Bud Abbott

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 2, 1897

died

April 24, 1974

place of birth

Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA

also known as

William Alexander Abbott

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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The Time of Their Lives
7.1

The Time of Their Lives

1946as Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
7.1

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

1948as Chick Young
The Movie Orgy
6.6

The Movie Orgy

1968as Self (archive footage)
Hold That Ghost
6.8

Hold That Ghost

1941as Chuck Murray
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
6.0

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

1955as Peter Patterson
That's Entertainment, Part II
7.0

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976as (archive footage)
Little Giant
5.2

Little Giant

1946as Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
6.6

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

1949as Casey Edwards
In Society
5.9

In Society

1944as Eddie Harrington
Showbiz Goes to War
10.0

Showbiz Goes to War

1982as Self (archive footage)
The Horror Show
3.8

The Horror Show

1979as (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
5.4

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

1953as Lester
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
7.3

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972as Self (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.3

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1953as Slim
Jack and the Beanstalk
5.7

Jack and the Beanstalk

1952as Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
It Ain't Hay
6.5

It Ain't Hay

1943as Grover Mockridge
Mexican Hayride
5.9

Mexican Hayride

1948as Harry Lambert
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
6.3

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

1951as Bud Alexander
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
6.2

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

1947as Duke Egan
Hit the Ice
6.0

Hit the Ice

1943as Flash Fulton
In the Navy
6.4

In the Navy

1941as Smokey Adams
Comin' Round the Mountain
6.0

Comin' Round the Mountain

1951as Al Stewart
Here Come the Co-Eds
5.8

Here Come the Co-Eds

1945as Slats McCarthy
Rio Rita
6.0

Rio Rita

1942as Doc
Ride 'Em Cowboy
6.0

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1941as Duke
Pardon My Sarong
6.5

Pardon My Sarong

1942as Algernon 'Algy' Shaw
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
6.0

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

1952as Rocky Stonebridge
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
5.8

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945as Buzz Kurtis
Africa Screams
5.7

Africa Screams

1949as Buzz Johnson
Who Done It?
6.9

Who Done It?

1942as Chick Larkin
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985as Self (archive footage)
The World of Abbott and Costello
6.8

The World of Abbott and Costello

1965as Character in Film Clips (archive footage)
The Naughty Nineties
6.7

The Naughty Nineties

1945as Dexter Broadhurst
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
9.5

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991as Chick Young (archive footage)
Dracula in the Movies
10.0

Dracula in the Movies

1992as (archive footage)
Buck Privates
6.7

Buck Privates

1941as Slicker Smith
Lost in a Harem
5.6

Lost in a Harem

1944as Peter Johnson
One Night in the Tropics
5.6

One Night in the Tropics

1940as Abbott
Lost in Alaska
6.1

Lost in Alaska

1952as Tom Watson
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
6.1

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

1950as Bud Jones
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
6.0

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982as Self (archive footage)
The Noose Hangs High
6.9

The Noose Hangs High

1948as Ted Higgins
Dance with Me, Henry
5.2

Dance with Me, Henry

1956as Bud Flick
The Big Parade of Comedy
7.2

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964as Doc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)
Keep 'Em Flying
6.1

Keep 'Em Flying

1941as Blackie Benson
Classic Comedy Teams
7.0

Classic Comedy Teams

1986as Self (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
6.2

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

1955as Harry 'Slim' Pierce
Buck Privates Come Home
6.4

Buck Privates Come Home

1947as Slicker Smith
Behind the Burly Q
4.9

Behind the Burly Q

2010as Self (archive footage)