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The Red Skelton Show

Premiered: Sep 30, 1951 | 20 seasons | 672 episodes

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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.
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Name Character Episodes
Red Skelton Host 672
Art Gilmore Announcer 44
Art Gilmore Self - Announcer (voice) 38
Art Gilmore Announcer (voice) 20
Kathryn Card Maw Kadiddlehopper 5
Art Gilmore Self - Announcer 3
John Wayne Self 2
Ed Wynn Muggsy 2
Kathryn Card Gert's Mother 2
Allen Jenkins Muggsy 2
Gavin Gordon Manager 2
Cara Williams Raggedy Ann 2
Marvin Kaplan Self 2
Maurice Marsac Waiter 2
Mary Treen Girl in Park 2
Richard Chamberlain Clarence Narrow 1
Peter Falk Colonel Hush-Hush 1
John Wayne Self - Rooster Cogburn 1
John Wayne Self (uncredited) 1
Mickey Rooney Self / Perry Masonjar 1
Harold J. Stone Sketch Player 1
Lester Matthews Sylvester 1
Florence Lake Tessie 1
Florence Lake Senior Citizen 1
Diahann Carroll Self 1
Harold Gould General Important 1
Harold Gould Dr. Knockitoff 1
Telly Savalas Self / Tex 1
Eve Arden Self / Clara Appleby 1
Jane Wyman Clara Crowley Appleby 1
Amanda Blake Beverly Fairfield 1
Jamie Farr Snorkel 1
Jamie Farr Lazlo - Henchman 1
Jamie Farr Seaman First Class Snorkel 1
Lon Chaney Jr. Sgt. Williams 1
Lon Chaney Jr. George 1
Lon Chaney Jr. Lon Chaney 1
Lon Chaney Jr. Mad Scientist 1
Lon Chaney Jr. Ug - Prehistoric Cave Man 1
Jack Palance Self 1
Marion Ross Patricia Winterbrook 1
Marion Ross Patricia Westerbrook 1
Marion Ross Elizabeth - Sir Reginald's daughter 1
Robert Stack Self / Bo Bo McGoon 1
John Forsythe Millionaire's Son 1
Peter Lorre Mad Scientist 1
Peter Lorre King Zurium 1
Peter Lorre Boris - Chief Spy 1
Boris Karloff Professor Townsend (Spy) 1
Norma Varden Wealthy Art Patron 1
Dale Robertson Robinson Crusoe 1
Dan Blocker Little Willie 1
Ellen Corby Little Old Lady 1
Eva Gabor Tanya the Spy 1
George C. Scott Dr. Hardship 1
Agnes Moorehead Self / Bertha Bluenose 1
Tim Conway Phil Fumble 1
Bob Hope Self - Cameo 1
Robert Vaughn Victor Virtue 1
Jackie Gleason Reginald van Gleason III / cameo 1
Alan Mowbray Explorer Radccliffe 1
June Foray Baby-like Cry (voice) 1
Phyllis Coates Supporting Sketch Player 1
Phil Harris Guest 1
Polly Bergen Self / Myrtle 1
Polly Bergen Sally Suey 1
Polly Bergen Clara Appleby 1
Carleton Young Col. Hopkins 1
William Demarest Senator Burnside 1
Mercedes McCambridge Clara Appleby 1
Rod Serling Self / Cameo (uncredited) 1
Milton Berle Self / Duke No-Good 1
Rosemary DeCamp Abigail Van Clive 1
Michele Lee Peaches Laverne 1
Peggy Rea Miss Katie - Waiters' Boss 1
Marjorie Bennett Miss Jenkins - Red's Maid 1
Marjorie Bennett Wedding Reception Guest 1
Marjorie Bennett Nurse 1
Marjorie Bennett Woman Mailing Package 1
Marjorie Bennett Duchess of Nottingham 1
Marjorie Bennett Schoolteacher / Silent Spot 1
