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Acting

Red Skelton

Career: Active from 1939 to 2005, with a break from 1982 to 2004, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 31
top three billing

Average score: 58/100

Highest rated: The Great Diamond Robbery
80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Red Skelton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.2, average 5.4
Psychological
2.6, average 5.5
Violence
1.6, average 4.1
Tension
3.6, average 6.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Family-Friendly 4
Nostalgic 4
Romantic Comedy 4
Lighthearted 4
Classic Hollywood 4
Classic Variety Show 3
Golden Age Television 2
Classic Hollywood Musical 2
Feel-Good Entertainment 2
Showbiz Romance 2
Classic Hollywood Charm 2
Showbiz 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

54

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2000s

1 title

Red Skelton: America's Greatest Clown

as Red Skelton

1990s

1 title

Television: The First Fifty Years

as Buffalo Bob Smith / Howdy Doody (archive footage)

1980s

2 titles · average score 71

That's Dancing!

71

as From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)

Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner

as Freddie the Freeloader

1970s

5 titles · average score 70

The Hollywood Clowns

as (archive footage)

Rudolph's Shiny New Year

55

as Father Time / Baby Bear (voice)

America on Parade

Writer

That's Entertainment, Part II

70

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!

84

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1960s

3 titles · average score 69

Clown Alley

as Freddie the Freeloader

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

74

as The Neanderthal Man

The Big Parade of Comedy

65

as Aubrey Filmore in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage)

1950s

17 titles · average score 58

Public Pigeon No. 1

as Rusty Morgan

The Great Diamond Robbery

80

as Ambrose C. Park

Climax!

51

TV show · as Rusty Morgan

Half a Hero

58

as Ben Dobson

The Clown

50

as Dodo Delwyn

Lovely to Look At

49

as Al Marsh

Excuse My Dust

50

as Joe Belden

Texas Carnival

41

as Cornie Quinell

Three Little Words

70

as Harry Ruby

The Yellow Cab Man

66

as Augustus 'Red' Pirdy

Watch the Birdie

63

as Rusty Cammeron / Pop Cammeron / Grandpop Cammeron

The Jack Benny Program

54

TV show · as Red Skelton

1940s

22 titles · average score 58

Neptune's Daughter

61

as Jack Spratt

A Southern Yankee

50

as Aubrey Filmore

The Fuller Brush Man

66

as Red Jones

Merton of the Movies

57

as Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage

The Show-Off

48

as J. Aubrey Piper

Bathing Beauty

66

as Steve Elliott

Du Barry Was a Lady

58

as Louis Blore / King Louis

I Dood It

46

as Joseph 'Joe' Rivington Renolds

Whistling in Brooklyn

66

as Wally 'The Fox' Benton

Maisie Gets Her Man

65

as Herbert P. 'Hap' Hixby

Ship Ahoy

55

as Merton K. Kibble

Whistling in the Dark

63

as Wally Benton

1930s

3 titles · average score 54

Seeing Red

as Red / Doorman / Coatroom Attendant / Waiter / Emcee

The Broadway Buckaroo

as Red

Having Wonderful Time

54

as Itchy