Bud Abbott

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.

Born

Oct 02, 1897

Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA

Died

Apr 24, 1974

Known For

Acting

Movies

80 acting

1 crew

Popularity

1.5

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Known For

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

1955

as Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

1948

as Chick Young

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

1951

as Bud Alexander

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

1955 • as Bud Abbott

★ 5.9

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

1948 • as Chick Young

★ 7.1

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

1951 • as Bud Alexander

★ 6.3

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 7.0

Here Come the Co-Eds

1945 • as Slats McCarthy

★ 5.9

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 • as (archive footage)

★ 7.0

The Movie Orgy

1968 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 6.8

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

1949 • as Casey Edwards

★ 6.6

Hold That Ghost

1941 • as Chuck Murray

★ 6.8

Jack and the Beanstalk

1952 • as Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss

★ 5.7

Buck Privates

1941 • as Slicker Smith

★ 6.8

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

1950 • as Bud Jones

★ 6.1

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 7.4

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

1953 • as Lester

★ 5.5

Lost in a Harem

1944 • as Peter Johnson

★ 5.6

Showbiz Goes to War

1982 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 10.0

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

1947 • as Duke Egan

★ 6.2

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

1955 • as Harry 'Slim' Pierce

★ 6.2

The Time of Their Lives

1946 • as Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway

★ 7.2

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

2013 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 5.5

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964 • as Doc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)

★ 7.2

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945 • as Buzz Kurtis

★ 5.8

Comin' Round the Mountain

1951 • as Al Stewart

★ 6.1

Buck Privates Come Home

1947 • as Slicker Smith

★ 6.4

The Noose Hangs High

1948 • as Ted Higgins

★ 6.9

Dracula in the Movies

1992 • as (archive footage)

★ 10.0

One Night in the Tropics

1940 • as Abbott

★ 5.8

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1953 • as Slim

★ 6.3

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

1952 • as Rocky Stonebridge

★ 6.0

Rio Rita

1942 • as Doc

★ 6.0

Dance with Me, Henry

1956 • as Bud Flick

★ 5.2

Vaudeville

1997 • as Self (archive footage) (as Abbott & Costello)

★ 8.0

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

1996 • as Self (archive footage)

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 6.0

Lost in Alaska

1952 • as Tom Watson

★ 6.2

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 2.0

Hit the Ice

1943 • as Flash Fulton

★ 6.0

Who Done It?

1942 • as Chick Larkin

★ 7.0

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1941 • as Duke

★ 6.0

Twenty Years After

1944 • as (archive footage)

★ 8.0

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991 • as Chick Young (archive footage)

★ 9.5

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

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

1999 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 7.2

It Ain't Hay

1943 • as Grover Mockridge

★ 6.5

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000 • as Chick Young (archive footage)

★ 3.5

Behind the Burly Q

2010 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 4.9

Brasileiros em Hollywood

1970 • as Self (archive footage)

In the Navy

1941 • as Smokey Adams

★ 6.4

Africa Screams

1949 • as Buzz Johnson

★ 5.7

The Naughty Nineties

1945 • as Dexter Broadhurst

★ 6.7

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

1994 • as Self (Archive Footage)

★ 8.5

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

2000 • as (archive footage)

★ 7.3

Keep 'Em Flying

1941 • as Blackie Benson

★ 6.2

The Horror Show

1979 • as (archive footage)

★ 3.4

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

2011 • as Self (archive footage)

Little Giant

1946 • as Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler

★ 5.3

10,000 Kids and a Cop

1948 • as Self

★ 7.0

In Society

1944 • as Eddie Harrington

★ 5.8

The World of Abbott and Costello

1965 • as Character in Film Clips (archive footage)

★ 6.8

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Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991 • as Chick Young / Slim (archive footage)

★ 6.2

Pardon My Sarong

1942 • as Algernon 'Algy' Shaw

★ 6.5

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

2000 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 7.0

Mexican Hayride

1948 • as Harry Lambert

★ 6.1

Knights of the Bath

1951 • as Eddie (archive footage)

★ 9.0

Abbott and Costello Christmas Show

1952 • as Abbott

★ 5.5

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

2008 • as Self (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello in the Movies

1990 • as Himself

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

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

2011 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 8.0

The Hollywood Clowns

1979 • as (archive footage)

Kitchen Mechanics

1949

★ 7.5

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1

2007

★ 8.0

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Abbott & Costello in the Movies

1990 • as Self (archive footage)

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Oysters and Muscles

1948 • as Slats

Classic Comedy Teams

1986 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 7.0

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Fun on the Run

1949

★ 8.0

The Best of Abbott & Costello Live

1997

Hey Abbott

1978 • as Self

★ 8.0

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Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!

• as Himself

★ 8.0

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2

2007

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Midget Car Maniacs

• as Abbott

Abbott and Costello: Life and Legacy

2019 • as Self (Archive Footage)