Bud Abbott

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

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self - Host

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self

The Steve Allen Show

Self - "Who's On First?"

The Abbott and Costello Show

Bud Abbott

Svengoolie

Chick Young

General Electric Theater

Ernie Kauffman

Jack and the Beanstalk

Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2013	Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored	Self (archive footage)
2011	The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?	Self (archive footage)
2011	Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes	Self (archive footage)
2010	Behind the Burly Q	Self (archive footage)
2008	Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge	Self (archive footage)
2007	Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2
2007	Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1
2000	Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed	Self (archive footage)
2000	The Many Faces of Dracula	Chick Young (archive footage)
2000	Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!	(archive footage)
1999	Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'	Self (archive footage)
1997	The Best of Abbott & Costello Live
1996	Abbott & Costello Meet Biography	Self (archive footage)
1994	Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld	Self (Archive Footage)
1991	Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook	Chick Young (archive footage)
1991	Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook	Chick Young / Slim (archive footage)
1990	Abbott and Costello in the Movies	Himself
1990	Abbott & Costello in the Movies	Self (archive footage)
1985	Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers	Self (archive footage)
1983	Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1982	Showbiz Goes to War	(archive footage)
1982	Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!	Self (archive footage)
1979	The Horror Show	(archive footage)
1979	The Hollywood Clowns	(archive footage)
1976	That's Entertainment, Part II	(archive footage)
1972	Hollywood: The Dream Factory	Self (archive footage)
1968	The Movie Orgy	Self (archive footage)
1965	The World of Abbott and Costello	Character in Film Clips (archive footage)
1964	The Big Parade of Comedy	Doc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)
1956	Dance with Me, Henry	Bud Flick
1955	Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy	Peter Patterson
1955	Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops	Harry 'Slim' Pierce
1953	Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	Slim
1953	Abbott and Costello Go to Mars	Lester
1952	Lost in Alaska	Tom Watson
1952	Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd	Rocky Stonebridge
1952	Jack and the Beanstalk	Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
1952	Abbott and Costello Christmas Show	Abbott
1951	Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man	Bud Alexander
1951	Comin' Round the Mountain	Al Stewart
1951	Knights of the Bath	Eddie (archive footage)
1950	Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion	Bud Jones
1949	Africa Screams	Buzz Johnson
1949	Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff	Casey Edwards
1949	Fun on the Run
1949	Kitchen Mechanics
1948	Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein	Chick Young
1948	Mexican Hayride	Harry Lambert
1948	The Noose Hangs High	Ted Higgins
1948	10,000 Kids and a Cop	Self
1947	The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap	Duke Egan
1947	Buck Privates Come Home	Slicker Smith
1946	The Time of Their Lives	Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway
1946	Little Giant	Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler
1945	The Naughty Nineties	Dexter Broadhurst
1945	Here Come the Co-Eds	Slats McCarthy
1945	Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood	Buzz Kurtis
1944	In Society	Eddie Harrington
1944	Lost in a Harem	Peter Johnson
1944	Twenty Years After	(archive footage)
1943	Hit the Ice	Flash Fulton
1943	It Ain't Hay	Grover Mockridge
1942	Pardon My Sarong	Algernon 'Algy' Shaw
1942	Ride 'Em Cowboy	Duke
1942	Who Done It?	Chick Larkin
1942	Rio Rita	Doc
1941	In the Navy	Smokey Adams
1941	Keep 'Em Flying	Blackie Benson
1941	Buck Privates	Slicker Smith
1941	Hold That Ghost	Chuck Murray
1940	One Night in the Tropics	Abbott
	Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!	Himself
	Midget Car Maniacs	Abbott

Year	TV Show	Role
2009	Studio 42 with Bob Costas	Self (archive footage)
1995	Svengoolie	Chick Young
1967	The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show	Abbott (voice)
1956	The Steve Allen Show	Self - "Who's On First?"
1953	General Electric Theater	Ernie Kauffman
1952	The Abbott and Costello Show	Bud Abbott
1950	The Colgate Comedy Hour	Self - Host
1950	The Colgate Comedy Hour	Self
1948	The Ed Sullivan Show	Self