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Bud Abbott

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Overview

Date of Death:
24 April 1974, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (cancer) more
Mini Biography:
Abbott worked in carnivals while still a child and dropped out of school in 1909... more
Trivia:
March 1959: When his former partner Lou Costello died, a nationally... more
Awards:
3 wins more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Trailers From Hell (From Twitch. 21 July 2008, 9:24 AM, PDT)
Movie Reviews: 'Shanghai Knights' (From Studio Briefing. 7 February 2003)
Alternate Names:
Abbott | Abbott & Costello | Abbott and Costello

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. "Abbott & Costello" (1966) TV series (voice) .... Abbott
  2. "General Electric Theater" .... Ernie Kauffman (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - The Joke's on Me (1961) TV episode .... Ernie Kauffman

  3. Dance with Me Henry (1956) .... Bud Flick
  4. Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) .... Bud Abbott aka Peter Patterson
    ... aka Meet the Mummy
  5. Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955) .... Harry Pierce
  6. Fireman Save My Child (1954) (uncredited) .... Man in Long Shots
  7. Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) .... Slim
  8. Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953) .... Lester
    ... aka On to Mars
    ... aka Rocket and Roll
  9. "The Abbott and Costello Show" .... Bud Abbott (43 episodes, 1952-1953)
        - $1000 TV Prize (1953) TV episode .... Bud Abbott
        - Beauty Contest (1953) TV episode .... Bud Abbott
        - Cheapskates (1953) TV episode .... Bud Abbott
        - Fall Guy (1953) TV episode .... Bud Abbott
        - From Bed to Worse (1953) TV episode .... Bud Abbott
          (38 more)
  10. Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) .... Rocky Stonebridge
  11. Lost in Alaska (1952) .... Tom Watson
    ... aka Abbott and Costello Lost in Alaska (UK)
  12. Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) .... Mr. Dinkel/Mr. Dinkelpuss
  13. Comin' Round the Mountain (1951) .... Al Stewart
  14. Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) .... Bud Alexander
    ... aka Meet the Invisible Man
  15. Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950) .... Bud Jones
    ... aka Foreign Legion (USA: short title)

  16. Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) .... Casey Edwards
    ... aka Abbot and Costello Meet the Killer
    ... aka Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff (USA: long title)
    ... aka Meet the Killer
  17. Africa Screams (1949) .... Buzz Johnson
    ... aka Abbott and Costello in Africa
  18. Mexican Hayride (1948) .... Harry Lambert
  19. Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) .... Chick Young
    ... aka Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Abbott and Costello Meet the Ghosts (UK)
  20. The Noose Hangs High (1948) .... Ted Higgins
  21. The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947) .... Duke Egan
    ... aka The Wistful Widow (UK)
  22. Buck Privates Come Home (1947) .... Slicker Smith
    ... aka Rookies Come Home (UK)
  23. The Time of Their Lives (1946) .... Cuthbert Greenway/Dr. Ralph Greenway
    ... aka The Ghost Steps Out
  24. Little Giant (1946) .... Eddie L. Morrison/T.S. Chandler
    ... aka On the Carpet (UK)
  25. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945) .... Buzz Kurtis
    ... aka Abbott and Costello in Hollywood (USA: short title)
  26. The Naughty Nineties (1945) .... Dexter Broadhurst
  27. Here Come the Co-eds (1945) .... Slats McCarthy
  28. Lost in a Harem (1944) .... Peter Johnson
  29. In Society (1944) .... Eddie Harrington
    ... aka Abbott and Costello in Society
  30. Hit the Ice (1943) .... Flash Fulton
    ... aka Oh Doctor
  31. It Ain't Hay (1943) .... Grover Mockridge
    ... aka Money for Jam (UK)
  32. Who Done It? (1942) .... Chick Larkin/Voice of Himself on Radio
  33. Pardon My Sarong (1942) .... Algernon 'Algy' Shaw
  34. Rio Rita (1942) .... 'Doc'
  35. Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942) .... Duke
  36. Keep 'Em Flying (1941) .... Blackie Benson
  37. Hold That Ghost (1941) .... Chuck Murray
    ... aka Oh, Charlie
  38. In the Navy (1941) .... Smokey Adams
  39. Buck Privates (1941) .... Slicker Smith
    ... aka Rookies (UK)
  40. One Night in the Tropics (1940) .... Abbott
Soundtrack:
  1. The Naughty Nineties (1945) ("Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (1908))
Self:
  1. "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
        - Episode dated 7 December 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself

