The Red Skelton Show
Overview
The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades, from 1951 to 1971. It was second to Gunsmoke and third to The Ed Sullivan Show in the ratings during that time. Skelton, who had previously been a radio star, had appeared in several motion pictures as well. Although his television series is largely associated with CBS, where it appeared for more than fifteen years, it actually began and ended on NBC. During its run, the program received three Emmy Awards, for Skelton as best comedian and the program as best comedy show during its initial season, and an award for comedy writing in 1961.
Cast
Red Skelton
Host
Art Gilmore
Self - Announcer (voicea) / Announcer (voice) / Self - Announcer (voice) / Announcer
Milton Frome
Kirby / Kenneth / Movie Director / Navy Commander / Cruise Ship's Captain / Network President / Joe / George Smythe / Store Manager / George's Boss / Stanley Starmaker
Kathryn Card
Priscilla's Mother / Ma Kadiddlehopper / Gertie's Mother / Maw Kadiddlehopper / Gert's Mother
George Gobel
Horace / Egbert / Dr. Stroodel / Tooloose Latrec / Alexander Ragtime / Jed Dinglejumper / Mr. Winkle / Ben Cagey / George Goodbody / Christopher Columbus / Richard Cornwall III
Dorothy Neumann
Woman on Parole Board / Secy / Old Lady at Gas Station / Schoolmarm / Sorcerer / Old Woman / Masquerade Ball Society Snob / Butcher's Daughter
Buddy Lewis
Lemonade Salesman / Cafe Customer / Attendant From Loony Bin / Police Officer / Ratsy / Muggsy / George's Poker Buddy / Bank Janitor
Ed Wynn
Guest Host / Colonel Jungle-Rot Freeloader / Self / Muggsy / Fairy Godfather
Marjorie Bennett
Nurse / Schoolteacher / Wedding Reception Guest / Woman Mailing Package / Duchess of Nottingham / Miss Jenkins
Eve Arden
Miss Hoity / Clara Appleby
Jan Arvan
Paw Kadiddlehopper / Floogle-Silent Spot / Dr. Oliver / Poker Player / Police Chief Miller /Construction Worker-Silent Spot
Lon Chaney Jr.
Mad Scientist / Sgt. Williams / George / Lon Chaney / Ug
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Marshall Reed
Ed / Mr. Toity / Jim Broderick / Kid Jackson / U.S. Marshal
Maudie Prickett
Member of Temperance League (uncredited) / Mrs. Narrow / Woman from PTA / Mrs. Gould / Housewife
Len Lesser
Killer McBumpoff / Big Mike Miller / Bum / Slippery Scottty Sutton / Percival Cutthroat / Legs
Ben Welden
Ben / Eddie / Badman / Big Bill's Henchman #1 / Baby Face Hogan
Peggy Rea
Housewife / Miss Katie / Woman Grocery Shopper / Woman on Street / Big Bertha Kropnik
Michael Ross
Big Jim McLane / Bruce / Bus Driver / Restaurant customer / Prison Guard
Raymond Burr
King Richard / DA George Goodguy / Rick Santy / The Devil / Man in Bathroom Mirror (uncredited)
Herb Vigran
Judge / Storekeeper / Guest / Man on Studio Tour
Phyllis Diller
Killer Diller / BoBo Van Beacon / Clara / Greta Gargoyle
Jamie Farr
Lazlo / Snorkel / Nose
Gavin Gordon
King Arthur / Sam's Lawyer / Manager
Janis Paige
Hatta Mari / Janis Paige / School Teacher / Mrs. Cavendish
Eddie Marr
Milkman / Hot Dog Vendor / Robber
Audrey Meadows
Gloria Castle / Mrs. Cavendish / Dr. Blodgett / Dolores Dictator
