Red Buttons
Sign in to saveAmerican comedian and actor (1919–2006)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1919-01-01
- Died
- 2006-01-01
- Works
- 1
Top works
- I Never Got a Dinner
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Film & TV
Acting · New York City, New York, USA
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…
Known for
- Goodnight, We Love You — Self2004
- Presidio Med — Chick2002
- Street Time — Sam Kahan2002
- Philly2001
- The Story of Us — Arnie Jordan1999
- Family Law — Carl Porter1999
- Ghosts of Fear Street — Grandpa1998
- Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years — Self1997
- Early Edition — Walter Stites1996
- Cosby1996
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,150
- Total plays
- 6,874
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- The Tabula Sapiens: A multiple-organ, single-cell transcriptomic atlas of humans
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- Alternative M2 Activation of Kupffer Cells by PPARδ Ameliorates Obesity-Induced Insulin Resistance
· 2008 · cited 760x
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Key facts
- Born
- Aaron Chwatt , ( 1919-02-05 ) February 5, 1919, New York City , U.S.
- Died
- July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13) (aged 87), Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actor comedian
- Years active
- 1935–2006
- Spouses
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1919
- Died
- 1 January 2006
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Manhattan
- Place of death
- Century City
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
- Genre
- Western
Article
Red Buttons (born Aaron Chwatt; February 5, 1919 – July 13, 2006) was an American actor and comedian. He won an Oscar, a Golden Globe Award, and a Laurel Award for his performance as United States Air Force crew chief Joe Kelly in the film Sayonara. During his career he was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Saturn Award, and two Photoplay Awards. In 1960, Buttons received a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star.
He also appeared in such films as Harlow (1965), They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), The Poseidon Adventure (1972), and Pete's Dragon (1977).
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