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Red Buttons

Acting

Born February 5, 1919 · New York City, New York, USA

Died July 13, 2006

Also known as Cpl. Red Buttons · Aaron Chwatt

Biography

Red Buttons was an American actor and comedian. He came to national prominence as the eponymous star of television's The Red Buttons Show (1952–55), before winning an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film Sayonara (1957).

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Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actor · 1958
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actor · 1958 · nominated

Filmography39 titles

Leave 'Em Laughing

1981as Roland Green

Little House on the Prairie

1974as William 'Willie' O'Hara

ER

1994as Ruby

The Longest Day

1962as Pvt. John Steele

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

Philly

2001

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

1997as Self

The Poseidon Adventure

1972as James Martin

It's Garry Shandling's Show.

1986as Red Buttons

The Cosby Show

1984as Jake Bennett

Knots Landing

1979as Al Baker

Wonder Woman

1975as Ashley Norman

What's My Line?

1950as Self

Roseanne

1988

227

1985

Hatari!

1962as Pockets

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self

It Could Happen to You

1994as Walter Zakuto

Sayonara

1957as Joe Kelly

Gay Purr-ee

1962as Robespierre (voice)

The Big Circus

1959as Randy Sherman

Imitation General

1958as Cpl. Chan Derby

Fantasy Island

1978as Tony Emerson

Your Cheatin' Heart

1964as Shorty Younger

The Love Boat

1977as Buddy Redmond

Pete's Dragon

1977as Hoagy

The Story of Us

1999as Arnie Jordan

Great Performances

1971as Self

Movie Movie

1978as Peanuts / Jinks Murphy

The Ambulance

1990as Elias Zacharai

Reunion at Fairborough

1985as Jiggs Quealy

18 Again!

1988as Charlie

Harlow

1965as Arthur Landau

When Time Ran Out...

1980as Francis Fendly

Five Weeks in a Balloon

1962as Donald O'Shay

Suspense

1949

C.H.O.M.P.S.

1979as Bracken

Gable and Lombard

1976as Ivan Cooper

Viva Knievel!

1977as Ben Andrews