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.
Filmography
all 95
Movies 87
self 30
TV Shows 8
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Dinosaur Quiz (2022)
Movie
Self
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored (2013)
Movie
Self
Reagan (2011)
Movie
Himself
The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First? (2011)
Movie
Self
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes (2011)
Movie
Self
Behind the Burly Q (2010)
Movie
Self
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge (2008)
Movie
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1 (2007)
Movie
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2 (2007)
Movie
Self
The Great Man: W.C. Fields (2005)
Movie
ArchiveFootage
I Know A Riddle (2004)
Movie
Himself
Abbott & Costello in the Movies (2002)
Movie
Peter
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (2000)
Movie
Chick Young
The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)
Movie
(archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters! (2000)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999)
Movie
Self
Vaudeville (1997)
Movie
Self
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography (1996)
Movie
Chick Young
Svengoolie (1995)
TV
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Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994)
Movie
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It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein (1994)
Movie
Self
Dracula in the Movies (1992)
Movie
Chick Young
Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
Movie
Self
When It Was a Game (1991)
Movie
Chick Young
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
Movie
Chick Young / Slim
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
Movie
Self
Abbott and Costello in the Movies (1990)
Movie
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Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990)
Movie
Self
Bloopermania (1987)
Movie
Chick, In clips from 'Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein'
Horrible Horror (1986)
Movie
Self
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985)
Movie
Chick (archive footage) (uncredited)
Terror in the Aisles (1984)
Movie
Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Movie
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Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
Movie
Self
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)
Movie
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The Hollywood Clowns (1979)
Movie
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The Horror Show (1979)
Movie
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
Movie
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Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest (1972)
TV
Self - film clips
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy (1968)
Movie
Abbott
The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show (1967)
TV
Character in Film Clips
The World of Abbott and Costello (1965)
Movie
(archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
Movie
Bud Flick
Dance With Me, Henry (1956)
Movie
Self - 'Who's On First?'
The Steve Allen Show (1956)
TV
Pete Patterson
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
Movie
5.1
Harry 'Slim' Pierce
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
Movie
6
Slim
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
Movie
6.67
Lester
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
Movie
3
Ernie Kauffman
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV
Rocky Stonebridge
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)
Movie
Bud Abbott
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
TV
Tom Watson
Lost in Alaska (1952)
Movie
Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)
Movie
Self - Host
Abbott and Costello Christmas Show (1952)
Movie
Self
Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952)
Movie
Al Stewart
Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)
Movie
Bud Alexander
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
Movie
4
Eddie
Knights of the Bath (1951)
Movie
Self - Host / Self - Comic Actor / Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
TV
Bud Jones
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)
Movie
Casey Edwards
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
Movie
6.33
Slats [Bud, in silent versions]
Kitchen Mechanics (1949)
Movie
Slats [Bud, in silent versions]
Fun on the Run (1949)
Movie
Buzz Johnson
Africa Screams (1949)
Movie
6.67
Harry Lambert
Mexican Hayride (1948)
Movie
Bud Abbott
10,000 Kids and a Cop (1948)
Movie
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
TV
6
Chick Young
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Movie
6.12
Ted Higgins
The Noose Hangs High (1948)
Movie
6
Duke Egan
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
Movie
Corporal Slicker Smith
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
Movie
Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway
The Time of Their Lives (1946)
Movie
Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler
Little Giant (1946)
Movie
Buzz Kurtis
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)
Movie
Dexter Broadhurst
The Naughty Nineties (1945)
Movie
Slats McCarthy
Here Come the Co-eds (1945)
Movie
6
Peter Johnson
Lost in a Harem (1944)
Movie
Eddie Harrington
In Society (1944)
Movie
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Twenty Years After (1944)
Movie
Self
Mail Call: Who's On First (1944)
Movie
Flash Fulton
Hit the Ice (1943)
Movie
Grover Mockridge
It Ain't Hay (1943)
Movie
Chick Larkin / Voice of Himself on Radio
Who Done It? (1942)
Movie
Algy Shaw
Pardon My Sarong (1942)
Movie
'Doc'
Rio Rita (1942)
Movie
Duke
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942)
Movie
Blackie Benson
Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
Movie
Chuck Murray
Hold That Ghost (1941)
Movie
Smokey Adams
In the Navy (1941)
Movie
3.5
Slicker Smith
Buck Privates (1941)
Movie
4.33
Abbott
One Night in the Tropics (1940)
Movie
Self
Funny Business
Movie
ArchiveFootage
Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.83
Based on 129 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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1949
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1895-10-02
Deathday1974-04-24 (78 years old)
Birth NameWilliam Alexander Abbott
Birth PlaceAsbury Park, United States of America
SpouseBetty Abbott
RelativesNorman Abbott
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsWilliam Alexander Abbott
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, New Jersey Hall of Fame
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