 31 March 1977 (1977) Himself Episode dated 29 March 1977 (1977) Himself
13.	The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977) (TV)	Himself - Presenter: Best Sound	1977	-	5.6 (80)

14.	CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976) (TV)	Himself	1976	-	7.4 (65)

15.	Monsanto Night Presents Walt Disney's America on Parade (1976) (TV)	Host	1976	-	-

16.	Jack Benny's Twentieth Anniversary Special (1970) (TV)	Himself	1970	-	7.9 (7)

17.	"Toast of the Town" (1948)	Himself / 5 characters not shown (8 episodes, 1955-1969)	1969	-	8.4 (100)
	AKAs: The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title) 8 TV episodes: Episode #23.1 (1969) Himself/Guest Episode #21.1 (1967) Comedian Episode #20.1 (1966) Comedian Episode #19.2 (1965) Himself - Comedian Episode #12.2 (1958) Himself 3 episodes not shown.
18.	"The Red Skelton Show" (1951)	Himself / 11 characters not shown (48 episodes, 1951-1968)	1968	-	8.2 (165)
	AKAs: The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title) 48 TV episodes: United Nations Second Show (1968) Himself/Host Red Skelton One-Man Show (1968) Himself/Host The Seven Ages of Man (1967) Himself/Pantomimic Episode #16.29 (1967) Himself/Host Episode #15.4 (1965) Himself/Host 43 episodes not shown.
19.	"The Bob Braun Show" (1967)	Himself (1967-1984)	1967	-	-

20.	"The Jonathan Winters Show" (1967)	Himself (1 episode, 1967)	1967	-	8.2 (17)
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.1 (1967) Himself
21.	"Clown Alley" (1965)	Himself (1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	-
	AKAs: Here Comes Freckles (USA: weekend title) 1 TV episode: Episode dated 1 March 1966 (1966) Himself
22.	"The Garry Moore Show" (1958)	Himself (3 episodes, 1958-1962)	1962	-	7.3 (30)
	3 TV episodes: Episode #4.24 (1962) Himself Episode #1.23 (1959) Himself Episode #1.1 (1958) Himself
23.	"The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1956)	Himself (1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	7.7 (26)
	AKAs: The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title) 1 TV episode: Episode #5.2 (1960) Himself
24.	"What's My Line?" (1950)	Mystery Guest (2 episodes, 1954-1960)	1960	-	8.9 (268)
	2 TV episodes: Episode dated 25 September 1960 (1960) Mystery Guest Episode dated 26 September 1954 (1954) Mystery Guest
25.	"The Steve Allen Show" (1956)	Himself - Cameo / Himself - Recipient (2 episodes, 1958-1959)	1959	-	9.2 (68)
	AKAs: The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title) 2 TV episodes: 10th Annual Magazine Awards (1959) Himself - Recipient 'Steve Allen Show' Continues from Hollywood (1958) Himself - Cameo
26.	"Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1958)	Himself (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	8.4 (26)
	AKAs: Desilu Playhouse 1 TV episode: Lucy Goes to Alaska (1959) Himself
27.	"The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" (1957)	Himself (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	8.6 (160)
	AKAs: The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show We Love Lucy (USA: syndication title) 1 TV episode: Lucy Goes to Alaska (1959) Himself
28.	"The Jack Benny Program" (1950)	Himself (2 episodes, 1956-1958)	1958	-	8.8 (192)
	AKAs: The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title) The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title) 2 TV episodes: Jack and Gisele MacKenzie (1958) Himself George Gobel/Red Skelton Show (1956) Himself
29.	"This Is Your Life" (1952)	Himself (1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	7.0 (41)
	1 TV episode: Buster Keaton (1957) Himself
30.	"Playhouse 90" (1956)	Himself - Announcing Next Week's Show (1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	8.5 (67)
	1 TV episode: The Country Husband (1956) Himself - Announcing Next Week's Show
31.	"The Herb Shriner Show" (1949)	Himself (1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 9 October 1956 (1956) Himself
32.	"Shower of Stars" (1954)	Himself (2 episodes, 1955-1956)	1956	-	6.7 (15)
	AKAs: Chrysler Shower of Stars 2 TV episodes: More Gold Records (1956) Himself Gold Records (1955) Himself
33.	"Ford Star Jubilee" (1955)	Himself (1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	6.8 (16)
	1 TV episode: I Hear America Singing (1955) Himself
34.	Hollywood Goes to War (1954)	Himself	1954	-	-

35.	Some of the Best (1949)	(uncredited) Himself	1949	-	7.3 (25)

36.	Week End in Hollywood (1947)	Himself	1947	-	5.5 (12)

37.	Radio Bugs (1944)	(voice) Himself	1944	-	4.9 (8)

38.	Thousands Cheer (1943)	Himself	1943	-	6.6 (276)


1.	A/k/a Tommy Chong (2006)	Himself

2.	Christmas in Tinseltown (2004) (V)	Himself

3.	I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001) (TV)

4.	Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (2001) (TV)	Himself

5.	"Biography"
	1 TV episode: Shirley Jones: Hollywood's Musical Mom (2000) Buddy McCoy
6.	"The Rat Pack" (1999)	Himself

7.	The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV)	Himself (Memorial Tribute)

8.	Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (1996) (TV)	Himself

9.	Ed Sullivan All-Star Comedy Special (1995) (TV)	Himself

10.	Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories (1993) (TV)	Himself

11.	"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 22 May 1992 (1992) Himself
12.	Legends of Comedy (1992) (TV)

13.	That's Dancing! (1985)	Himself (clips from "Bathing Beauty"/"Three Little Words")

14.	Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 22nd Anniversary (1984) (TV)	Himself

15.	The Great Standups (1984) (TV)	Himself

16.	Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler (1983) (V)	Himself

17.	The Hollywood Clowns (1979) (V)

18.	That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)	Clip from 'Three Little Words'

19.	The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)	Actor in 'A Southern Yankee'

20.	CBS: The Stars' Address (1963) (TV)	Himself

21.	"Toast of the Town"
	1 TV episode: Episode #16.38 (1963) Sketch Actor
22.	Moments in Music (1950)	(uncredited) Himself, edited from: Neptune's Daughter

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