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 September 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
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- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Host
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self
- Climax! (1954) as Rusty Morgan
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self - Cameo / Clem Kadiddlehopper
- The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self
- This Is Your Life (1952) as Self
- The Jack Benny Program (1950) as Red Skelton
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) as Self
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958) as Self
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) as Drunk in Barbary Coast Saloon
- Ocean's Eleven (1960) as Self
- The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957) as Red Skeleton
- Bathing Beauty (1944) as Steve Elliott
- 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
- That's Entertainment! (1974) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Ziegfeld Follies (1945) as J. Newton Numbskull (segment "When Television Comes")
- Susan Slept Here (1954) as Oswald from North Dakota (uncredited)
- Texaco Star Theater (1948) as Clem Kadiddlehopper
- Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976) as Father Time / Baby Bear (voice)
- I Dood It (1943) as Joseph 'Joe' Rivington Renolds
- That's Dancing! (1985) as From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
- Clown Alley (1966) as Freddie the Freeloader
- Three Little Words (1950) as Harry Ruby
- Thousands Cheer (1943) as Red Skelton
- Twenty Years After (1944) as (archive footage)
- Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) as Louis Blore / King Louis
- Neptune's Daughter (1949) as Jack Spratt
- The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968) as Self (uncredited)
- The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) as Aubrey Filmore in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage)
- Panama Hattie (1942) as Red
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage)
- Television: The First Fifty Years (1999) as Buffalo Bob Smith / Howdy Doody (archive footage)
- Texas Carnival (1951) as Cornie Quinell
- Seeing Red (1939) as Red / Doorman / Coatroom Attendant / Waiter / Emcee
- The Fuller Brush Girl (1950) as Red Skelton - Fuller Brush Man (uncredited)
- Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown (2004) as Self (archive)
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: Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Ocean's Eleven (1960), Bathing Beauty (1944), 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).
What TV shows has Red Skelton appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), What's My Line? (1950), The Red Skelton Show (1951), Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957), Climax! (1954).
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