▶ WHOPLAYSNOW

Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

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

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

2013 • Self (archive footage)

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

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

2011 • Self (archive footage)

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

2011 • Self (archive footage)

Behind the Burly Q

Behind the Burly Q

2010 • Self (archive footage)

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

2008 • Self (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

2000 • Self (archive footage)

Full filmography

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

2013 • Self (archive footage)

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

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

2011 • Self (archive footage)

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

2011 • Self (archive footage)

Behind the Burly Q

Behind the Burly Q

2010 • Self (archive footage)

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

2008 • Self (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2

2007

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1

2007

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

2000 • Self (archive footage)

The Many Faces of Dracula

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000 • Chick Young (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

2000 • (archive footage)

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

1999 • Self (archive footage)

The Best of Abbott & Costello Live

The Best of Abbott & Costello Live

1997

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

1996 • Self (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

1994 • Self (Archive Footage)

Dracula in the Movies

Dracula in the Movies

1992

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991 • Chick Young / Slim (archive footage)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991 • Chick Young (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello in the Movies

Abbott and Costello in the Movies

1990 • Himself

Abbott & Costello in the Movies

1990 • Self (archive footage)

Classic Comedy Teams

Classic Comedy Teams

1986 • Self (archive footage)

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985 • Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

1982 • Self (archive footage)

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982 • Self (archive footage)

The Hollywood Clowns

The Hollywood Clowns

1979 • (archive footage)

The Horror Show

The Horror Show

1979 • (archive footage)

Hey Abbott

1978 • Self

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976 • Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 • (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972 • Self (archive footage)

Brasileiros em Hollywood

Brasileiros em Hollywood

1970 • Self (archive footage)

The Movie Orgy

1968 • Self (archive footage)

The World of Abbott and Costello

The World of Abbott and Costello

1965 • Character in Film Clips (archive footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964 • Doc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)

Dance with Me, Henry

Dance with Me, Henry

1956 • Bud Flick

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

1955 • Peter Patterson

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

1955 • Harry 'Slim' Pierce

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1953 • Slim

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

1953 • Lester

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

1952 • Rocky Stonebridge

Lost in Alaska

1952 • Tom Watson

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

1952 • Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss

Abbott and Costello Christmas Show

Abbott and Costello Christmas Show

1952 • Abbott

Comin' Round the Mountain

Comin' Round the Mountain

1951 • Al Stewart

Knights of the Bath

Knights of the Bath

1951 • Eddie (archive footage)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

1951 • Bud Alexander

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

1950 • Bud Jones

Kitchen Mechanics

Kitchen Mechanics

1949

1949

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

1949 • Casey Edwards

Africa Screams

1949 • Buzz Johnson

Mexican Hayride

Mexican Hayride

1948 • Harry Lambert

10,000 Kids and a Cop

10,000 Kids and a Cop

1948 • Self

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

1948 • Chick Young

The Noose Hangs High

The Noose Hangs High

1948 • Ted Higgins

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

1947 • Duke Egan

Buck Privates Come Home

Buck Privates Come Home

1947 • Slicker Smith

The Time of Their Lives

The Time of Their Lives

1946 • Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway

Little Giant

1946 • Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945 • Buzz Kurtis

The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties

1945 • Dexter Broadhurst

Here Come the Co-Eds

Here Come the Co-Eds

1945 • Slats McCarthy

Lost in a Harem

Lost in a Harem

1944 • Peter Johnson

In Society

1944 • Eddie Harrington

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

1944 • (archive footage)

Hit the Ice

1943 • Flash Fulton

It Ain't Hay

1943 • Grover Mockridge

Who Done It?

1942 • Chick Larkin

Pardon My Sarong

Pardon My Sarong

1942 • Algernon 'Algy' Shaw

Rio Rita

1942 • Doc

Keep 'Em Flying

Keep 'Em Flying

1941 • Blackie Benson

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1941 • Duke

Hold That Ghost

Hold That Ghost

1941 • Chuck Murray

In the Navy

1941 • Smokey Adams

Buck Privates

1941 • Slicker Smith

One Night in the Tropics

One Night in the Tropics

1940 • Abbott

Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!

Unknown year • Himself

Midget Car Maniacs

Unknown year • Abbott

Bud Abbott – Biography, Known For & Filmography