ACTOR
Bud Abbott
Known for Buck Privates · That's Entertainment, Part II · The Ed Sullivan Show
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.
Snapshot 2026-10-16
- Born
- Oct 2, 1897
- Died
- Apr 24, 1974
- Birthplace
- Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
- 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.
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Known For
MOVIE
Buck PrivatesSlicker Smith · 1941
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
MOVIE
That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage) · 1976
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
TV
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 1948
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
TV
The Abbott and Costello ShowBud Abbott · 1952
★ 7.2
★ 7.2
MOVIE
The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage) · 1968
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
TV
The Colgate Comedy HourSelf - Host · 1950
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
TV
General Electric TheaterErnie Kauffman · 1953
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
MOVIE
The Big Parade of ComedyDoc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage) · 1964
★ 7.2
★ 7.2
Filmography
Movies
One Night in the TropicsAbbott
1940
Buck PrivatesSlicker Smith
1941
Hold That GhostChuck Murray
1941
In the NavySmokey Adams
1941
Keep 'Em FlyingBlackie Benson
1941
Pardon My SarongAlgernon 'Algy' Shaw
1942
Ride 'Em CowboyDuke
1942
Rio RitaDoc
1942
Who Done It?Chick Larkin
1942
Hit the IceFlash Fulton
1943
It Ain't HayGrover Mockridge
1943
In SocietyEddie Harrington
1944
Lost in a HaremPeter Johnson
1944
Twenty Years After(archive footage)
1944
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in HollywoodBuzz Kurtis
1945
Here Come the Co-EdsSlats McCarthy
1945
The Naughty NinetiesDexter Broadhurst
1945
Little GiantEddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler
1946
The Time of Their LivesCuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway
1946
Buck Privates Come HomeSlicker Smith
1947
The Wistful Widow of Wagon GapDuke Egan
1947
10,000 Kids and a CopSelf
1948
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet FrankensteinChick Young
1948
Mexican HayrideHarry Lambert
1948OA
Oysters and MusclesSlats
1948
The Noose Hangs HighTed Higgins
1948
Africa ScreamsBuzz Johnson
1949
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris KarloffCasey Edwards
1949FO
Fun on the Run
1949
Kitchen Mechanics
1949
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign LegionBud Jones
1950
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible ManBud Alexander
1951
Comin' Round the MountainAl Stewart
1951
Knights of the BathEddie (archive footage)
1951
Abbott and Costello Christmas ShowAbbott
1952
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain KiddRocky Stonebridge
1952Abbott and Costello Meet Captain KiddExecutive Producer
1952
Jack and the BeanstalkMr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
1952
Lost in AlaskaTom Watson
1952
Abbott and Costello Go to MarsLester
1953
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeSlim
1953
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone KopsHarry 'Slim' Pierce
1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the MummyBud Abbott
1955
Dance with Me, HenryBud Flick
1956
The Big Parade of ComedyDoc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)
1964
The World of Abbott and CostelloCharacter in Film Clips (archive footage)
1965
The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)
1968
Brasileiros em HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
1970
Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)
1972
That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)
1976
Hey AbbottSelf
1978
The Hollywood Clowns(archive footage)
1979
The Horror Show(archive footage)
1979
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!Self (archive footage)
1982
Showbiz Goes to WarSelf (archive footage)
1982
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star BloopersSelf (archive footage)
1985
Classic Comedy TeamsSelf (archive footage)
1986A&
Abbott & Costello in the MoviesSelf (archive footage)
1990
Abbott and Costello in the MoviesHimself
1990
Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookChick Young (archive footage)
1991FA
Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookChick Young / Slim (archive footage)
1991
Dracula in the Movies(archive footage)
1992
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry SeinfeldSelf (Archive Footage)
1994
Abbott & Costello Meet BiographySelf (archive footage)
1996
The Best of Abbott & Costello Live
1997
VaudevilleSelf (archive footage) (as Abbott & Costello)
1997
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Self (archive footage)
1999
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!(archive footage)
2000
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition UnearthedSelf (archive footage)
2000
The Many Faces of DraculaChick Young (archive footage)
2000
The Great Man: W.C. FieldsSelf (archive footage)
2005
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1
2007
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2
2007
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original StoogeSelf (archive footage)
2008
Behind the Burly QSelf (archive footage)
2010
Eric & Ernie: Behind the ScenesSelf (archive footage)
2011
The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?Self (archive footage)
2011
Classic Movie Bloopers: UncensoredSelf (archive footage)
2013
Abbott and Costello: Life and LegacySelf (Archive Footage)
2019A&
Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!Himself
Midget Car ManiacsAbbott
Television
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 2 eps
1948
The Colgate Comedy HourSelf - Host · 15 eps
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf · 3 eps
1950
The Abbott and Costello ShowBud Abbott · 52 eps
1952
General Electric TheaterErnie Kauffman · 1 eps
1953
The Steve Allen ShowSelf · 1 eps
1956
The Abbott and Costello Cartoon ShowAbbott (voice) · 39 eps
1967
Studio 42 with Bob CostasSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
2009Photos
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