# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/red-buttons
# Generated: 2026-08-12T19:46:16.401Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/red-buttons"
name: "Red Buttons"
slug: "red-buttons"
description: "Red Buttons 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."
tagline: "American comedian and actor (1919–2006)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/RedButtonsAL1978.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "comedians"
profileType:
  name: "Comedian"
  slug: "comedian"
birthDate: "1919-02-05"
deathDate: "2006-07-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             3.757643135075042
  historical:           23.7782
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: 249
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump