
Bud Abbott
Known for Acting · 88 credits
- Born
- 1897-10-02
- Died
- 1974-04-24
- Place of birth
- Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- William Alexander Abbott
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.
Known For
TV Shows (7)

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self - Host

The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self

The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Bud Abbott

General Electric Theater
1953
as Ernie Kauffman

Studio 42 with Bob Costas
2009
as Self (archive footage)

The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show
1967
as Abbott (voice)
Movies (81)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Chick Young / Slim (archive footage)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948
as Chick Young

Buck Privates
1941
as Slicker Smith

In Society
1944
as Eddie Harrington

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
as Bud Alexander

The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
1949
as Casey Edwards

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)

The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)

Here Come the Co-Eds
1945
as Slats McCarthy

Rio Rita
1942
as Doc

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953
as Slim

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as Buzz Kurtis

The Time of Their Lives
1946
as Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway

Buck Privates Come Home
1947
as Slicker Smith

Comin' Round the Mountain
1951
as Al Stewart

Africa Screams
1949
as Buzz Johnson

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950
as Bud Jones

Hold That Ghost
1941
as Chuck Murray

Jack and the Beanstalk
1952
as Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss

Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as Self (archive footage)

One Night in the Tropics
1940
as Abbott
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
1953
as Lester

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
1994
as Self (Archive Footage)

Hit the Ice
1943
as Flash Fulton

Mexican Hayride
1948
as Harry Lambert

The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Doc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)

Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999
as Self (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955
as Peter Patterson

The Naughty Nineties
1945
as Dexter Broadhurst

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947
as Duke Egan

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Chick Young (archive footage)

In the Navy
1941
as Smokey Adams

Who Done It?
1942
as Chick Larkin

Classic Comedy Teams
1986
as Self (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
1952
as Rocky Stonebridge

Little Giant
1946
as Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013
as Self (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
1955
as Harry 'Slim' Pierce

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011
as Self (archive footage)

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000
as Self (archive footage)

Lost in a Harem
1944
as Peter Johnson

Keep 'Em Flying
1941
as Blackie Benson

Pardon My Sarong
1942
as Algernon 'Algy' Shaw

The Hollywood Clowns
1979
as (archive footage)

Lost in Alaska
1952
as Tom Watson

Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
as Duke

Dance with Me, Henry
1956
as Bud Flick

The Noose Hangs High
1948
as Ted Higgins

Dracula in the Movies
1992

10,000 Kids and a Cop
1948
as Self

Behind the Burly Q
2010
as Self (archive footage)

The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?
2011
as Self (archive footage)

Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970
as Self (archive footage)

It Ain't Hay
1943
as Grover Mockridge

The World of Abbott and Costello
1965
as Character in Film Clips (archive footage)

The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
as Chick Young (archive footage)

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Fun on the Run
1949

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996
as Self (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello in the Movies
1990
as Himself

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
2000
as (archive footage)
Abbott & Costello in the Movies
1990
as Self (archive footage)

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

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1
2007

Knights of the Bath
1951
as Eddie (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello Christmas Show
1952
as Abbott

The Best of Abbott & Costello Live
1997

Abbott & Costello Meet the Creature From the Black Lagoon
1954
as Self

Kitchen Mechanics
1949
Midget Car Maniacs
as Abbott
Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!
as Himself

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2
2007

Hey Abbott
1978
as Self
Oysters and Muscles
1948
as Slats
About 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. With 88 credits spanning from 1940 to 2013, Bud Abbott has appeared in 81 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bud Abbott Movies
- Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) — as Chick Young / Slim (archive footage)
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) — as Chick Young
- Buck Privates (1941) — as Slicker Smith
- In Society (1944) — as Eddie Harrington
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) — as Bud Alexander
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