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 3 August 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
- The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Host
- Climax! (1954) as Rusty Morgan
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self - Cameo / Clem Kadiddlehopper
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self
- The Jack Benny Program (1950) as Red Skelton
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) as Self
- This Is Your Life (1952) 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
- That's Entertainment! (1974) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 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
- Susan Slept Here (1954) as Oswald from North Dakota (uncredited)
- A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride (2026) as Self (Archival)
- Television: The First Fifty Years (1999) as Buffalo Bob Smith / Howdy Doody (archive footage)
- That's Dancing! (1985) as From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage)
- Flight Command (1940) as Lieut. 'Mugger' Martin
- Texaco Star Theater (1948) as Clem Kadiddlehopper
- Ziegfeld Follies (1945) as J. Newton Numbskull (segment "When Television Comes")
- The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968) as Self (uncredited)
- Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) as Louis Blore / King Louis
- The Fuller Brush Girl (1950) as Red Skelton - Fuller Brush Man (uncredited)
- Twenty Years After (1944) as (archive footage)
- The Great Diamond Robbery (1954) as Ambrose C. Park
- Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976) as Father Time / Baby Bear (voice)
- Three Little Words (1950) as Harry Ruby
- Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985) as Self (archive footage)
- The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) as Aubrey Filmore in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage)
- Neptune's Daughter (1949) as Jack Spratt
- Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970) as Self
- The Fuller Brush Man (1948) as Red Jones
- Pioneers of Primetime (2005) Cast
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), That's Entertainment! (1974), Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965).
What TV shows has Red Skelton appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), The Red Skelton Show (1951), Climax! (1954), What's My Line? (1950), Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957).
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