Red Buttons Net Worth
Red Buttons Net Worth is
$19 Million
Red Buttons Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Composer, actor, comedian and author, he joined ASCAP in 1963 and wrote several popular songs (which he often personally performed), including "Strange Things Are Happening" and "The Ho-Ho Song". | Date Of Birth | February 5, 1919, New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | July 13, 2006, Century City, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
| Height | 5' 6" (1.68 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Soundtrack, Miscellaneous Crew |
| Spouse | Alicia Prats (m. 1964–2001), Helayne McNorton (m. 1949–1963), Roxanne Arlen (m. 1947–1949) |
| TV Shows | The Red Buttons Show, The Double Life of Henry Phyfe, The Bell Telephone Hour, Backstory |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | His wide grin |
| 2 | Known for his 'quick wit' |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | "Elizabeth Taylor has a big heart. She recently built a halfway house for girls who don't want to go all the way". |
| 2 | Ninety isn't old. You're old when your doctor doesn't X-ray you any more - he just holds you up to the light! |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | He was of Russian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent. |
| 2 | Received a special tribute as part of the Annual Memorial tribute at The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007). |
| 3 | Made a special Academy Awards appearance in 1998, at the The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998), and in 2005 at the The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) and participated in the Oscar Winners Tribute sequence along with other Academy Award winners. |
| 4 | Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Actors Branch). |
| 5 | Has 2 children: Adam and Amy. Also, has a sister. |
| 6 | Father of Adam and Amy, with wife Alicia. |
| 7 | Was the oldest guest to appear on Dennis Miller Live (1994). On the 6 August 1999 episode, he was 80 years, 6 months and 1 day old. |
| 8 | Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 80-81. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387 |
| 9 | Got his stage name when he was a lad working at Dinty Moore's Tavern in the Bronx as a singer/waiter. He had to wear a uniform with 48 buttons, and with his red hair people started referring to him as Red Buttons. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| George M! | 1970 | TV Movie | Sam H. Harris |
| Love, American Style | 1969-1970 | TV Series | Norman (segment "Love and the Geisha") |
| They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | 1969 | Sailor | |
| The Danny Thomas Hour | 1967 | TV Series | Al Risko |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1966 | TV Series | |
| The Double Life of Henry Phyfe | 1966 | TV Series | Henry Wadsworth Phyfe |
| Stagecoach | 1966 | Peacock | |
| Harlow | 1965/I | Arthur Landau | |
| Up from the Beach | 1965 | Pfc. Harry Devine | |
| Ben Casey | 1965 | TV Series | Bill Jacoby |
| Your Cheatin' Heart | 1964 | Shorty Younger | |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | 1964 | TV Series | Walter Wallace |
| The Eleventh Hour | 1964 | TV Series | Cody Evans |
| A Ticklish Affair | 1963 | Flight Officer Simon 'Uncle Cy' Shelley | |
| Gay Purr-ee | 1962 | Robespierre (voice) | |
| The Longest Day | 1962 | Pvt. John Steele | |
| Saints and Sinners | 1962 | TV Series | Joe Roganyan |
| Five Weeks in a Balloon | 1962 | Donald O'Shay | |
| Hatari! | 1962 | Pockets | |
| Frontier Circus | 1962 | TV Series | Earl Youngblood |
| General Electric Theater | 1959-1961 | TV Series | Tippy-Top / Lieutenant George Poole |
| One, Two, Three | 1961 | MP Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| The United States Steel Hour | 1960 | TV Series | Inspector Plover |
| Death Valley Days | 1960 | TV Series | Levi Strauss |
| Startime | 1959 | TV Series | Joe Henders |
| The Big Circus | 1959 | Randy Sherman | |
| Playhouse 90 | 1959 | TV Series | Jerry |
| Imitation General | 1958 | Cpl. Chan Derby | |
| Hansel and Gretel | 1958 | TV Movie | Hansel |
| Sayonara | 1957 | Joe Kelly | |
| Studio One in Hollywood | 1956 | TV Series | St. Emergency |
| Suspense | 1951 | TV Series | |
| 13 Rue Madeleine | 1946 | Second Jump Master (uncredited) | |
| Winged Victory | 1944 | Whitey / Andrews Sister (as Cpl. Red Buttons) | |
| ER | 1995-2005 | TV Series | Jules 'Ruby' Rubadoux |
| Presidio Med | 2002 | TV Series | Chick |
| Street Time | 2002 | TV Series | Sam Kahan |
| Philly | 2002 | TV Series | Murray Klopman |
| Odessa or Bust | 2001 | Short | The Old Man |
| Family Law | 2000 | TV Series | Carl Porter |
| The Story of Us | 1999 | Arnie Jordan | |
| Early Edition | 1999 | TV Series | Walter Stites |
| Cosby | 1997 | TV Series | Mr. Tibbles |
| It Could Happen to You | 1994 | Walter Zakuto | |
| Roseanne | 1993-1994 | TV Series | Jake |
| The Cosby Show | 1991 | TV Series | Jake Bennett |
| The Ambulance | 1990 | Elias Zacharai | |
| 18 Again! | 1988 | Charlie | |
| Knots Landing | 1987 | TV Series | Al Baker |
| 227 | 1987 | TV Series | Toots |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1985 | TV Movie | The White Rabbit |
| Reunion at Fairborough | 1985 | TV Movie | Jiggs Quealy |
| Fantasy Island | 1978-1983 | TV Series | Marty Howard / Cornelius Kelly / Tony Emerson |
| The Love Boat | 1978-1983 | TV Series | Jimmy Morrow / Buddy Redmond / Uncle Cyrus Foster |
| Off Your Rocker | 1982 | TV Movie | Seymour Saltz |
| Side Show | 1981 | TV Movie | Harry |
| Leave 'em Laughing | 1981 | TV Movie | Roland |
| Aloha Paradise | 1981 | TV Series | Nick |
| When Time Ran Out... | 1980 | Francis Fendly | |
| Power | 1980 | TV Movie | Solly Weiss |
| The Dream Merchants | 1980 | TV Series | Bruce Benson |
| C.H.O.M.P.S. | 1979 | Bracken | |
| Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July | 1979 | TV Movie | Milton (voice) |
| Vega$ | 1978 | TV Series | Tommy Cirko |
| Movie Movie | 1978 | Peanuts / Jinks Murphy | |
| The Users | 1978 | TV Movie | Warren Ambrose |
| Telethon | 1977 | TV Movie | Mart Rand |
| Pete's Dragon | 1977 | Hoagy | |
| The Sunshine Boys | 1977 | TV Movie | Willie Clark |
| Viva Knievel! | 1977 | Ben Andrews | |
| Gable and Lombard | 1976 | Ivan Cooper | |
| Flannery and Quilt | 1976 | TV Movie | Luke Flannery |
| Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style | 1976 | TV Movie | Red Cleveland |