John Wayne
John Wayne / Self (uncredited) / Rooster Cogburn
Jack Riley
Paul / Gunslinger / Clergyman / Minor Role
Marion Ross
Patricia Westerbrook / Elizabeth / Patricia Winterbrook
Peter Lorre
Boris / Mad Scientist / King Zurium
Frank Wilcox
Warden / Prison Warden / Mr. Bailey
Jack Jones
Professor Jones / Johnny Applecore / Harold Handkisser
Sol Gorss
Supporting player / Knight
Cara Williams
Raggedy Ann / Clara Appleby
Lola Albright
Guest / Priscilla / Foreign Spy
Marvin Kaplan
Marvin Kaplan / Alfred Pinzmetal
Florence Lake
Tessie / Madame President / Senior Citizen
Allen Jenkins
Muggsy
Nancy Walker
Self / Gertie
Pat Carroll
Clara Appleby / Killer's Manager / Mrs. Lump Lump / Mrs. Shore
Polly Bergen
Clara Appleby / Sally Suey / Myrtle
Ned Romero
Police Officer / Indian Chief / Eskimo Customer (uncredited)
Jack Klugman
Choreographer / Indian / Downstairs Neighbor / Director
Jackie Coogan
Muggsy / Police Lieutenant Smith / Police Officer Hennesey
Ray Kellogg
Man Challenged to Duel
Robert Foulk
Policeman / Ex-Boss of Gang / Coach Stewart
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Tennessee Ernie Ford / Loser Lumpkin
Taylor Holmes
Judge Taylor Holmes / Judge
Ralph Sanford
Graft Collector / Admiral
Mary Wickes
Clara Appleby / Self
Cedric Hardwicke
Dr. Umlauf / Company Vice President J.R. Williams
Dick Wessel
Delaney / Assistant (uncredited)
Jena Engstrom
Young Woman
Nipsey Russell
Nipsey Ralston / Self
Harold Gould
General Important / Dr. Knockitoff
Almira Sessions
Charity Woman / Woman Watching Dancers-Star
Mickey Rooney
Perry Masonjar / Muggsy
Mary Treen
Girl in Park
Maurice Marsac
Waiter
Hy Averback
British Colonel / Colonel
Johnny Carson
Knight Who Makes Point of Order / Self
Byron Foulger
Dean / Member of Temperance League (uncredited)
Henry Kulky
Sergeant Flannagan / Jerry
Tim Conway
Phil Fumble / Cherub Sweething
Milton Berle
Self - Guest Host / Duke No-Good
Eve Brent
Wife
Allison McKay
Newspaper Reporter / Ruby
Paul Ford
Gen. Hap Hazard / Quincy Quiverlips
Vincent Price
Self / Sigmund Fraud
Phyllis Avery
Daisy June / Elaine
Douglas Fowley
Pete / Muggsy
Robert Easton
Cpl. Reginald Plotz -- British Army / Hippie
A.G. Vitanza
Sergeant Martinez / Desk Clerk #1
Edmond O'Brien
Grizzled Old Prospector / Self
Jay North
Dennis Mitchell / Rich Little Boy
Robert Goulet
Harry Handout / Nathan Nothing
Dan Blocker
Little Willie
Ethel Merman
Mother Hughes
Peter Falk
Colonel Hush-Hush
Chanin Hale
Daisy June
Jane Morgan
Jane Morgan
Alan Copeland
Alan Copeland
Lucille Knoch
Mara Lynn
Taylor Maids
Shirley Mitchell
Ed Sullivan
Himself
Helene Stanton
Fairy Godmother
Wilda Taylor
Dancer
Jana Lund
Daisy June
Todd Martin
Bank Clerk
Harold Peary
Mayor
Robert Carson
Mr. Hoity
Elaine Joyce
Secretary
Lou Rawls
Vocalist
Billy Beck
Fred (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Mike Mazurki
Max
Connie Sawyer
Woman in Blue Feathers
Norma Varden
Wealthy Art Patron
Agnes Moorehead
Bertha Bluenose
William Demarest
Senator Burnside
Sam Flint
Colonel Tracy
George O'Hanlon
US Corporal
Robert Armstrong
Lt. Flanagan
Chester Morris
Tony
Edgar Bergen
Doctor-Olio Spot
