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Bud Abbott

Acting Born Oct 2, 1897 Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA 24 credits

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

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
Film

Doc Hollywood

as Bud Abbott
Film

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

as Chick Young

Full filmography

  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self - Host
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
  • The Abbott and Costello Show (1952) as Bud Abbott
  • Studio 42 with Bob Costas (2009) as Self (archive footage)
  • General Electric Theater (1953) as Ernie Kauffman
  • The Movie Orgy (1968) as Self (archive footage)
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) as Chick Young
  • Buck Privates (1941) as Slicker Smith
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) as Bud Alexander
  • Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) as Peter Patterson
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) as Casey Edwards
  • One Night in the Tropics (1940) as Abbott
  • The Horror Show (1979) as (archive footage)
  • The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show (1967) as Abbott (voice)
  • Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) as Chick Young / Slim (archive footage)
  • That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage)
  • The Time of Their Lives (1946) as Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway
  • Hold That Ghost (1941) as Chuck Murray
  • Lost in Alaska (1952) as Tom Watson
  • Rio Rita (1942) as Doc
  • Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) as Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
  • Little Giant (1946) as Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler