Bud Abbott

Oct 02, 1897 - Apr 24, 1974 (76 years old) in Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA

William Alexander "Bud" Abbott was an American actor, producer and comedian. He is best remembered as the straight man of the comedy team Abbott and Costello, with Lou Costello.

Known For

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The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self - Host

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The Steve Allen Show

Self - "Who's On First?"

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The Noose Hangs High

Ted Higgins

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Hold That Ghost

Chuck Murray

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In Society

Eddie Harrington

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Abbott and Costello Christmas Show

Abbott

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The Horror Show

(archive footage)

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The Abbott and Costello Show

Bud Abbott

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Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Chick Young / Slim (archive footage)

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Buck Privates Come Home

Slicker Smith

Credits

Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious! Future

Himself

★ 8
Midget Car Maniacs Future

Abbott

★ NR
Hey Abbott (1978) Future

Self

★ NR
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored 2013

Self (archive footage)

★ 5.5
The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First? 2011

Self (archive footage)

★ 8
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes 2011

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Behind the Burly Q 2010

Self (archive footage)

★ 4.9
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge 2008

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1 2007

★ 8
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2 2007

★ NR
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed 2000

Self (archive footage)

★ 7
The Many Faces of Dracula 2000

Chick Young (archive footage)

★ 3.5
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters! 2000

(archive footage)

★ 7.3
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' 1999

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.9
The Best of Abbott & Costello Live 1997

★ NR
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography 1996

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld 1994

Self (Archive Footage)

★ 7
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook 1991

Chick Young (archive footage)

★ 10
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook 1991

Chick Young / Slim (archive footage)

★ 5.7
Abbott and Costello in the Movies 1990

Himself

★ NR
Abbott & Costello in the Movies 1990

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Classic Comedy Teams 1986

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers 1985

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Showbiz Goes to War 1982

(archive footage)

★ 10
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! 1982

Self (archive footage)

★ 6
The Hollywood Clowns 1979

(archive footage)

★ NR
The Horror Show 1979

(archive footage)

★ 3.8
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976

(archive footage)

★ 6.9
Hollywood: The Dream Factory 1972

Self (archive footage)

★ 6
Brasileiros em Hollywood 1970

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
The Movie Orgy 1968

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.3
The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show 1967

Abbott (voice)

★ 7.6
The World of Abbott and Costello 1965

Character in Film Clips (archive footage)

★ 6.3
The Big Parade of Comedy 1964

Doc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)

★ 6.3
Dance with Me, Henry 1956

Bud Flick

★ 5.1
The Steve Allen Show 1956

Self - "Who's On First?"

★ 5.6
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy 1955

Peter Patterson

★ 6
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops 1955

Harry 'Slim' Pierce

★ 6.1
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1953

Slim

★ 6.3
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars 1953

Lester

★ 5.4
General Electric Theater 1953

Ernie Kauffman

★ 6.4
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd 1952

Rocky Stonebridge

★ 5.9
The Abbott and Costello Show 1952

Bud Abbott

★ 7.2
Lost in Alaska 1952

Tom Watson

★ 6
Jack and the Beanstalk 1952

Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss

★ 5.6
Abbott and Costello Christmas Show 1952

Abbott

★ 5.5
Comin' Round the Mountain 1951

Al Stewart

★ 5.8
Knights of the Bath 1951

Eddie (archive footage)

★ NR
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man 1951

Bud Alexander

★ 6.3
The Colgate Comedy Hour 1950

Self - Host

★ 6.8
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion 1950

Bud Jones

★ 6
Fun on the Run 1949

★ NR
Kitchen Mechanics 1949

★ 5
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff 1949

Casey Edwards

★ 6.5
Africa Screams 1949

Buzz Johnson

★ 5.7
Mexican Hayride 1948

Harry Lambert

★ 5.6
10,000 Kids and a Cop 1948

Self

★ 6
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein 1948

Chick Young

★ 7.1
The Noose Hangs High 1948

Ted Higgins

★ 6.8
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap 1947

Duke Egan

★ 6.1
Buck Privates Come Home 1947

Slicker Smith

★ 6.3
The Time of Their Lives 1946

Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway

★ 7.1
Little Giant 1946

Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler

★ 5.1
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood 1945

Buzz Kurtis

★ 5.6
The Naughty Nineties 1945

Dexter Broadhurst

★ 6.6
Here Come the Co-Eds 1945

Slats McCarthy

★ 5.7
Lost in a Harem 1944

Peter Johnson

★ 5.4
In Society 1944

Eddie Harrington

★ 5.8
Twenty Years After 1944

(archive footage)

★ 6
Hit the Ice 1943

Flash Fulton

★ 5.9
It Ain't Hay 1943

Grover Mockridge

★ 6.4
Who Done It? 1942

Chick Larkin

★ 7
Pardon My Sarong 1942

Algernon 'Algy' Shaw

★ 6.4
Rio Rita 1942

Doc

★ 5.8
Keep 'Em Flying 1941

Blackie Benson

★ 6
Ride 'Em Cowboy 1941

Duke

★ 5.9
Hold That Ghost 1941

Chuck Murray

★ 6.8
In the Navy 1941

Smokey Adams

★ 6.3
Buck Privates 1941

Slicker Smith

★ 6.7
One Night in the Tropics 1940

Abbott

★ 5.6

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