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Bud Abbott

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

81 acting

1 crew

Popularity

1.3

movie

Known For

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

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
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
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 • as (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Here Come the Co-Eds
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945 • as Slats McCarthy
★ 5.9
Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost
1941 • as Chuck Murray
★ 6.8
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk
1952 • as Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
★ 5.7
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
1953 • as Lester
★ 5.5
Buck Privates Come Home
Buck Privates Come Home
1947 • as Slicker Smith
★ 6.4
Comin' Round the Mountain
Comin' Round the Mountain
1951 • as Al Stewart
★ 6.1
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
1952 • as Rocky Stonebridge
★ 6.0
It Ain't Hay
It Ain't Hay
1943 • as Grover Mockridge
★ 6.5
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
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.4
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953 • as Slim
★ 6.3
One Night in the Tropics
One Night in the Tropics
1940 • as Abbott
★ 5.8
Buck Privates
Buck Privates
1941 • as Slicker Smith
★ 6.8
Dracula in the Movies
Dracula in the Movies
1992 • as (archive footage)
★ 10.0
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947 • as Duke Egan
★ 6.2
Lost in a Harem
Lost in a Harem
1944 • as Peter Johnson
★ 5.6
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950 • as Bud Jones
★ 6.1
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
The Time of Their Lives
The Time of Their Lives
1946 • as Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway
★ 7.2
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 • as Doc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Dance with Me, Henry
Dance with Me, Henry
1956 • as Bud Flick
★ 5.2
Hit the Ice
Hit the Ice
1943 • as Flash Fulton
★ 6.0
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.5
10,000 Kids and a Cop
10,000 Kids and a Cop
1948 • as Self
★ 7.0
The Noose Hangs High
The Noose Hangs High
1948 • as Ted Higgins
★ 6.9
Rio Rita
Rio Rita
1942 • as Doc
★ 6.0
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945 • as Buzz Kurtis
★ 5.8
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War
1982 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 10.0
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 2.0
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
Behind the Burly Q
Behind the Burly Q
2010 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 4.9
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
1955 • as Harry 'Slim' Pierce
★ 6.2
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941 • as Duke
★ 6.0
movie
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 • as Chick Young / Slim (archive footage)
★ 6.2
Lost in Alaska
Lost in Alaska
1952 • as Tom Watson
★ 6.2
Vaudeville
Vaudeville
1997 • as Self (archive footage) (as Abbott & Costello)
★ 8.0
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 • as Chick Young (archive footage)
★ 9.5
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After
1944 • as (archive footage)
★ 8.0
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996 • as Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000 • as Chick Young (archive footage)
★ 3.5
Who Done It?
Who Done It?
1942 • as Chick Larkin
★ 7.0
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970 • as Self (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
1994 • as Self (Archive Footage)
★ 8.5
Africa Screams
Africa Screams
1949 • as Buzz Johnson
★ 5.7
The Naughty Nineties
The Naughty Nineties
1945 • as Dexter Broadhurst
★ 6.7
In the Navy
In the Navy
1941 • as Smokey Adams
★ 6.4
The World of Abbott and Costello
The World of Abbott and Costello
1965 • as Character in Film Clips (archive footage)
★ 6.8
Keep 'Em Flying
Keep 'Em Flying
1941 • as Blackie Benson
★ 6.2
The Horror Show
The Horror Show
1979 • as (archive footage)
★ 3.4
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
2000 • as (archive footage)
★ 7.3
Knights of the Bath
Knights of the Bath
1951 • as Eddie (archive footage)
★ 9.0
Pardon My Sarong
Pardon My Sarong
1942 • as Algernon 'Algy' Shaw
★ 6.5
Kitchen Mechanics
Kitchen Mechanics
1949
★ 7.5
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011 • as Self (archive footage)
In Society
In Society
1944 • as Eddie Harrington
★ 5.8
Little Giant
Little Giant
1946 • as Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler
★ 5.3
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
2008 • as Self (archive footage)
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
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
movie
Abbott & Costello in the Movies
1990 • as Self (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
1990 • as Himself
Abbott and Costello Christmas Show
Abbott and Costello Christmas Show
1952 • as Abbott
★ 5.5
Classic Comedy Teams
Classic Comedy Teams
1986 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Mexican Hayride
Mexican Hayride
1948 • as Harry Lambert
★ 6.1
movie
Fun on the Run
1949
★ 8.0
Hey Abbott
Hey Abbott
1978 • as Self
★ 8.0
movie
Oysters and Muscles
1948 • as Slats
The Hollywood Clowns
The Hollywood Clowns
1979 • as (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2
2007
movie
Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!
• as Himself
★ 8.0
The Best of Abbott & Costello Live
The Best of Abbott & Costello Live
1997
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1
2007
★ 8.0
Abbott and Costello: Life and Legacy
Abbott and Costello: Life and Legacy
2019 • as Self (Archive Footage)
movie
Midget Car Maniacs
• as Abbott
The Great Man: W.C. Fields
The Great Man: W.C. Fields
2005 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0