Red ButtonsAwards

Born:
February 5, 1919 in Bronx, New York City, NY
Occupation:
Actor
Birth name:
Aaron Chwatt
Biography:
The son of a milliner from New York City's Lower East Side, Aaron Chwatt became a performer after winning an amateur contest at age 12. Six years later he was a singing bellboy in a Bronx tavern. It is from the uniform that he took his famous moniker, Red Buttons. A talented and versatile...Read More

  • They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1969

  • Sayonara

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

    Won
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1957

  • Sayonara

    Best Supporting Actor

    Won
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1957

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