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Red Skelton

Red SkeltonAKA Richard Bernard Skelton

Born: 18-Jul-1913
Birthplace: Vincennes, IN
Died: 17-Sep-1997
Location of death: Rancho Mirage, CA
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Remains: Buried, Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, CA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Comic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Red Skelton Show

Father: (circus clown)
Mother: (cleaning woman)
Wife: Edna Marie Stilwell (m. 1930, div. 1943)
Wife: Georgia Davis (m. 1945, div. 1971)
Wife: Lothian Toland

    Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity
    Freemasonry 33rd Degree Scottish Rite
    Emmy 1962 Best Comedian
    Emmy 1961 for The Red Skelton Show (shared)
    Emmy 1986 Governor's Award
    Golden Globe 1959 for The Red Skelton Show
    Golden Globe 1978 Cecil B. DeMille Award
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 6650 Hollywood Blvd.
    Radio Hall of Fame
    Kentucky Colonel
    Wedding: Edward Cox and Tricia Nixon (1971)
    Funeral: Richard Nixon (1994)

    TELEVISION
    The Red Skelton Show Host and Performer (1951-71)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Rudolph's Shiny New Year (10-Dec-1976) [VOICE]
    Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (16-Jun-1965) · The Neanderthal Man
    Ocean's Eleven (10-Aug-1960) · Casino Client
    Public Pigeon No. One (18-Feb-1957)
    Around the World in Eighty Days (17-Oct-1956) · Drunk
    The Great Diamond Robbery (8-Jan-1954) · Ambrose C. Park
    Half a Hero (4-Sep-1953)
    The Clown (16-Jan-1953)
    Lovely to Look at (29-May-1952) · Al Marsh
    Texas Carnival (5-Oct-1951) · Cornie Quinell
    Excuse My Dust (27-Jun-1951)
    Watch The Birdie (11-Dec-1950) · Rusty Cammeron
    Three Little Words (12-Jul-1950) · Harry Ruby
    The Yellow Cab Man (25-Mar-1950)
    Neptune's Daughter (9-Jun-1949) · Jack Spratt
    A Southern Yankee (5-Aug-1948)
    The Fuller Brush Man (12-May-1948) · Red Jones
    Merton of the Movies (11-Oct-1947) · Merton Gill
    The Show-Off (Dec-1946) · J. Aubrey Piper
    Ziegfeld Follies (8-Apr-1946) · J. Newton Numbskull
    Bathing Beauty (27-Jun-1944) · Steve Elliot
    Whistling in Brooklyn (Dec-1943)
    Thousands Cheer (13-Sep-1943) · Himself
    I Dood It (Sep-1943) · Joseph Rivington Renolds
    Du Barry Was a Lady (13-Aug-1943) · Louis Blore
    Whistling in Dixie (31-Dec-1942) · Wally Benton
    Panama Hattie (Sep-1942)
    Maisie Gets Her Man (Jun-1942)
    Ship Ahoy (May-1942) · Merton K. Kibble
    Lady Be Good (1-Sep-1941) · Joe "Red" Willet
    Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (22-Aug-1941) · Vernon Briggs
    Whistling in the Dark (8-Aug-1941)
    The People vs. Dr. Kildare (2-May-1941) · Vernon Briggs
    Flight Command (17-Dec-1940) · Lt. "Mugger" Martin
    Having Wonderful Time (1-Jun-1938) · Itchy


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