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Bud Abbott

Actor

Bud Abbott

Born October 2, 1897 in Asbury Park, New Jersey, USADied April 24, 197444 films

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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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein posterFirst watchBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein19487.1as Chick YoungThe Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man poster6.3Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man1951Hold That Ghost poster6.8Hold That Ghost1941Buck Privates poster6.8Buck Privates1941Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster6.3Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1953The Time of Their Lives poster7.2The Time of Their Lives1946Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy poster5.9Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy1955Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff poster6.6Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff1949Africa Screams poster5.7Africa Screams1949

Filmography

44 films as actor
  1. TBAMidget Car ManiacsAbbott
  2. 2007Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1
  3. 2007Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2
  4. 1997The Best of Abbott & Costello Live
  5. 1956Dance with Me, HenryBud Flick
  6. 1955Abbott and Costello Meet the MummyBud Abbott
  7. 1955Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone KopsHarry 'Slim' Pierce
  8. 1953Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeSlim
  9. 1953Abbott and Costello Go to MarsLester
  10. 1952Abbott and Costello Meet Captain KiddRocky Stonebridge
  11. 1952Lost in AlaskaTom Watson
  12. 1952Jack and the BeanstalkMr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
  13. 1952Abbott and Costello Christmas ShowAbbott
  14. 1951Comin' Round the MountainAl Stewart
  15. 1951Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible ManBud Alexander
  16. 1950Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign LegionBud Jones
  17. 1949Fun on the Run
  18. 1949Kitchen Mechanics
  19. 1949Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris KarloffCasey Edwards
  20. 1949Africa ScreamsBuzz Johnson
  21. 1948Mexican HayrideHarry Lambert
  22. 1948Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet FrankensteinChick Young
  23. 1948The Noose Hangs HighTed Higgins
  24. 1948Oysters and MusclesSlats
  25. 1947The Wistful Widow of Wagon GapDuke Egan
  26. 1947Buck Privates Come HomeSlicker Smith
  27. 1946The Time of Their LivesCuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway
  28. 1946Little GiantEddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler
  29. 1945Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in HollywoodBuzz Kurtis
  30. 1945The Naughty NinetiesDexter Broadhurst
  31. 1945Here Come the Co-EdsSlats McCarthy
  32. 1944Lost in a HaremPeter Johnson
  33. 1944In SocietyEddie Harrington
  34. 1943Hit the IceFlash Fulton
  35. 1943It Ain't HayGrover Mockridge
  36. 1942Who Done It?Chick Larkin
  37. 1942Pardon My SarongAlgernon 'Algy' Shaw
  38. 1942Rio RitaDoc
  39. 1941Keep 'Em FlyingBlackie Benson
  40. 1941Ride 'Em CowboyDuke
  41. 1941Hold That GhostChuck Murray
  42. 1941In the NavySmokey Adams
  43. 1941Buck PrivatesSlicker Smith
  44. 1940One Night in the TropicsAbbott