| Wonder Woman | 1975 | TV Series | Ashley Norman |
| Little House on the Prairie | 1975 | TV Series | William 'Willie' O'Hara |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | 1973 | TV Series | Alexander |
| The Bob Hope Show | 1973 | TV Series | Football Player |
| The Poseidon Adventure | 1972 | Martin | |
| Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? | 1971 | Mickey Isador | |
| Breakout | 1970 | TV Movie | Pipes |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| It's Garry Shandling's Show. | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 1987 music - 1 episode, 1987 | ||
| Alice in Wonderland | 1985 | TV Movie performer: "Welcome Queen Alice", "Can You Hear Us, Alice?" | |
| Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July | 1979 | TV Movie performer: "You're Everything I Ever Wanted" | |
| Pete's Dragon | 1977 | performer: "Passamashloddy", "Every Little Piece" - uncredited | |
| Gay Purr-ee | 1962 | performer: "Bubbles" | |
| General Electric Theater | 1961 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| It's Garry Shandling's Show. | 1987 | TV Series story consultant - 1 episode |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Life and Times of Kirk Douglas | 2000 | Video documentary short special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Poseidon Adventure: The Cast Looks Back | 2006 | Video short | Himself |
| Goodnight, We Love You | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 75th Annual Academy Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself - Past Winner |
| Milton Berle: An All-Star Tribute to 'Mr. Television' | 2002 | Video | Himself |
| Backstory | 2000-2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| History vs. Hollywood | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Let Me In, I Hear Laughter | 2000 | Documentary | Himself |
| 60 Minutes | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Comedian (segment "David L. Wolper") |
| Dennis Miller Live | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| American Veteran Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 70th Annual Academy Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself - Past Winner (uncredited) |
| Biography | 1995-1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Himself - Actor / Friend |
| M*A*S*H, Tootsie & God: A Tribute to Larry Gelbart | 1998 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Real Las Vegas | 1996 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Great Performances | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 49th Annual Tony Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Featured Actress in a Musical |
| The Annual American Friends Hebrew University Scopus Awards Honoring Ted Turner | 1995 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Second Annual Comedy Hall of Fame | 1994 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 10th TV Academy Hall of Fame | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 9th Annual American Cinema Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Himself |
| Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth 2 | 1992 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| George Burns' 95th Birthday Party | 1991 | TV Special | Himself |
| George Burns - His Wit and Wisdom | 1989 | Video | Himself |
| It's Garry Shandling's Show. | 1987-1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon | 1988 | TV Special documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Jackie Gleason: The Great One | 1988 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Las Vegas: An All-Star 75th Anniversary | 1987 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 1st Annual American Comedy Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 59th Annual Academy Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Himself - Audience Member |
| The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Himself |
| Josh, the Logan Legend | 1986 | Documentary | Himself |
| NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| George Burns' 90th Birthday Party: A Very Special Special | 1986 | TV Special | Himself - Cameo |
| The Annual Friars Club Tribute Presents a Salute to Gene Kelly | 1985 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Night of 100 Stars II | 1985 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Super Birthday: A World's Fair Salute to Bob Hope | 1984 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Mr. T | 1984 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Joan Collins | 1984 | TV Special | Himself |
| This Is Your Life | 1984 | TV Series | Himself |
| George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business | 1983 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Dom DeLuise and Friends | 1983 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1962-1980 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Pink Lady | 1980 | TV Series | Himself |
| The First 40 Years | 1980 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Royal Variety Performance 1979 | 1979 | TV Special | |
| The Muppets Go Hollywood | 1979 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Joe Namath | 1979 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1970-1978 | TV Series | Himself - Co-Host / Himself - Actor |
| Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Suzanne Somers | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Betty White | 1978 | TV Special | Himself - Comedian |
| The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: George Burns | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
| Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jimmy Stewart | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Redd Foxx Special | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 50th Annual Academy Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Himself - Past Winner |
| The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jack Klugman | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Frank Sinatra | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
| Science Fiction Film Awards | 1978 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Nominee |
| The People's Command Performance | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
| Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Ted Knight | 1977 | TV Special | Himself |
| Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Angie Dickinson | 1977 | TV Special | Himself |
| Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Spectacular from Lake Tahoe | 1977 | TV Special | Himself - Cameo |
| Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Dennis Weaver | 1976 | TV Special | Himself |
| Joys | 1976 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Muhammad Ali | 1976 | TV Special | Himself |
| Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Valerie Harper | 1975 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 11th Annual Publicists Guild of America Awards | 1975 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1970-1973 | TV Series | Guest Appearance |
| The Vin Scully Show | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ed Sullivan Presents: The TV Comedy Years | 1973 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 44th Annual Academy Awards | 1972 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| This Is Your Life | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Return of the Movie Movie | 1972 | Documentary short | James Martin (uncredited) |
| Can You Top This | 1970-1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1967-1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Moviemakers | 1969 | Documentary short | Himself (actor) (uncredited) |
| The Kraft Music Hall | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Bob Hope Show | 1966-1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | 1968-1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Joey Bishop Show | 1967-1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1967-1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| Stars for Israel | 1967 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| Gypsy | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1964-1967 | TV Series | Himself - Singer / Sketch Actor / Himself - Comedian |
| The Garry Moore Show | 1966 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1952-1966 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian / Himself / Singer / ... |
| Hollywood Talent Scouts | 1966 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Andy Williams Show | 1965 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Jimmy Dean Show | 1963 | TV Series | Himself |
| Talent Scouts | 1962-1963 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 20th Annual Golden Globes Awards | 1963 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| Password All-Stars | 1962 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity Contestant |
| What's My Line? | 1953-1962 | TV Series | Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself |
| The Tonight Show | 1962 | TV Series | Himself - Actor / Himself - Comedian |
| The Jack Paar Tonight Show | 1959-1962 | TV Series | Himself |
| Here's Hollywood | 1961 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Arthur Murray Party | 1953-1959 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Actor Comedian |
| I've Got a Secret | 1953-1959 | TV Series | Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Celebrity Guest |
| The 31st Annual Academy Awards | 1959 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress |
| The All-Star Christmas Show | 1958 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Patti Page Oldsmobile Show | 1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Eddie Fisher Show | 1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1957-1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 30th Annual Academy Awards | 1958 | TV Special | Himself - Best Supporting Actor Winner |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1956-1957 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| Playhouse 90 | 1957 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Walter Winchell Show | 1956 | TV Series | Himself |
| Person to Person | 1955 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Merry Mailman | 1955 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Red Buttons Show | 1953 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| Footlight Varieties | 1951 | Himself | |
| Star of the Family | 1951 | TV Series | Himself |
| This Is Show Business | 1950 | TV Series | Himself |
| Texaco Star Theatre | 1948 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Bernstein Presents... | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Hillary! Uncensored: Banned by the Media | 2008 | Video documentary | Himself |
| 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself - In Memoriam |
| The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself - Memorial Tribute |
| The Poseidon Adventure: R.M.S. Queen Mary | 2006 | Video short | Martin |
| Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time | 2004 | TV Mini-Series | Himself #71 |
| Brilliant But Cancelled | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Chump Change | 2000 | James Martin (uncredited) | |
| Biography | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Donald O'Shay in 'Five Weeks in a Balloon' |
| The Knots Landing Block Party | 1993 | TV Special documentary | Al Baker (uncredited) |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Golden Boot | Golden Boot Awards | ||
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | On 8 February 1960. At 1651 Vine Street. |
| 1958 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Sayonara (1957) |
| 1958 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Supporting Actor | Sayonara (1957) |
| 1958 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Male Supporting Performance | Sayonara (1957) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | ER (1994) |
| 1978 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actor | Pete's Dragon (1977) |
| 1970 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Supporting Actor | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) |
| 1966 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Supporting Actor | Harlow (1965) |
| 1959 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Most Promising Newcomer to Film | Sayonara (1957) |
| 1959 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Male Supporting Performance | Imitation General (1958) |
3rd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top New Male Personality |
Known for movies
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
as Martin
The Longest Day (1962)
as Pvt. John Steele
Pete's Dragon (1977)
as Hoagy
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
as Sailor