Red Buttons (born Aaron Chwatt; February 5, 1919 – July 13, 2006) was an American actor, comedian, and songwriter, best known for his appearances in the films Sayonara (for which he won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe), The Longest Day and The Poseidon Adventure.
He was married three times and had two children.
Red sadly died in 2006 from vascular disease at age 87.
Filmography
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Film roles
- Winged Victory as Whitey/Andrews Sister
- Thirteen Rue Madeleine as Second Jump Master (Uncredited Role)
- Footlight Varieties as Red Buttons
- Sayonara as Joe Kelly — Academy Award Winner for Best Supporting Actor
- Imitation General as Cpl. Chan Derby
- The Big Circus as Randy Sherman
- One, Two, Three as MP Sergeant (uncredited)
- Hatari! as Pockets
- Five Weeks in a Balloon as Donald O'Shay
- The Longest Day as Pvt. John Steele
- Gay Purr-ee as Robespierre (voice)
- A Ticklish Affair as Flight officer Simon 'Uncle Cy' Shelley
- Your Cheatin Heart as Shorty Younger
- Up From The Beach as Pfc. Harry Devine
- Harlow as Arthur Landau
- Stagecoach as Peacock
- They Shoot Horses, Don't They? as Sailor Harry Kline
- Who Killedmary Whatsername as Mickey Isador
- The Poseidon Adventure as James Martin
- Gable And Lombard as Ivan Cooper
- Viva Knieval as Ben Andrews
- Pete's Dragon (1977) as Hoagy
- CHOMPS as Bracken
- When Time Ran Out... as Francis Fendly
- Alice in Wonderland (1985) as the White Rabbit
- 18 Again! (1988) as Charlie
- The Ambulance as Elias Zacharai
- It Could Happen to You as Walter Zakuto
- The Story Of Us as Arnie Jordan
Television roles
- Suspense (1 episode)
- The Red Buttons Show as Himself – Host
- Studio One In Hollywood as St. Emergency (1 episode)
- Playhouse 90 as Jerry (1 episode)
- Startime as Joe Henders (1 episode)
- Death Valley Days as Levi Strauss (1 episode)
- The United States Steel Hour as Inspector Plover (1 episode)
- Frontier Circus as Earl Youngblood (1 episode)
- Saints And Sinners as Joe Roganyan (1 episode)
- The Eleventh Hour as Cody Evans (1 episode)
- The Greatest Show On Earth as Walter Wallace (1 episode)
- Ben Casey as Bill Jacoby (1 episode)
- The Double Life of Henry Phyfe as Henry Phyfe
- The Danny Thomas Hour as Al Risko (1 episode)
- Love, American Style as Norman (2 episodes)
- Little House on the Prairie as William 'Willie' O'Hara (1 episode)
- Wonder Woman (1975) as Ashley Norman (1 episode)
- Vega$ (1978) as Tommy Cirko (2 episodes)
- The Dream Merchant as Bruce Benson
- Aloha Paradise as Nick (1 episode)
- The Love Boat as various (3 episodes)
- Fantasy Island as various (3 episodes)
- 227 as Toots (1 episode)
- Knots Landing as Al Baker (6 episodes)
- The Cosby Show as Jake Bennett (1 episode)
- Roseanne as Jake (2 episodes)
- Cosby as Mr. Tibbles (1 episode)
- Early Edition as Walter Stites (1 episode)
- Family Law as Carl Porter (1 episode)
- Philly as Murray Klopman (1 episode)
- Street Time as Sam Kahan (4 episodes)
- Presidio Med as Chick (1 episode)
- ER as Jules "Ruby" Rubadoux (5 episodes)