Birthday

1897-10-02

Died

1974-04-24

Birthplace

Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA

Gender

Male

Known For

Acting

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.

Acting Credits

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Self (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Slim

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Chick Young

The Movie Orgy

Self (archive footage)

Africa Screams

Buzz Johnson

Pardon My Sarong

Algernon 'Algy' Shaw

Mexican Hayride

Harry Lambert

Abbott and Costello in the Movies

Himself

In the Navy

Smokey Adams

Lost in Alaska

Tom Watson

The Naughty Nineties

Dexter Broadhurst

The Noose Hangs High

Ted Higgins

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Duke

The Time of Their Lives

Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

Duke Egan

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

Peter Patterson

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

Lester

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

Bud Jones

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Bud Alexander

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Casey Edwards

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Harry 'Slim' Pierce

Buck Privates Come Home

Slicker Smith

Dance with Me, Henry

Bud Flick

Comin' Round the Mountain

Al Stewart

Here Come the Co-Eds

Slats McCarthy

Hit the Ice

Flash Fulton

Keep 'Em Flying

Blackie Benson

The Horror Show

(archive footage)

The Hollywood Clowns

(archive footage)

Buck Privates

Slicker Smith

One Night in the Tropics

Abbott

In Society

Eddie Harrington

Little Giant

Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler

Hold That Ghost

Chuck Murray

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

Rocky Stonebridge

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Buzz Kurtis

Who Done It?

Chick Larkin

Jack and the Beanstalk

Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss

Showbiz Goes to War

(archive footage)

It Ain't Hay

Grover Mockridge

Rio Rita

Doc

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Knights of the Bath

Eddie (archive footage)

Lost in a Harem

Peter Johnson

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Chick Young (archive footage)

The Many Faces of Dracula

Chick Young (archive footage)

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Chick Young / Slim (archive footage)

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Self (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1

The World of Abbott and Costello

Character in Film Clips (archive footage)

Fun on the Run

Kitchen Mechanics

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Self (archive footage)

Behind the Burly Q

Self (archive footage)

Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!

Himself

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

Self (archive footage)

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

Self (archive footage)

10,000 Kids and a Cop

Self

Abbott & Costello in the Movies

Self (archive footage)

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

Twenty Years After

(archive footage)

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

Self (Archive Footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy

Doc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

Self (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello Christmas Show

Abbott

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

(archive footage)

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

Self (archive footage)

The Best of Abbott & Costello Live

Midget Car Maniacs

Abbott

Classic Comedy Teams

Self (archive footage)

Hey Abbott (1978)

Self

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self - Host

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

General Electric Theater

Ernie Kauffman

The Abbott and Costello Show

Bud Abbott

The Steve Allen Show

Self - "Who's On First?"

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self

Studio 42 with Bob Costas

Self (archive footage)

The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show

Abbott (voice)

Film Credits

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

Executive Producer