Bud Abbott
Acting1897Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
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.
Known For
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Chick Young
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Peter Patterson
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Bud Alexander
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Slim
Buck Privates
Slicker Smith
Hold That Ghost
Chuck Murray
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Casey Edwards
Jack and the Beanstalk
Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
Acting History
2011
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Behind the Burly Q
as Self (archive footage)
2000
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
as (archive footage)
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
as Self (archive footage)
1996
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
as Self (archive footage)
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Chick Young (archive footage)
1982
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
1979
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1956
The Steve Allen Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
as Peter Patterson
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
as Harry 'Slim' Pierce
1953
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
as Lester
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TVas Self• 3 eps
General Electric Theater
TVas Ernie Kauffman
1952
Lost in Alaska
as Tom Watson
Jack and the Beanstalk
as Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
Abbott and Costello Christmas Show
as Abbott
The Abbott and Costello Show
TVas Bud Abbott• 52 eps
1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Bud Alexander
Comin' Round the Mountain
as Al Stewart
1950
1949
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
as Casey Edwards
1948
The Noose Hangs High
as Ted Higgins
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
as Chick Young
The Ed Sullivan Show
TVas Self
1947
Buck Privates Come Home
as Slicker Smith
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
as Duke Egan
1946
The Time of Their Lives
as Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway
Little Giant
as Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler
1945
Here Come the Co-Eds
as Slats McCarthy
The Naughty Nineties
as Dexter Broadhurst
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Buzz Kurtis
1944
In Society
as Eddie Harrington
Lost in a Harem
as Peter Johnson
1943
Hit the Ice
as Flash Fulton
1942
1941
In the Navy
as Smokey Adams
Keep 'Em Flying
as Blackie Benson
Hold That Ghost
as Chuck Murray
Buck Privates
as Slicker Smith
1940
One Night in the Tropics
as Abbott