Bud Abbott

Born: 1897-10-02 in Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA

Died: 1974-04-24

Known For: 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.

Filmography

2013

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored as Self (archive footage)

2011

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

1991

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Chick Young / Slim (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Chick Young (archive footage)

1990

Abbott & Costello in the Movies as Self (archive footage)
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)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! as Self (archive footage)

1979

The Horror Show as (archive footage)
The Hollywood Clowns 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

The Steve Allen Show as Self - "Who's On First?"
Dance with Me, Henry as Bud Flick

1955

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy as Peter Patterson
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops as Harry 'Slim' Pierce

1953

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars as Lester
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Slim
General Electric Theater as Ernie Kauffman

1952

The Abbott and Costello Show as Bud Abbott
Jack and the Beanstalk as Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd as Rocky Stonebridge
Lost in Alaska as Tom Watson
Abbott and Costello Christmas Show as Abbott

1951

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man as Bud Alexander
Comin' Round the Mountain as Al Stewart
Knights of the Bath as Eddie (archive footage)

1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self - Host
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion as Bud Jones

1949

Africa Screams as Buzz Johnson
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff as Casey Edwards
Kitchen Mechanics
Fun on the Run

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
The Noose Hangs High as Ted Higgins
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein as Chick Young
Mexican Hayride as Harry Lambert
10,000 Kids and a Cop as Self

1947

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap as Duke Egan
Buck Privates Come Home as Slicker Smith

1946

Little Giant as Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler
The Time of Their Lives as Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway

1945

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood as Buzz Kurtis
Here Come the Co-Eds as Slats McCarthy
The Naughty Nineties as Dexter Broadhurst

1944

In Society as Eddie Harrington
Lost in a Harem as Peter Johnson
Twenty Years After as (archive footage)

1943

Hit the Ice as Flash Fulton
It Ain't Hay as Grover Mockridge

1942

Rio Rita as Doc
Pardon My Sarong as Algernon 'Algy' Shaw
Who Done It? as Chick Larkin

1941

Buck Privates as Slicker Smith
Keep 'Em Flying as Blackie Benson
Hold That Ghost as Chuck Murray
In the Navy as Smokey Adams
Ride 'Em Cowboy as Duke

1940

One Night in the Tropics as Abbott