Ed Wynn Self 1
Ed Wynn Fairy Godfather 1
Ed Wynn Self / Colonel Jungle-Rot Freeloader 1
Ed Wynn Guest Host 1
Jack Jones Self / Professor Jones 1
Jack Jones Self / Johnny Applecore 1
Jack Jones Harold Handkisser 1
Ben Welden Big Bill's henchman #1 1
Ben Welden Badman 1
Ben Welden Baby Face Hogan 1
Ben Welden Eddie 1
Ben Welden Ben the Henchman 1
Audrey Meadows Self / Dr. Blodgett 1
Audrey Meadows Gloria Castle 1
Audrey Meadows Mrs. Cavendish 1
George E. Stone Arnold 1
Milton Frome Stanley Starmaker 1
Milton Frome Navy commander 1
Milton Frome Self - George's Boss 1
Milton Frome Self - George Smythe 1
Milton Frome Kenneth 1
Milton Frome Campaign Advisor Kirby 1
Milton Frome Movie Director 1
Milton Frome Joe - Thug 1
Milton Frome Cruise Ship's Captain 1
Milton Frome Store Manager 1
Milton Frome XYZ-TV Network President 1
Doris Singleton Mrs. Cavendish 1
Dick Simmons Mr. East-Station Owner 1
Edgar Bergen Doctor-Olio Spot 1
Eve Brent Wife / Silent Spot 1
Eddie Marr Milkman 1
Eddie Marr Hot Dog Vendor 1
Eddie Marr Robber 1
Eddie Marr 1
Douglas Fowley Pete 1
Peter Brocco Fingers Malone 1
Mary Wickes Self 1
Mary Wickes Clara Appleby 1
Bess Flowers Restaurant Patron (uncredited) 1
Cedric Hardwicke Dr. Umlauf 1
Cedric Hardwicke Company Vice President J.R. Williams 1
Mike Mazurki Max the Black (Pirate) 1
Lola Albright Priscilla 1
Lola Albright Guest 1
Lola Albright Foreign Spy 1
Desi Arnaz Self 1
Cesar Romero Big Bill - Racketeer 1
Pat Carroll Clara Appleby 1
Pat Carroll Killer's Manager / Mrs. Lump Lump 1
Pat Carroll Mrs. Shore 1
Henry Kulky Self/Sgt. Flannagan 1
Henry Kulky Jerry 1
Kathryn Card Ma Kadiddlehopper 1
Kathryn Card Priscilla's Mother 1
Kathryn Card Gertie's Mother 1
Burt Mustin Old Man Gramps 1
Connie Sawyer Woman in Blue Feathers 1
Eddie Parker Cop 1
Frank Wilcox Warden 1
Frank Wilcox Mr. Bailey - TV Network Vice-President 1
Frank Wilcox Prison Warden 1
Grady Sutton Torture Device Customer 1
Gil Perkins 1
Byron Foulger Member of Temperance League (uncredited) 1
Hy Averback Colonel 1
Hy Averback British Colonel 1
Elaine Joyce Secretary 1
Paula Kelly Self 1
Herb Vigran The Judge 1
Herb Vigran Guest 1
Herb Vigran Storekeeper 1
Herb Vigran Man on CBS Studio Tour 1
Dorothy Neumann Sorcerer 1
Dorothy Neumann The Butcher's Daughter 1
Dorothy Neumann Old Woman 1
Dorothy Neumann Old Woman From Stagecoach 1
Dorothy Neumann Masquerade Ball Society Snob 1
Dorothy Neumann Woman on Parole Board 1
Dorothy Neumann Secy in Pre Show Skit / Old Lady at Gas Station-Silnt Spot 1
Dorothy Neumann Schoolmarm 1
Raymond Hatton Buck 1
Dick Wessel Assistant (uncredited) 1
Dick Wessel CPO Delaney - USS Farragut 1
Johnny Carson Knight Who Makes Point of Order 1
Reta Shaw Myrtle's Mother 1
Gavin Gordon King Arthur 1
Gavin Gordon Sam's Lawyer 1
Sam Flint Colonel Tracy 1
Ed Sullivan Himself 1
Gene Autry Self 1
Ethel Merman Mother Hughes 1
Don Brodie Muggsy - a Hobo 1
