Where to watch Red Skelton in the UK
Find every Red Skelton film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 17 June 2026.
The son of a former circus clown turned grocer and a cleaning woman, Red Skelton was introduced to show business at the age of 7 by Ed Wynn, at a vaudeville show in Vincennes. At age 10, he left home to travel with a medicine show through the Midwest, and joined the vaudeville circuit at age 15. At age 17, he married Edna Marie Stilwell, an usher who became his vaudeville partner and later his chief writer and manager. He debuted on Broadway and radio in 1937 and on film in 1938. His ex-wife/manager negotiated a seven-year Hollywood contract for him in 1951, the same year The Red Skelton Hour …
Red Skelton films streaming in the UK
Most-watched films featuring Red Skelton, available across UK streaming, rent and buy.
Red Skelton TV shows streaming in the UK
Selected TV credits featuring Red Skelton.
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- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- Climax! (1954) as Rusty Morgan
- The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Host
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self - Cameo / Clem Kadiddlehopper
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- The Jack Benny Program (1950) as Self
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) as Self
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958) as Self
- This Is Your Life (1952) as Self
- Ocean's Eleven (1960) as Self
- The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957) as Red Skeleton
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) as Drunk in Barbary Coast Saloon
- Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965) as The Neanderthal Man
- Texaco Star Theater (1948) as Clem Kadiddlehopper
- That's Entertainment! (1974) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Bathing Beauty (1944) as Steve Elliott
- Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976) as Father Time / Baby Bear (voice)
- Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) as Louis Blore / King Louis
- Susan Slept Here (1954) as Oswald from North Dakota (uncredited)
- That's Dancing! (1985) as From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
- Ziegfeld Follies (1945) as J. Newton Numbskull (segment "When Television Comes")
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage)
- A Southern Yankee (1948) as Aubrey Filmore
- Panama Hattie (1942) as Red
- Whistling in Brooklyn (1943) as Wally 'The Fox' Benton
- Twenty Years After (1944) as (archive footage)
- The Fuller Brush Girl (1950) as Red Skelton - Fuller Brush Man (uncredited)
- Television: The First Fifty Years (1999) as Buffalo Bob Smith / Howdy Doody (archive footage)
- Whistling in the Dark (1941) as Wally Benton
Red Skelton — FAQ
Where can I watch Red Skelton films in the UK?
Red Skelton's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Red Skelton's most popular films?
Most-watched Red Skelton films currently: Ocean's Eleven (1960), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965), That's Entertainment! (1974), Bathing Beauty (1944).
What TV shows has Red Skelton appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), What's My Line? (1950), Climax! (1954), The Red Skelton Show (1951), The Ed Sullivan Show (1948).
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