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Bud Abbott

Film Producer / Stunt Performer / Comedian / Actor | * 10/02/1895 († 78, 04/24/1974) | Asbury Park, New Jersey (United States of America (USA))
William Alexander "Bud" Abbott (October 2, 1897 – April 24, 1974) was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known as the straight man half of the comedy duo Abbott and Costello. ()

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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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Documentaries | Horror

Known for these Movies & Shows

Two hapless freight handlers find themselves encountering Dracula, the Frankenstein Monster and the Wolf Man. ...

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

NR

1948 | 3.6/5 | 1h 23min
Comedy, Horror
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Doc and Wishey run into some Nazi-agents, who want to smuggle bombs into the USA from a Mexican border hotel. ...

Rio Rita

NR

1942 | 3.2/5 | 1h 31min
Comedy, Music
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Lost Caverns Hotel bellhop Freddie Phillips is suspected of murder. Swami Talpur tries to hypnotize Freddie into confessing, but Freddie is too stupid for the plot to work. Inspector Wellman uses Fred ...

Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Certification unknown

1949 | 3.4/5 | 1h 24min
Comedy, Horror, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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Two bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will. Their trip to claim their fortune is sidetracked when they are stranded in a haunted house along with s ...

Hold That Ghost

Certification unknown

1941 | 3.5/5 | 1h 26min
Comedy, Horror
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Awards & Nominations for Bud Abbott

New Jersey Hall of Fame Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Bud Abbott as Actor(65)

as Self (archive footage)2013 Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
as Himself (archive footage)2010 Behind the Burly Q
as Himself (archive footage)2008 Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
as himself2002 Abbott and Costello in the Movies
as (archive footage)2000 Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
as Self (archive footage)2000 Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
as Self (archive footage)1999 Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1996 Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
as Self (Archive Footage)1994 Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
as Self (archival footage)1985 Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Chick (archive footage) (uncredited)1984 Terror in the Aisles
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as (archive footage)1982 Showbiz Goes to War
as Self (archive footage)1982 Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as (archive footage)1979 The Horror Show
as (archive footage)1979 The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)1976 That's Entertainment, Part II
as Self (archival footage)1968 The Movie Orgy
as Character in Film Clips (archive footage)1965 The World of Abbott and Costello
as (archive footage)1964 The Big Parade of Comedy
as Bud Flick1956 Dance With Me, Henry
as Peter Patterson1955 Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
as Harry 'Slim' Pierce1955 Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
as himself1954 Abbott and Costello Meet the Creature from the Black Lagoon
as Lester1953 Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
as Slim1953 Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Tom Watson1952 Lost in Alaska
as himself1952 Abbott and Costello: The Drugstore
as Abbott1952 Abbott and Costello Christmas Show
as Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss1952 Jack and the Beanstalk
as Rocky Stonebridge1952 Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
as Eddie (archive footage)1951 Knights of the Bath
as Bud Alexander1951 Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Al Stewart1951 Comin' Round the Mountain
as Bud Jones1950 Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
1949 Fun on the Run
1949 Kitchen Mechanics
as Buzz Johnson1949 Africa Screams
as Casey Edwards1949 Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
as Chick Young1948 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
as himself1948 10,000 Kids and a Cop
as Ted Higgins1948 The Noose Hangs High
as Harry Lambert1948 Mexican Hayride
as Slicker Smith1947 Buck Privates Come Home
as Duke Egan1947 The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
as Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler1946 Little Giant
as Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway1946 The Time of Their Lives
as Buzz Kurtis1945 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Slats McCarthy1945 Here Come the Co-eds
as Dexter Broadhurst1945 The Naughty Nineties
as Peter Johnson1944 Lost in a Harem
as Eddie Harrington1944 In Society
1944 Mail Call
1944 Twenty Years After
as Flash Fulton1943 Hit the Ice
as Grover Mockridge1943 It Ain't Hay
as Duke1942 Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Chick Larkin1942 Who Done It?
as Doc1942 Rio Rita
as Algernon 'Algy' Shaw1942 Pardon My Sarong
as Blackie Benson1941 Keep 'Em Flying
as Chuck Murray1941 Hold That Ghost
as Slicker Smith1941 Buck Privates
as Smokey Adams1941 In the Navy
as Abbott1940 One Night in the Tropics

TV Shows/Series with Bud Abbott as Actor(5)

as Self - "Who's On First?"1956 The Steve Allen Show
as Ernie Kauffman1953 GE Theater
1952 The Abbott and Costello Show
as himself1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Movies with Bud Abbott as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer1952 Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

Born: Wednesday, 10/02 1895 (October) in Asbury Park, New Jersey (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 04/24 1974 (April) in Woodland Hills (aged: 78)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN)
Spouses (current/former): Betty Abbott
Related to: Norman Abbott
Other names for Bud Abbott (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"William Alexander Abbott"
Bud Abbott frequently works together with these people:
Lou Costello (77x, Actor)
John Grant (31x, Crew)
Russell A. Gausman (27x, Crew)
Frank Skinner (17x, Crew)
Vera West (14x, Crew)
Joe Kirk (13x, Cast)
Bud Westmore (12x, Crew)
Charles Van Enger (12x, Crew)
Charles Barton (11x, Crew)
Frank Penny (11x, Cast)
Lee Marvin (10x, Actor)
Bernard Herzbrun (10x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:101176, Added: 06/05/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024