Eve McVeagh
Mrs. Appleby
Amanda Blake
Beverly Fairfield
Cesar Romero
Big Bill
Carleton Young
Colonel Hopkins
Gene Autry
Self
Lester Matthews
Sylvester
Gerald Mohr
Scarface
Rod Serling
Rod Serling (uncredited)
Rosemary DeCamp
Abigail Van Clive
Phil Harris
Guest
Paula Kelly
Guest Vocalist
Horace McMahon
Member of Bar Association (uncredited)
Richard Chamberlain
Clarence Narrow
Richard Reeves
Railroad Cop
Beverly Washburn
Cabina
Vikki Carr
Self
Anna Maria Alberghetti
Juliet Capulet
Charlotte Knight
Dr. Cagey's Washerwoman Mother
Karen Morrow
Karen Morrow
Frankie Valli
Frankie Valli
Herschel Bernardi
Muggsy
Art Linkletter
Hobo (uncredited)
Dale Robertson
Robinson Crusoe
Alan Mowbray
Explorer Radccliffe
Jack Palance
Jack Palance
Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Phyllis Coates
Lee Aaker
Wilbur Van Owen
Robert Vaughn
Victor Virtue
Doris Singleton
Mrs. Cavendish
Michael Stefani
Tom Clark
Jane Wyman
Clara Crowley Appleby
John Forsythe
Millionaire's Son
Michele Lee
Peaches Laverne
Frank Albertson
General Scott
Mercedes McCambridge
Clara Appleby
Anne Jeffreys
Hatti Mari
Paula Kelly
Self
Peter Brocco
Fingers Malone
Desi Arnaz
Self
Diahann Carroll
Self
Harold J. Stone
Sketch Player
Olive Sturgess
Elaine
Eddie Parker
Cop
Grady Sutton
Torture Device Customer
Jean-Paul Vignon
Self
Phyllis McGuire
Phyllis McGuire
Don Brodie
Muggsy
June Foray
Baby-like Cry (voice)
Eva Gabor
Tanya
Boris Karloff
Professor Townsend
Arte Johnson
Census Taker
Lester Dorr
Jackie Gleason
Reginald van Gleason III
Victoria Carroll
Homeless Mother
Ellen Corby
Little Old Lady
Telly Savalas
Tex
George E. Stone
Arnold
Joseph Mell
Zookeeper
Gene Raymond
General
Dick Simmons
Mr. East-Station Owner
Reta Shaw
Myrtle's Mother
Burt Mustin
Old Man Gramps
Raymond Hatton
Buck
Robert Stack
Bo Bo McGoon
George C. Scott
Dr. Hardship
James Arness
Self
Sidney Miller
Self
Donald O'Connor
Self
Jimmie Rodgers
Self
Jo Stafford
Self
Lou Krugman
George's Boss
John Banner
Sgt. Schultz
Bob Crane
Col. Hogan
Barbara Bain
Miss Mallory
Barbara Anderson
Rick's Moll
Dean Martin
Self
Mike Connors
Federal Witness
Stanley Adams
AC / Store Manager
Jesse White
Moose
Ray Bolger
'Mayor' Threadbare III
Hans Conried
Freddie's Foil
Billy Bletcher
Phony Warden
Gail Bonney
Mrs. Lump Lump
Dick Elliott
Willie's Boss / Bartender
Hal Smith
Captain
Elena Verdugo
Elena Verdugo
Isabel Randolph
Clara's Mother
William Benedict
Jimmy Cross
Mr. Grover
Hugh O'Brian
Count Mustache
James Drury
Auctioneer
Ron Howard
Joey
Frankie Darro
Maw Kadiddlehopper
Ollie O'Toole
Justice of Peace
Walt Disney
Self
Alfred Hitchcock
Self
Jack Lemmon
Self
Bing Crosby
Self
Fritz Feld
Professor Lazlo
Helen Kleeb
Bank Customer
Nestor Paiva
Spike
Sid Tomack
Rocky
Tommy Farrell
Photographer
Louis Quinn
Muggy's Agent
Gilchrist Stuart
Butler
Tommy Noonan
Martha Raye
Hope Emerson
Archie Moore
Shani Wallis
Phil Arnold
Man at Gym Door / Fireman
Gil Perkins
Willie's Brother-in-Law
Dick Ryan
Human Fly
Jerry Lewis
Magician's Assistant-Silent Spot
Chad Everett
Fireman
- Country
- United States
- Rating source
- TMDB
- Keywords
- #pantomime, #sketch comedy, #variety show
