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Bud Abbott

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1895-10-02

Deathday: 1974-04-24 (78 years old)

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.

Bud Abbott

Biography

Filmography

all 95

Movies 87

self 30

TV Shows 8

Dinosaur Quiz (2022)

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored (2013)

Reagan (2011)

The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First? (2011)

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes (2011)

Behind the Burly Q (2010)

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge (2008)

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1 (2007)

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2 (2007)

The Great Man: W.C. Fields (2005)

I Know A Riddle (2004)

Abbott & Costello in the Movies (2002)

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (2000)

The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters! (2000)

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999)

Vaudeville (1997)

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography (1996)

Svengoolie (1995)

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994)

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein (1994)

Dracula in the Movies (1992)

Wolfman Chronicles: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

When It Was a Game (1991)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

Abbott and Costello in the Movies (1990)

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990)

Bloopermania (1987)

Horrible Horror (1986)

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985)

Terror in the Aisles (1984)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)

Showbiz Goes to War (1982)

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)

The Hollywood Clowns (1979)

The Horror Show (1979)

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest (1972)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)

The Movie Orgy (1968)

The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show (1967)

The World of Abbott and Costello (1965)

The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)

Dance With Me, Henry (1956)

The Steve Allen Show (1956)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)

General Electric Theater (1953)

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)

The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)

Lost in Alaska (1952)

Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)

Abbott and Costello Christmas Show (1952)

Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952)

Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)

Knights of the Bath (1951)

The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)

Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)

Kitchen Mechanics (1949)

Fun on the Run (1949)

Africa Screams (1949)

Mexican Hayride (1948)

10,000 Kids and a Cop (1948)

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

The Noose Hangs High (1948)

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)

Buck Privates Come Home (1947)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1895-10-02

Deathday
1974-04-24 (78 years old)

Birth Name
William Alexander Abbott

Birth Place
Asbury Park, United States of America

Spouse
Betty Abbott

Relatives
Norman Abbott

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
William Alexander Abbott

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, New Jersey Hall of Fame