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Red Buttons (1919–2006)
Actor, Writer, Additional Crew
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| 264 titles |
| Films in Production (1 title) | Budget | Status |
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Filming
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| Past Film & Video (31 titles) | Budget | Opening Weekend | Gross (US & Canada) | Gross (Worldwide) |
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$265K
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| Past Television (54 titles) | Episodes |
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It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1987–1989)
(TV Series) - Red Buttons (2 episodes, 1987), Story Consultant (1 episode, 1987), Lyrics: "The Ho Ho Song" (2 episodes, 1987), Music: "The Ho Ho Song" (2 episodes, 1987)
Save Mr. Peck's: Part 2 (Feb
10,
1989)
Season 3,
Episode 10
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Red Buttons,
Lyrics: "The Ho Ho Song",
Music: "The Ho Ho Song"
Force Boxman (Apr
10,
1987)
Season 1,
Episode 16
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Red Buttons,
Story Consultant,
Lyrics: "The Ho Ho Song",
Music: "The Ho Ho Song"
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2
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6
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1
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Alice in Wonderland (1985)
(TV Mini-series) - The White Rabbit (2 episodes, 1985), Performer: "Welcome Queen Alice", "Can You Hear Us, Alice?" |
2
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Fantasy Island (1978–1983)
(TV Series) - Marty Howard / Cornelius Kelly / Tony Emerson (3 episodes, 1978) |
3
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The Love Boat (1978–1983)
(TV Series) - Jimmy Morrow / Buddy Redmond / Uncle Cyrus Foster (3 episodes, 1978)
Vicki's Dilemma/Discount Romance/Loser & Still Champ (Mar
5,
1983)
Season 6,
Episode 23
-
Jimmy Morrow
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3
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Aloha Paradise (1981)
(TV Series) - Nick (1 episode, 1981)
Letter from Broadway/Letter from Cyrano/Letter from a Secret Admirer (Apr
22,
1981)
Season 1,
Episode 8
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Nick
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1
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2
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2
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Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979)
(TV Movie) - Milton (voice), Performer: "You're Everything I Ever Wanted" |
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2
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1
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1
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Love, American Style (1969–1970)
(TV Series) - Norman (segment "Love and the Geisha") (2 episodes, 1969)
Love and the Minister/Love and the Geisha/Love and the Singles Apartment (Mar
27,
1970)
Season 1,
Episode 24
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Norman (segment "Love and the Geisha")
Love and Take Me Along/Love and the Advice-Givers/Love and the Geisha (Nov
10,
1969)
Season 1,
Episode 7
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Norman (segment "Love and the Geisha")
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2
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1
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The Dean Martin Show (1967)
(TV Series) - Performer: "Thank Heaven For Little Girls", "I Don't Want To Play In Your Yard", "Playmates", "Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers" (1 episode, 1967)
Dom DeLuise, Ella Fitzgerald, Red Buttons, Edie Adams (Mar
16,
1967)
Season 2,
Episode 26
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Performer: "Thank Heaven For Little Girls", "I Don't Want To Play In Your Yard", "Playmates", "Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers"
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1
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17
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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General Electric Theater (1959–1961)
(TV Series) - Tippy-Top / Lieutenant George Poole (2 episodes, 1959), Performer: "Tippy-Top", "You Can't Run Away From A Problem", "Tippy And Me" (1 episode, 1961)
Tippy-Top (Dec
17,
1961)
Season 10,
Episode 14
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Tippy-Top,
Performer: "Tippy-Top", "You Can't Run Away From A Problem", "Tippy And Me"
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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Hansel and Gretel (1958)
(TV Movie) - Hansel, Performer: "The Hansel And Gretel Song", "What Are Little Girls Made Of ?" |
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8
