Bud Abbott

Acting

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.

Born: October 2, 1897

Place of Birth: Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA

Known For

Movie

Filmography

2013

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

as Self (archive footage)

2011

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

as Self (archive footage)

2011

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

as Self (archive footage)

2010

Behind the Burly Q

as Self (archive footage)

2009

Studio 42 with Bob Costas

as Self (archive footage)

2008

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

as Self (archive footage)

2007

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1

2007

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2

2000

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

as Self (archive footage)

2000

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

as (archive footage)

2000

The Many Faces of Dracula

as Chick Young (archive footage)

1999

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

as Self (archive footage)

1997

The Best of Abbott & Costello Live

1996

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

as Self (archive footage)

1994

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

as Self (Archive Footage)

1991

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Chick Young (archive footage)

1990

Abbott and Costello in the Movies

as Himself

1986

Classic Comedy Teams

as Self (archive footage)

1985

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

as Self (archive footage)

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

as (archive footage)

1982

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

as Self (archive footage)

1979

The Hollywood Clowns

as (archive footage)

1979

The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

1968

The Movie Orgy

as Self (archive footage)

1967

The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show

as Abbott (voice)

1965

The World of Abbott and Costello

as Character in Film Clips (archive footage)

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as Doc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)

1956

Dance with Me, Henry

as Bud Flick

1956

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - "Who's On First?"

1955

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

as Peter Patterson

1955

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

as Harry 'Slim' Pierce

1953

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Slim

1953

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

as Lester

1953

General Electric Theater

as Ernie Kauffman

1952

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

as Rocky Stonebridge

1952

The Abbott and Costello Show

as Bud Abbott

1952

Lost in Alaska

as Tom Watson

1952

Jack and the Beanstalk

as Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss

1952

Abbott and Costello Christmas Show

as Abbott

1951

Comin' Round the Mountain

as Al Stewart

1951

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

as Bud Alexander

1951

Knights of the Bath

as Eddie (archive footage)

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

1949

Kitchen Mechanics

1949

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

as Casey Edwards

1949

Africa Screams

as Buzz Johnson

1948

Mexican Hayride

as Harry Lambert

1948

10,000 Kids and a Cop

as Self

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

1948

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

as Chick Young

1948

The Noose Hangs High

as Ted Higgins

1947

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

as Duke Egan

1947

Buck Privates Come Home

as Slicker Smith

1946

The Time of Their Lives

as Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway

1946

Little Giant

as Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler

1945

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

as Buzz Kurtis

1945

The Naughty Nineties

as Dexter Broadhurst

1945

Here Come the Co-Eds

as Slats McCarthy

1944

Lost in a Harem

as Peter Johnson

1944

In Society

as Eddie Harrington

1944

Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

1943

Hit the Ice

as Flash Fulton

1943

It Ain't Hay

as Grover Mockridge

1942

Who Done It?

as Chick Larkin

1942

Pardon My Sarong

as Algernon 'Algy' Shaw

1942

Rio Rita

as Doc

1941

Keep 'Em Flying

as Blackie Benson

1941

Ride 'Em Cowboy

as Duke

1941

Hold That Ghost

as Chuck Murray

1941

In the Navy

as Smokey Adams

1941

Buck Privates

as Slicker Smith

1940

One Night in the Tropics

as Abbott

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Hey Abbott (1978)

as Self