Maudie Prickett Woman from PTA 1
Maudie Prickett Housewife 1
Maudie Prickett Mrs. Gould 1
Maudie Prickett Mrs. Narrow 1
Maudie Prickett Member of Temperance League (uncredited) 1
Chester Morris Tony 1
Phyllis Diller Self / Greta Gargoyle 1
Phyllis Diller Self / BoBo Van Beacon 1
Phyllis Diller Killer Diller 1
Phyllis Diller Clara - the Dean's Daughter 1
George Gobel Dr. Ben Cagey 1
George Gobel Tooloose Latrec 1
George Gobel Mr. Winkle 1
George Gobel Dr. Stroodel 1
George Gobel Richard Cornwall III 1
George Gobel George Goodbody 1
George Gobel Self / Christopher Columbus 1
George Gobel Self / Egbert the Amnesiac 1
George Gobel Self / Horace the Henpecked Husband 1
George Gobel Self / Alexander Ragtime / Jed Dinglejumper 1
Herschel Bernardi Muggsy - a Hobo 1
Art Gilmore Announcer / Radio Disk Jockey (voice) 1
Art Gilmore Announcer / Newscaster 1
Art Gilmore Announcer / Game Show Emcee 1
Art Gilmore Self - Announcer/Walter Crankcase (voice) 1
Cara Williams Clara Appleby 1
Frank Albertson General Scott 1
Richard Reeves Railroad Cop 1
Anna Maria Alberghetti Self / Juliet Capulet 1
Harold Peary Mayor 1
Lou Rawls Self - Guest Vocalist 1
Joseph Mell Zookeeper 1
Taylor Holmes Judge 1
Taylor Holmes Judge Taylor Holmes 1
Marshall Reed Mr. Toity 1
Marshall Reed U.S. Marshal 1
Marshall Reed Jim Broderick 1
Marshall Reed Ed 1
Marshall Reed Kid Jackson 1
Victoria Carroll Homeless Mother / Silent Spot 1
Arte Johnson Census Taker 1
Art Linkletter Hobo (uncredited) 1
Marvin Kaplan Self/Alfred Pinzmetal 1
Shirley Mitchell 1
Todd Martin Bank Clerk 1
Jana Lund Daisy June 1
Wilda Taylor Dancer in Freddie's Dream 1
Sol Gorss Supporting player 1
Sol Gorss Supporting Player 1
Sol Gorss Knight 1
Almira Sessions Charity Woman 1
Almira Sessions Woman Watching Dancers-Star 1
Ralph Sanford Graft collector 1
Ralph Sanford the Admiral 1
Jean-Paul Vignon Self 1
Chanin Hale Daisy June 1
Robert Carson Mr. Hoity 1
Billy Beck Fred the Waiter (uncredited) 1
Allison McKay Newspaper Reporter 1
Allison McKay Ruby - San Fernando's Assistant 1
George O'Hanlon US Corporal 1
Eve McVeagh Mrs. Appleby 1
Charlotte Knight Dr. Cagey's Washerwoman Mother 1
Michael Ross Bus Driver 1
Michael Ross Bruce - Elaine's other suitor 1
Michael Ross Big Jim McLane 1
Michael Ross Restaurant customer 1
Mara Lynn 1
Len Lesser Big Mike Miller 1
Len Lesser Percival Cutthroat - Pirate with Hook 1
Len Lesser Bum / Slippery Scottty Sutton 1
Len Lesser Legs 1
Len Lesser Killer McBumpoff 1
Robert Armstrong Lt. Flanagan 1
Gerald Mohr Scarface 1
Janis Paige School Teacher 1
Janis Paige Self 1
Janis Paige Mrs. Cavendish 1
Janis Paige Hatta Mari 1
Anne Jeffreys Hatti Mari 1
Nipsey Russell Self /Officer Nipsey Ralston 1
Nipsey Russell Self 1
Jesse White Moose - Prison Escapee 1
Nancy Walker Gertie - Bolivar's Girlfriend 1
Nancy Walker Self 1
Beverly Washburn Cabina 1
Helene Stanton Fairy Godmother 1