Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

Known for
Acting
Born
October 2, 1897
Died
April 24, 1974 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA

Biography

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

Photos

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Filmography

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Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!

Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!

Movie · as Himself

2019
Abbott and Costello: Life and Legacy poster

Abbott and Costello: Life and Legacy

Movie · as Self (Archive Footage)

2013
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored poster

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

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

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

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2011
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes poster

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2010
Behind the Burly Q poster

Behind the Burly Q

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2009
Studio 42 with Bob Costas poster

Studio 42 with Bob Costas

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2008
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge poster

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2007
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1 poster

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1

Movie

2007
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2 poster

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2

Movie

2005
The Great Man: W.C. Fields

The Great Man: W.C. Fields

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2000
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed poster

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2000
The Many Faces of Dracula poster

The Many Faces of Dracula

Movie · as Chick Young (archive footage)

2000
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters! poster

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

Movie · as (archive footage)

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

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1997
The Best of Abbott & Costello Live poster

The Best of Abbott & Costello Live

Movie

1997
Vaudeville poster

Vaudeville

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (as Abbott & Costello)

1996
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography poster

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1994
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld poster

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

Movie · as Self (Archive Footage)

1992
Dracula in the Movies poster

Dracula in the Movies

Movie · as (archive footage)

1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook poster

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Movie · as Chick Young (archive footage)

1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Movie · as Chick Young / Slim (archive footage)

1990
Abbott and Costello in the Movies poster

Abbott and Costello in the Movies

Movie · as Himself

1990
Abbott & Costello in the Movies

Abbott & Costello in the Movies

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1986
Classic Comedy Teams poster

Classic Comedy Teams

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1985
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers poster

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage poster

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1982
Showbiz Goes to War poster

Showbiz Goes to War

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! poster

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1979
The Horror Show poster

The Horror Show

Movie · as (archive footage)

1979
The Hollywood Clowns poster

The Hollywood Clowns

Movie · as (archive footage)

1978
Hey Abbott poster

Hey Abbott

Movie · as Self

1976
That's Entertainment, Part II poster

That's Entertainment, Part II

Movie · as (archive footage)

1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory poster

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1970
Brasileiros em Hollywood poster

Brasileiros em Hollywood

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1968
The Movie Orgy poster

The Movie Orgy

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1967
The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show poster

The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show

TV · as Abbott (voice) · 39 eps

1965
The World of Abbott and Costello poster

The World of Abbott and Costello

Movie · as Character in Film Clips (archive footage)

1964
The Big Parade of Comedy poster

The Big Parade of Comedy

Movie · as Doc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)

1956
Dance with Me, Henry poster

Dance with Me, Henry

Movie · as Bud Flick

1956
The Steve Allen Show poster

The Steve Allen Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy poster

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

Movie · as Bud Abbott

1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops poster

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Movie · as Harry 'Slim' Pierce

1953
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Movie · as Slim

1953
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars poster

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

Movie · as Lester

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · as Ernie Kauffman · 1 ep

1952
Lost in Alaska poster

Lost in Alaska

Movie · as Tom Watson

1952
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd poster

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

Movie · as Rocky Stonebridge

1952
Jack and the Beanstalk poster

Jack and the Beanstalk

Movie · as Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss

1952
Abbott and Costello Christmas Show poster

Abbott and Costello Christmas Show

Movie · as Abbott

1952
The Abbott and Costello Show poster

The Abbott and Costello Show

TV · as Bud Abbott · 52 eps

1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man poster

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Movie · as Bud Alexander

1951
Comin' Round the Mountain poster

Comin' Round the Mountain

Movie · as Al Stewart

1951
Knights of the Bath poster

Knights of the Bath

Movie · as Eddie (archive footage)

1950
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion poster

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

Movie · as Bud Jones

1950
Midget Car Maniacs poster

Midget Car Maniacs

Movie · as Abbott

1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour

TV · as Self - Host · 15 eps

1949
Africa Screams poster

Africa Screams

Movie · as Buzz Johnson

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

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Movie · as Casey Edwards

1949
Fun on the Run

Fun on the Run

Movie

1949
Kitchen Mechanics poster

Kitchen Mechanics

Movie

1948
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein poster

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Movie · as Chick Young

1948
Mexican Hayride poster

Mexican Hayride

Movie · as Harry Lambert

1948
The Noose Hangs High poster

The Noose Hangs High

Movie · as Ted Higgins

1948
10,000 Kids and a Cop poster

10,000 Kids and a Cop

Movie · as Self

1948
Oysters and Muscles

Oysters and Muscles

Movie · as Slats

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1947
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap poster

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

Movie · as Duke Egan

1947
Buck Privates Come Home poster

Buck Privates Come Home

Movie · as Slicker Smith

1946
The Time of Their Lives poster

The Time of Their Lives

Movie · as Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway

1946
Little Giant poster

Little Giant

Movie · as Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler

1945
The Naughty Nineties poster

The Naughty Nineties

Movie · as Dexter Broadhurst

1945
Here Come the Co-Eds poster

Here Come the Co-Eds

Movie · as Slats McCarthy

1945
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood poster

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Movie · as Buzz Kurtis

1944
In Society poster

In Society

Movie · as Eddie Harrington

1944
Lost in a Harem poster

Lost in a Harem

Movie · as Peter Johnson

1944
Twenty Years After poster

Twenty Years After

Movie · as (archive footage)

1943
Hit the Ice poster

Hit the Ice

Movie · as Flash Fulton

1943
It Ain't Hay poster

It Ain't Hay

Movie · as Grover Mockridge

1942
Pardon My Sarong poster

Pardon My Sarong

Movie · as Algernon 'Algy' Shaw

1942
Ride 'Em Cowboy poster

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Movie · as Duke

1942
Who Done It? poster

Who Done It?

Movie · as Chick Larkin

1942
Rio Rita poster

Rio Rita

Movie · as Doc

1941
In the Navy poster

In the Navy

Movie · as Smokey Adams

1941
Keep 'Em Flying poster

Keep 'Em Flying

Movie · as Blackie Benson

1941
Buck Privates poster

Buck Privates

Movie · as Slicker Smith

1941
Hold That Ghost poster

Hold That Ghost

Movie · as Chuck Murray

1940
One Night in the Tropics poster

One Night in the Tropics

Movie · as Abbott