Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

Deceased · Born: Oct 1, 1897 · Died: Apr 24, 1974

Known For

Hold That Ghost Hold That Ghost
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Rio Rita Rio Rita
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff

Personal Details

Born Oct 1, 1897 Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
Parents
  • Harry Abbott
  • Rae Fisher
Relatives
  • Norman Abbott (Niece or Nephew)
  • Betty A. Griffin (Niece or Nephew)
  • Olive Victoria Abbott (Sibling)
  • Fredericka Buxbaum (Grandparent)
  • Alexander Fisher (Grandparent)

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.

Career

2022
Dinosaur Quiz
Dinosaur Quiz
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2004
I Know A Riddle
I Know A Riddle
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2000
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Monsters!
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Monsters! as (archive footage)
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The Many Faces of Dracula
The Many Faces of Dracula as Chick Young (archive footage)
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1994
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
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1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Chick Young
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Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Chick Young and Slim
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1990
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
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1986
Horrible Horror
Horrible Horror as Chick in 'Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
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1984
Terror in the Aisles
Terror in the Aisles as Chick (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1982
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War as (archive footage)
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1979
The Horror Show
The Horror Show as (archive footage)
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The Hollywood Clowns
The Hollywood Clowns as (archive footage)
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1965
The World of Abbott and Costello
The World of Abbott and Costello as Character in Film Clips (archive footage)
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1956
Dance with Me, Henry
Dance with Me, Henry as Bud Flick
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1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops as Harry 'Slim' Pierce
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy as Peter Patterson
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1953
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Slim
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Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars as Lester
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1952
Lost in Alaska
Lost in Alaska as Tom Watson
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Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd as Rocky Stonebridge
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Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk as Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
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The Abbott and Costello Show
The Abbott and Costello Show
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1951
Comin' Round the Mountain
Comin' Round the Mountain as Al Stewart
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man as Bud Alexander
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1950
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion as Bud Jones
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1949
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff as Casey Edwards
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Africa Screams
Africa Screams as Buzz Johnson
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1948
Mexican Hayride
Mexican Hayride as Harry Lambert
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The Noose Hangs High
The Noose Hangs High as Ted Higgins
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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein as Chick Young
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1947
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap as Duke Egan
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Buck Privates Come Home
Buck Privates Come Home as Slicker Smith
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1946
The Time of Their Lives
The Time of Their Lives as Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway
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Little Giant
Little Giant as Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler
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1945
Here Come the Co-eds
Here Come the Co-eds as Slats McCarthy
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The Naughty Nineties
The Naughty Nineties as Dexter Broadhurst
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood as Buzz Kurtis
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1944
Lost in a Harem
Lost in a Harem as Peter Johnson
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In Society
In Society as Eddie Harrington
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1943
It Ain't Hay
It Ain't Hay as Grover Mockridge
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Hit the Ice
Hit the Ice as Flash Fulton
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1942
Rio Rita
Rio Rita as Doc
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Who Done It?
Who Done It? as Chick Larkin
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Ride 'Em Cowboy
Ride 'Em Cowboy as Duke
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Pardon My Sarong
Pardon My Sarong as Algernon 'Algy' Shaw
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1941
In the Navy
In the Navy as Smokey Adams
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Keep 'Em Flying
Keep 'Em Flying as Blackie Benson
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Buck Privates
Buck Privates as Slicker Smith
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Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost as Chuck Murray
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1940
One Night in the Tropics
One Night in the Tropics as Abbott
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2011
Reagan
Reagan
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2010
Behind the Burly Q
Behind the Burly Q
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2008
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
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2005
The Great Man: W.C. Fields
The Great Man: W.C. Fields
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2000
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
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1997
American Masters
American Masters
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1994
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
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1992
Dracula in the Movies
Dracula in the Movies
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