Bud Abbott

Acting•Born October 2, 1897•Died April 24, 1974 (age 76)•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

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Filmography

2013

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2011

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

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2011

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2010

Behind the Burly Q

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2009

Studio 42 with Bob Costas

as Self (archive footage)

2008

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2007

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2

Movie

2007

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1

Movie

2000

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2000

The Many Faces of Dracula

as Chick Young (archive footage)

Movie

2000

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

as (archive footage)

Movie

1999

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

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1997

Vaudeville

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

Movie

1997

The Best of Abbott & Costello Live

Movie

1996

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1994

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

as Self (Archive Footage)

Movie

1992

Dracula in the Movies

as (archive footage)

Movie

1991

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Chick Young (archive footage)

Movie

1991

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Chick Young / Slim (archive footage)

Movie

1990

Abbott and Costello in the Movies

as Himself

Movie

1990

Abbott & Costello in the Movies

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1986

Classic Comedy Teams

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1985

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1982

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1979

The Hollywood Clowns

as (archive footage)

Movie

1979

The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

Movie

1978

Hey Abbott

as Self

Movie

1976

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

Movie

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

Movie

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1970

Brasileiros em Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1968

The Movie Orgy

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1967

The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show

as Abbott (voice)

1965

The World of Abbott and Costello

as Character in Film Clips (archive footage)

Movie

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as Doc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)

Movie

1956

Dance with Me, Henry

as Bud Flick

Movie

1956

The Steve Allen Show

as Self

1955

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

as Bud Abbott

Movie

1955

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

as Harry 'Slim' Pierce

Movie

1954

Abbott & Costello Meet the Creature From the Black Lagoon

as Self

Movie

1953

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Slim

Movie

1953

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

as Lester

Movie

1953

General Electric Theater

as Ernie Kauffman

1952

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

as Rocky Stonebridge

Movie

1952

The Abbott and Costello Show

as Bud Abbott

1952

Lost in Alaska

as Tom Watson

Movie

1952

Jack and the Beanstalk

as Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss

Movie

1952

Abbott and Costello Christmas Show

as Abbott

Movie

1951

Comin' Round the Mountain

as Al Stewart

Movie

1951

Knights of the Bath

as Eddie (archive footage)

Movie

1951

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

as Bud Alexander

Movie

1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self - Host

1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

1950

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

as Bud Jones

Movie

1949

Fun on the Run

Movie

1949

Kitchen Mechanics

Movie

1949

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

as Casey Edwards

Movie

1949

Africa Screams

as Buzz Johnson

Movie

1948

Mexican Hayride

as Harry Lambert

Movie

1948

10,000 Kids and a Cop

as Self

Movie

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

1948

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

as Chick Young

Movie

1948

The Noose Hangs High

as Ted Higgins

Movie

1948

Oysters and Muscles

as Slats

Movie

1947

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

as Duke Egan

Movie

1947

Buck Privates Come Home

as Slicker Smith

Movie

1946

The Time of Their Lives

as Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway

Movie

1946

Little Giant

as Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler

Movie

1945

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

as Buzz Kurtis

Movie

1945

The Naughty Nineties

as Dexter Broadhurst

Movie

1945

Here Come the Co-Eds

as Slats McCarthy

Movie

1944

Lost in a Harem

as Peter Johnson

Movie

1944

In Society

as Eddie Harrington

Movie

1944

Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

Movie

1943

Hit the Ice

as Flash Fulton

Movie

1943

It Ain't Hay

as Grover Mockridge

Movie

1942

Who Done It?

as Chick Larkin

Movie

1942

Pardon My Sarong

as Algernon 'Algy' Shaw

Movie

1942

Rio Rita

as Doc

Movie

1941

Keep 'Em Flying

as Blackie Benson

Movie

1941

Ride 'Em Cowboy

as Duke

Movie

1941

Hold That Ghost

as Chuck Murray

Movie

1941

In the Navy

as Smokey Adams

Movie

1941

Buck Privates

as Slicker Smith

Movie

1940

One Night in the Tropics

as Abbott

Movie

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Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!

as Himself

Movie

—

Midget Car Maniacs

as Abbott

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing

BirthdayOctober 2, 1897

Day of DeathApril 24, 1974

Place of BirthAsbury Park, New Jersey, USA

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