Bud 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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

82

Birth Date

1897-10-02 00:00:00

Birth Place

Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA

Known For

• 

  Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
• 

  Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
• 

  The Naughty Nineties
• 

  Hit the Ice
• 

  Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
• 

  Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Credits

• actors (81 credits)

  • Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Midget Car Maniacs

    Abbott

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Behind the Burly Q

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

    (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • The Many Faces of Dracula

    Chick Young (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Vaudeville

    Self (archive footage) (as Abbott & Costello)

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • The Best of Abbott & Costello Live

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

    Self (Archive Footage)

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Dracula in the Movies

    (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    Chick Young / Slim (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    Chick Young (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Abbott and Costello in the Movies

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Abbott & Costello in the Movies

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Classic Comedy Teams

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Showbiz Goes to War

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The Hollywood Clowns

    (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Horror Show

    (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Hey Abbott

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Bob Hope's World of Comedy

    Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Brasileiros em Hollywood

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Movie Orgy

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The World of Abbott and Costello

    Character in Film Clips (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Big Parade of Comedy

    Doc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Dance with Me, Henry

    Bud Flick

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

    Bud Abbott

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

    Harry 'Slim' Pierce

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Abbott & Costello Meet the Creature From the Black Lagoon

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Slim

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

    Lester

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

    Rocky Stonebridge

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Lost in Alaska

    Tom Watson

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Jack and the Beanstalk

    Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Abbott and Costello Christmas Show

    Abbott

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Comin' Round the Mountain

    Al Stewart

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Knights of the Bath

    Eddie (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

    Bud Alexander

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

    Bud Jones

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Kitchen Mechanics

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Fun on the Run

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

    Casey Edwards

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Africa Screams

    Buzz Johnson

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Mexican Hayride

    Harry Lambert

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • 10,000 Kids and a Cop

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

    Chick Young

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Noose Hangs High

    Ted Higgins

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Oysters and Muscles

    Slats

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

    Duke Egan

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Buck Privates Come Home

    Slicker Smith

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Time of Their Lives

    Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Little Giant

    Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

    Buzz Kurtis

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Naughty Nineties

    Dexter Broadhurst

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Here Come the Co-Eds

    Slats McCarthy

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Lost in a Harem

    Peter Johnson

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • In Society

    Eddie Harrington

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Twenty Years After

    (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Hit the Ice

    Flash Fulton

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • It Ain't Hay

    Grover Mockridge

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Who Done It?

    Chick Larkin

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Pardon My Sarong

    Algernon 'Algy' Shaw

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Rio Rita

    Doc

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Keep 'Em Flying

    Blackie Benson

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Ride 'Em Cowboy

    Duke

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Hold That Ghost

    Chuck Murray

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • In the Navy

    Smokey Adams

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Buck Privates

    Slicker Smith

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • One Night in the Tropics

    Abbott

    actor

    actors
    1940

• production (1 credits)

  • Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

    executive producer

    production
    1952