Discover
Emmett Leo Kelly was an American circus performer, who created the clown figure "Weary Willie", based on the hobos of the Depression era.
Birth Name
Emmett Leo Kelly
Born
Friday, 09 December 1898
Died
Wednesday, 28 March 1979
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back | Himself / Self | 1977 |
| Music Scene | Self | 1969 |
| What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | 1968 |
| The Carol Burnett Show | Self | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Narrator | 1961 |
| Wind Across the Everglades | Bigamy Bob | 1958 |
| Playhouse 90 | Weary Willie | 1956 |
| The Vic Damone Show | Self - Professional Clown (Weary Willie) | 1956 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back | Himself / Self | 1977 |
| Music Scene | Self | 1969 |
| What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | 1968 |
| The Carol Burnett Show | Self | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Narrator | 1961 |
| Wind Across the Everglades | Bigamy Bob | 1958 |
| Playhouse 90 | Weary Willie | 1956 |
| The Vic Damone Show | Self - Professional Clown (Weary Willie) | 1956 |
| The NBC Comedy Hour | Self - Circus Clown | 1956 |
| Stage Show | Self | 1954 |
| Person to Person | Self - Circus Clown | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Willie the Tramp | 1953 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Emmett Kelly / Himself | 1952 |
| The Name's the Same | Self | 1951 |
| The Fat Man | Ed Deets | 1951 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest #1 | 1950 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self / Clown | 1948 |
| We, the People | Self - Professional Clown | 1948 |