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1
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| Self (157 titles) |
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The Beverly Hills Theatre Annual Guild Spotlight Awards Honoring Carol Channing (2005)
(TV Special) - Self |
60 Minutes (1999)
(TV Series) - Self - Comedian (segment "David L. Wolper") (1 episode, 1999)
The Blue Wall of Silence/TB/David L. Wolper (Oct
3,
1999)
Season 32,
Episode 3
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Self - Comedian (segment "David L. Wolper")
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The Annual American Friends Hebrew University Scopus Awards Honoring Ted Turner (1995)
(TV Special) - Self |
AFI Life Achievement Award (1988)
(TV Mini-series) - Self - Audience Member (1 episode, 1988)
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (May
30,
1988)
Season 1,
Episode 16
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Self - Audience Member
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The Annual Friars Club Tribute Present a Salute to Liza Minnelli (1987)
(TV Special) - Self - Speaker |
The Annual Friars Club Tribute Present a Salute to Cary Grant (1982)
(TV Special) - Self - Performer |
The Mike Douglas Show (1967–1978)
(TV Series) - Self - Actor / Self - Co-Host / Self - Host (14 episodes, 1967) |
The Dean Martin Show (1967–1968)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest (2 episodes, 1967)
Red Buttons, Lorne Greene, Jane Morgan, Skiles & Henderson (Feb
8,
1968)
Season 3,
Episode 22
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Self
Dom DeLuise, Ella Fitzgerald, Red Buttons, Edie Adams (Mar
16,
1967)
Season 2,
Episode 26
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Self - Guest
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The Hollywood Palace (1964–1967)
(TV Series) - Self - Singer / Self - Sketch Actor / Self - Comedian (2 episodes, 1964)
Host: Bing Crosby. Guests: Nanette Fabray, Red Buttons and Louis Armstrong (Apr
1,
1967)
Season 4,
Episode 26
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Self - Singer / Self - Sketch Actor
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1952–1966)
(TV Series) - Self - Comedian / Self - Singer / Self - Guest (10 episodes, 1952)
Diana Ross & The Supremes, Gary Lewis & the Playboys, Red Buttons, Lainie Kazan, The Harlem Globetrotters, Wayne & Shuster, Robert Merrill, Jan Peerce (Dec
4,
1966)
Season 20,
Episode 13
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Self - Comedian
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Password (1962)
(TV Series) - Self - Celebrity Contestant (1 episode, 1962)
Jane Powell vs. Red Buttons - evening show (Oct
28,
1962)
Season 2,
Episode 42
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Self - Celebrity Contestant
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1957–1958)
(TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 1957)
Guest Host Tony Martin; Guest Stars: Nat 'King' Cole, George Gobel, Vera-Ellen, Maria Tallchief, The Wiere Brothers (Nov
10,
1957)
Season 2,
Episode 4
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Self
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Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1956–1957)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest (4 episodes, 1956)
Ethel Merman, Red Buttons, The Everly Brothers, The Look All-America Football Team (Dec
7,
1957)
Season 10,
Episode 12
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Self - Guest
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The Walter Winchell Show (1956)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1956)
Martha Raye, Red Buttons, Perry Como, Sammy Davis, Jr., Ernie Kovacs (Oct
5,
1956)
Season 1,
Episode 1
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Self
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The Milton Berle Show (1948)
(TV Series) - Self - Comedian (1 episode, 1948)
Red Buttons, Judy Canova, The Crackerjacks, Ella Logan, Russell Swan (Nov
16,
1948)
Season 1,
Episode 24
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Self - Comedian
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| Archive Footage (21 titles) |
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Stu's Show (2025)
(Podcast Series) - Actor (archive footage) (1 episode, 2025)
Single Season Sitcoms 2025 Presentation (Jan
22,
2025)
Season 19,
Episode 6
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Actor (archive footage)
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The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2006)
(TV Special) - Self - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
Biography (1999)
(TV Series) - Donald O'Shay in 'Five Weeks in a Balloon' (archive footage) (1 episode, 1999)
Barbara Eden: Out of the Bottle (Oct
18,
1999)
Season 2,
Episode 3
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Donald O'Shay in 'Five Weeks in a Balloon' (archive footage)
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