Bud Abbott: movies and TV shows
Bud Abbott has 90 credits in the archive: 82 films and 8 TV series, from 1940 to 2013. Highest rated: The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show (7.7/10).
Career timeline
1940 – 2013 · busiest year: 1948 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.5 | 115 |
| 2011 | Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 113 |
| 2011 | The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First? | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 113 |
| 2010 | Behind the Burly Q | Self (archive footage) | Film | 4.9 | 112 |
| 2009 | Studio 42 with Bob Costas | Self (archive footage) | TV | 10.0 | 111 |
| 2008 | Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 110 |
| 2007 | Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2 | Film | — | 109 | |
| 2007 | Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1 | Film | 8.0 | 109 | |
| 2000 | The Many Faces of Dracula | Chick Young (archive footage) | Film | 3.5 | 102 |
| 2000 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters! | (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 102 |
| 2000 | Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 102 |
| 1999 | Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 101 |
| 1997 | Vaudeville | Self (archive footage) (as Abbott & Costello) | Film | 8.0 | 99 |
| 1997 | The Best of Abbott & Costello Live | Film | — | 99 | |
| 1996 | Abbott & Costello Meet Biography | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 98 |
| 1994 | Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld | Self (Archive Footage) | Film | 8.5 | 96 |
| 1992 | Dracula in the Movies | (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 94 |
| 1991 | Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Chick Young (archive footage) | Film | 9.5 | 93 |
| 1991 | Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Chick Young / Slim (archive footage) | Film | 6.3 | 93 |
| 1990 | Abbott & Costello in the Movies | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 92 |
| 1990 | Abbott and Costello in the Movies | Himself | Film | — | 92 |
| 1986 | Classic Comedy Teams | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 88 |
| 1985 | Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers | Self (archive footage) | Film | 2.0 | 87 |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 85 |
| 1982 | Showbiz Goes to War | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 84 |
| 1982 | Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 84 |
| 1979 | The Hollywood Clowns | (archive footage) | Film | — | 81 |
| 1979 | The Horror Show | (archive footage) | Film | 3.4 | 81 |
| 1978 | Hey Abbott | Self | Film | 8.0 | 80 |
| 1976 | Bob Hope's World of Comedy | Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage) | Film | — | 78 |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 78 |
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 74 |
| 1970 | Brasileiros em Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 72 |
| 1968 | The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.6 | 70 |
| 1967 | The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show | Abbott (voice) | TV | 7.7 | 69 |
| 1965 | The World of Abbott and Costello | Character in Film Clips (archive footage) | Film | 6.8 | 67 |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy | Doc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 66 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self | TV | 6.2 | 58 |
| 1956 | Dance with Me, Henry | Bud Flick | Film | 5.2 | 58 |
| 1955 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy | Peter Patterson | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1955 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops | Harry 'Slim' Pierce | Film | 6.2 | 57 |
| 1954 | Abbott & Costello Meet the Creature From the Black Lagoon | Self | Film | — | 56 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Ernie Kauffman | TV | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1953 | Abbott and Costello Go to Mars | Lester | Film | 5.4 | 55 |
| 1953 | Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Slim | Film | 6.3 | 55 |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello Show | Bud Abbott | TV | 7.2 | 54 |
| 1952 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss | Film | 5.7 | 54 |
| 1952 | Lost in Alaska | Tom Watson | Film | 6.3 | 54 |
| 1952 | Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd | Rocky Stonebridge | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 1952 | Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd | Film | 6.0 | 54 | |
| 1952 | Abbott and Costello Christmas Show | Abbott | Film | 5.5 | 54 |
| 1951 | Comin' Round the Mountain | Al Stewart | Film | 6.1 | 53 |
| 1951 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man | Bud Alexander | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 1951 | Knights of the Bath | Eddie (archive footage) | Film | 9.0 | 53 |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 52 |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | TV | 6.9 | 52 |
| 1950 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion | Bud Jones | Film | 6.1 | 52 |
| 1949 | Kitchen Mechanics | Film | 7.5 | 51 | |
| 1949 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff | Casey Edwards | Film | 6.6 | 51 |
| 1949 | Africa Screams | Buzz Johnson | Film | 5.8 | 51 |
| 1949 | Fun on the Run | Film | 8.0 | 51 | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 50 |
| 1948 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein | Chick Young | Film | 7.1 | 50 |
| 1948 | 10,000 Kids and a Cop | Self | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1948 | The Noose Hangs High | Ted Higgins | Film | 6.9 | 50 |
| 1948 | Mexican Hayride | Harry Lambert | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 1948 | Oysters and Muscles | Slats | Film | — | 50 |
| 1947 | Buck Privates Come Home | Slicker Smith | Film | 6.4 | 49 |
| 1947 | The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap | Duke Egan | Film | 6.3 | 49 |
| 1946 | The Time of Their Lives | Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway | Film | 7.2 | 48 |
| 1946 | Little Giant | Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler | Film | 5.3 | 48 |
| 1945 | The Naughty Nineties | Dexter Broadhurst | Film | 6.7 | 47 |
| 1945 | Here Come the Co-Eds | Slats McCarthy | Film | 5.9 | 47 |
| 1945 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood | Buzz Kurtis | Film | 5.8 | 47 |
| 1944 | Lost in a Harem | Peter Johnson | Film | 5.6 | 46 |
| 1944 | Twenty Years After | (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1944 | In Society | Eddie Harrington | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 1943 | Hit the Ice | Flash Fulton | Film | 6.0 | 45 |
| 1943 | It Ain't Hay | Grover Mockridge | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1942 | Rio Rita | Doc | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1942 | Who Done It? | Chick Larkin | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1942 | Pardon My Sarong | Algernon 'Algy' Shaw | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1941 | Buck Privates | Slicker Smith | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1941 | Hold That Ghost | Chuck Murray | Film | 6.8 | 43 |
| 1941 | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Duke | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1941 | Keep 'Em Flying | Blackie Benson | Film | 6.2 | 43 |
| 1941 | In the Navy | Smokey Adams | Film | 6.4 | 43 |
| 1940 | One Night in the Tropics | Abbott | Film | 5.8 | 42 |
| Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious! | Himself | Film | 8.0 | — | |
| Midget Car Maniacs | Abbott | Film | — | — |