Bud Abbott

Acting

Bud Abbott

Born 2 October 1897 · Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA · Died 24 April 1974 at 76

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

Highlights

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein1948 · Film · Chick Young
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man1951 · Film · Bud Alexander
Hold That Ghost1941 · Film · Chuck Murray
Buck Privates1941 · Film · Slicker Smith
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy1955 · Film · Bud Abbott
The Time of Their Lives1946 · Film · Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway

Filmography

Movies

41 films

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 12007 · Film
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 22007 · Film
The Best of Abbott & Costello Live1997 · Film
Dance with Me, Henry1956 · Film · Bud Flick
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy1955 · Film · Bud Abbott
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops1955 · Film · Harry 'Slim' Pierce
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1953 · Film · Slim
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars1953 · Film · Lester
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd1952 · Film · Rocky Stonebridge
Lost in Alaska1952 · Film · Tom Watson
Jack and the Beanstalk1952 · Film · Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
Abbott and Costello Christmas Show1952 · Film · Abbott
Comin' Round the Mountain1951 · Film · Al Stewart
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man1951 · Film · Bud Alexander
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion1950 · Film · Bud Jones
Kitchen Mechanics1949 · Film
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff1949 · Film · Casey Edwards
Africa Screams1949 · Film · Buzz Johnson
Mexican Hayride1948 · Film · Harry Lambert
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein1948 · Film · Chick Young
The Noose Hangs High1948 · Film · Ted Higgins
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap1947 · Film · Duke Egan
Buck Privates Come Home1947 · Film · Slicker Smith
The Time of Their Lives1946 · Film · Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway
Little Giant1946 · Film · Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood1945 · Film · Buzz Kurtis
The Naughty Nineties1945 · Film · Dexter Broadhurst
Here Come the Co-Eds1945 · Film · Slats McCarthy
Lost in a Harem1944 · Film · Peter Johnson
In Society1944 · Film · Eddie Harrington
Hit the Ice1943 · Film · Flash Fulton
It Ain't Hay1943 · Film · Grover Mockridge
Who Done It?1942 · Film · Chick Larkin
Pardon My Sarong1942 · Film · Algernon 'Algy' Shaw
Rio Rita1942 · Film · Doc
Ride 'Em Cowboy1942 · Film · Duke
Keep 'Em Flying1941 · Film · Blackie Benson
Hold That Ghost1941 · Film · Chuck Murray
In the Navy1941 · Film · Smokey Adams
Buck Privates1941 · Film · Slicker Smith
One Night in the Tropics1940 · Film · Abbott

Filmography

Series

3 shows

The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show1967 · Series · Abbott (voice)
General Electric Theater1953 · Series · Ernie Kauffman
The Abbott and Costello Show1952 · Series · Bud Abbott