Personal Info
Known Credits
50
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1919-02-05 (106 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known For
Cpl. Red ButtonsAaron Chwatt
Red Buttons
Biography
Although Red Buttons is best known as a stand-up comic, he is also a successful songwriter, an Academy Award-winning actor (and has been nominated for two Golden Globe awards) and an accomplished singer. Born Aaron Chwatt on February 5, 1919 (Aquarius) in New York City's Lower East Side, stood at a height of 5' 6" (1.68 m). Buttons (who got his name from a uniform he wore while working as a singing bellhop), also known as Cpl. Red Buttons, started his show-business career singing on street corne ...
Known For
Acting
2004 --
Goodnight, We Love You
| Self
1999 --
The Story of Us
| Arnie Jordan
1997 --
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
| Self
1995 --
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
| Self
1994 --
It Could Happen to You
| Walter Zakuto
1990 --
The Ambulance
| Elias Zacharai
1988 --
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
| Self
1988 --
18 Again!
| Charlie
1985 --
Reunion at Fairborough
| Jiggs Quealy
1985 --
Night of 100 Stars II
| Self
1983 --
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
| Self
1982 --
Off Your Rocker
| Seymour Saltz
1981 --
Side Show
| Harry Hubbell
1981 --
Leave 'Em Laughing
| Roland Green
1980 --
When Time Ran Out...
| Francis Fendly
1980 --
Power
| Solly Weiss
1979 --
C.H.O.M.P.S.
| Bracken
1979 --
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
| Milton (voice)
1979 --
The Muppets Go Hollywood
| Self
1978 --
Movie Movie
| Peanuts / Jinks Murphy
1978 --
The Users
| Warren Ambrose
1977 --
Telethon
| Marty Rand
1977 --
Pete's Dragon
| Hoagy
1977 --
Viva Knievel!
| Ben Andrews
1976 --
Joys
| Self
1976 --
Gable and Lombard
| Ivan Cooper
1976 --
Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style
|
1972 --
The Poseidon Adventure
| James Martin
1971 --
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
| Mickey Isadore
1970 --
Breakout
| Pipes
1970 --
George M!
| Sam Harris
1969 --
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
| Sailor
1966 --
Murder at N.B.C.
|
1966 --
Stagecoach
| Peacock
1965 --
Harlow
| Arthur Landau
1965 --
Up from the Beach
| PFC Harry Devine
1964 --
Your Cheatin' Heart
| Shorty Younger
1963 --
A Ticklish Affair
| Flight Officer Simon 'Uncle Cy' Shelley
1962 --
Gay Purr-ee
| Robespierre (voice)
1962 --
The Longest Day
| Pvt. John Steele
1962 --
Five Weeks in a Balloon
| Donald O'Shay
1962 --
Hatari!
| Pockets
1961 --
One, Two, Three
| MP Sergeant (uncredited)
1959 --
The Big Circus
| Randy Sherman
1959 --
A Marriage of Strangers
| Jerry
1958 --
Imitation General
| Cpl. Chan Derby
1958 --
Hansel and Gretel
| Hansel
1957 --
Sayonara
| Joe Kelly
1951 --
Footlight Varieties
| Himself
1944 --
Winged Victory
| Whitey / Andrews Sister