  2. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
        - Lou Costello (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - "Who's On First?" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - Salute to Baseball (1956) TV episode .... Himself - "Who's On First?"
  4. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #9.11 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
  5. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Host / ... (21 episodes, 1951-1955)
    ... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #5.27 (1955) TV episode (as Abbott and Costello) .... Himself - Comic Actor
        - Episode #5.20 (1955) TV episode (as Abbott & Costello) .... Himself - Comedian
        - Episode #4.33 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode #4.28 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode #4.25 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Host
          (16 more)
  6. Screen Snapshots Series 33, No. 10: Hollywood Grows Up (1954) .... Himself
    ... aka Screen Snapshots No. 225 (USA)
  7. News of the Day (1952) .... Himself

  8. Screen Snapshots: Motion Picture Mothers, Inc. (1949) .... Himself
  9. 10,000 Kids and a Cop (1948) .... Himself
  10. Picture People No. 10: Hollywood at Home (1942) .... Himself
  11. Meet the Stars #4: Variety Reel #2 (1941) .... Himself
    ... aka Los Angeles Examiner Benefit (USA: short title)
    ... aka Meet the People (USA: alternative title)
Archive Footage:
  1. "The O'Reilly Factor"
        - Episode dated 29 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Chick Young
  2. Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge (2008) (V) .... Himself
  3. "Close-up"
        - Bela Lugosi: Dracula's Dubbelganger (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  4. Elvis Presley: Hot Shots and Cool Clips Volume 3 (2007) (V) .... Himself
  5. "The Story of Light Entertainment"
        - Double Acts (2006) TV episode (as Abbott and Costello)
  6. Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005) (TV) .... Orville
  7. ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999) (TV)
  8. "The Century: America's Time" (1999) .... Himself - selling war bonds
  9. Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (1999) (V) .... Peter
  10. "Biography"
        - Bud Abbott & Lou Costello: Abbott & Costello Meet Biography (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  11. Television's Christmas Classics (1994) (TV) .... Himself
  12. Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994) (TV)
  13. "Baseball" (1994) .... Himself - Who's on First routine
  14. When It Was a Game (1991) (TV) .... Himself
  15. The Three Stooges 60th Anniversary Special (1990) (TV)
  16. Classic Comedy Teams (1986) (V) .... Abbott And Costello
  17. Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... Chick Young (Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein)
  18. The Hollywood Clowns (1979) (V)
  19. Funny Business (1978) (TV) .... Himself
  20. Hey, Abbott! (1978)
  21. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (as Abbott) .... Clips from 'Rio Rita'
  22. The World of Abbott and Costello (1965)
  23. "Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At..."
        - The Westerns (1965) TV episode
  24. The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
  25. Oh, My Achin' Tooth! (1954) .... Bud
  26. Champs of the Chase (1954) .... Eddie
  27. Gobs in a Mess (1953) .... Smokey
  28. Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952) .... Himself
  29. Knights of the Bath (1951) .... Eddie
  30. Fun on the Run (1949) .... Slats [Bud, in silent versions]
  31. Kitchen Mechanics (1949) .... Slats [Bud, in silent versions]
  32. Oysters and Muscles (1948) .... Slats [Bud, in silent versions]
  33. Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 8: Looking Back (1946) .... Himself
  34. The Autobiography of a 'Jeep' (1943) (uncredited) .... Himself - in a Jeep in Parade


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