Bud Abbott

Known for: Acting

Born: 1897-10-02 – 1974-04-24 (aged 76)

From: 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.

Filmography (88)

MOVIE★ 5.5
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?
2011
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 4.9
Behind the Burly Q
2010
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 10.0
Studio 42 with Bob Costas
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
2008
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1
2007
MOVIE
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2
2007
MOVIE★ 7.0
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 3.5
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
as Chick Young (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
2000
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Vaudeville
1997
as Self (archive footage) (as Abbott & Costello)
MOVIE
The Best of Abbott & Costello Live
1997
MOVIE
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.5
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
1994
as Self (Archive Footage)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Dracula in the Movies
1992
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 9.5
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Chick Young (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Chick Young / Slim (archive footage)
MOVIE
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
1990
as Himself
MOVIE
Abbott & Costello in the Movies
1990
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 2.0
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 3.4
The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Hey Abbott
1978
as Self
MOVIE
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 7.7
The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show
1967
as Abbott (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.8
The World of Abbott and Costello
1965
as Character in Film Clips (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Doc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.2
Dance with Me, Henry
1956
as Bud Flick
TV★ 6.2
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955
as Peter Patterson
MOVIE★ 6.2
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
1955
as Harry 'Slim' Pierce
MOVIE
Abbott & Costello Meet the Creature From the Black Lagoon
1954
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953
as Slim
MOVIE★ 5.4
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
1953
as Lester
TV★ 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
as Ernie Kauffman
MOVIE★ 6.0
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
1952
as Rocky Stonebridge
TV★ 7.2
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Bud Abbott
MOVIE★ 6.3
Lost in Alaska
1952
as Tom Watson
MOVIE★ 5.7
Jack and the Beanstalk
1952
as Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
MOVIE★ 5.5
Abbott and Costello Christmas Show
1952
as Abbott
MOVIE★ 6.2
Comin' Round the Mountain
1951
as Al Stewart
MOVIE★ 9.0
Knights of the Bath
1951
as Eddie (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
as Bud Alexander
TV★ 6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 6.1
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950
as Bud Jones
MOVIE★ 8.0
Fun on the Run
1949
MOVIE★ 7.5
Kitchen Mechanics
1949
MOVIE★ 6.6
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
1949
as Casey Edwards
MOVIE★ 5.8
Africa Screams
1949
as Buzz Johnson
MOVIE★ 6.1
Mexican Hayride
1948
as Harry Lambert
MOVIE★ 7.0
10,000 Kids and a Cop
1948
as Self
TV★ 6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.1
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948
as Chick Young
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Noose Hangs High
1948
as Ted Higgins
MOVIE
Oysters and Muscles
1948
as Slats
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947
as Duke Egan
MOVIE★ 8.0
Buck Privates Come Home
1947
as Slicker Smith
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Time of Their Lives
1946
as Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway
MOVIE★ 5.3
Little Giant
1946
as Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler
MOVIE★ 5.8
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as Buzz Kurtis
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Naughty Nineties
1945
as Dexter Broadhurst
MOVIE★ 5.8
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945
as Slats McCarthy
MOVIE★ 5.6
Lost in a Harem
1944
as Peter Johnson
MOVIE★ 5.9
In Society
1944
as Eddie Harrington
MOVIE★ 8.0
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Hit the Ice
1943
as Flash Fulton
MOVIE★ 6.5
It Ain't Hay
1943
as Grover Mockridge
MOVIE★ 6.9
Who Done It?
1942
as Chick Larkin
MOVIE★ 6.5
Pardon My Sarong
1942
as Algernon 'Algy' Shaw
MOVIE★ 6.0
Rio Rita
1942
as Doc
MOVIE★ 6.2
Keep 'Em Flying
1941
as Blackie Benson
MOVIE★ 6.1
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
as Duke
MOVIE★ 6.8
Hold That Ghost
1941
as Chuck Murray
MOVIE★ 6.5
In the Navy
1941
as Smokey Adams
MOVIE★ 6.8
Buck Privates
1941
as Slicker Smith
MOVIE★ 5.8
One Night in the Tropics
1940
as Abbott
MOVIE★ 8.0
Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!
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as Himself
MOVIE
Midget Car Maniacs
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as Abbott