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Overview
Mini Biography:
Abbott worked in carnivals while still a child and dropped out of school in 1909... moreAwards:
3 wins moreNewsDesk:
(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 CostelloUS TV Schedule:
| Thur. July 31 | 6:00 AM | TCM | Jack and the Beanstalk |
Filmography
Actor:
- "Abbott & Costello" (1966) TV series (voice) .... Abbott
- "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 - Dance with Me Henry (1956) .... Bud Flick
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) .... Bud Abbott aka Peter Patterson
... aka Meet the Mummy - Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955) .... Harry Pierce
- Fireman Save My Child (1954) (uncredited) .... Man in Long Shots
- Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) .... Slim
- Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953) .... Lester
... aka On to Mars
... aka Rocket and Roll - "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) - Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) .... Rocky Stonebridge
- Lost in Alaska (1952) .... Tom Watson
... aka Abbott and Costello Lost in Alaska (UK) - Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) .... Mr. Dinkel/Mr. Dinkelpuss
- Comin' Round the Mountain (1951) .... Al Stewart
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) .... Bud Alexander
... aka Meet the Invisible Man - Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950) .... Bud Jones
... aka Foreign Legion (USA: short title) - 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 - Africa Screams (1949) .... Buzz Johnson
... aka Abbott and Costello in Africa - Mexican Hayride (1948) .... Harry Lambert
- 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) - The Noose Hangs High (1948) .... Ted Higgins
- The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947) .... Duke Egan
... aka The Wistful Widow (UK) - Buck Privates Come Home (1947) .... Slicker Smith
... aka Rookies Come Home (UK) - The Time of Their Lives (1946) .... Cuthbert Greenway/Dr. Ralph Greenway
... aka The Ghost Steps Out - Little Giant (1946) .... Eddie L. Morrison/T.S. Chandler
... aka On the Carpet (UK) - Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945) .... Buzz Kurtis
... aka Abbott and Costello in Hollywood (USA: short title) - The Naughty Nineties (1945) .... Dexter Broadhurst
- Here Come the Co-eds (1945) .... Slats McCarthy
- Lost in a Harem (1944) .... Peter Johnson
- In Society (1944) .... Eddie Harrington
... aka Abbott and Costello in Society - Hit the Ice (1943) .... Flash Fulton
... aka Oh Doctor - It Ain't Hay (1943) .... Grover Mockridge
... aka Money for Jam (UK) - Who Done It? (1942) .... Chick Larkin/Voice of Himself on Radio
- Pardon My Sarong (1942) .... Algernon 'Algy' Shaw
- Rio Rita (1942) .... 'Doc'
- Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942) .... Duke
- Keep 'Em Flying (1941) .... Blackie Benson
- Hold That Ghost (1941) .... Chuck Murray
... aka Oh, Charlie - In the Navy (1941) .... Smokey Adams
- Buck Privates (1941) .... Slicker Smith
... aka Rookies (UK) - One Night in the Tropics (1940) .... Abbott
Soundtrack:
- The Naughty Nineties (1945) ("Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (1908))
Self:
- "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
- Episode dated 7 December 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself - "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
- Lou Costello (1956) TV episode .... Himself - "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?" - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #9.11 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - "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) - Screen Snapshots Series 33, No. 10: Hollywood Grows Up (1954) .... Himself
... aka Screen Snapshots No. 225 (USA) - News of the Day (1952) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots: Motion Picture Mothers, Inc. (1949) .... Himself
- 10,000 Kids and a Cop (1948) .... Himself
- Picture People No. 10: Hollywood at Home (1942) .... Himself
- 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:
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"The O'Reilly Factor"
- Episode dated 29 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Chick Young - Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge (2008) (V) .... Himself
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"Close-up"
- Bela Lugosi: Dracula's Dubbelganger (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Elvis Presley: Hot Shots and Cool Clips Volume 3 (2007) (V) .... Himself
-
"The Story of Light Entertainment"
- Double Acts (2006) TV episode (as Abbott and Costello) - Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005) (TV) .... Orville
- ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999) (TV)
- "The Century: America's Time" (1999) .... Himself - selling war bonds
- Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (1999) (V) .... Peter
-
"Biography"
- Bud Abbott & Lou Costello: Abbott & Costello Meet Biography (1996) TV episode .... Himself - Television's Christmas Classics (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994) (TV)
- "Baseball" (1994) .... Himself - Who's on First routine
- When It Was a Game (1991) (TV) .... Himself
- The Three Stooges 60th Anniversary Special (1990) (TV)
- Classic Comedy Teams (1986) (V) .... Abbott And Costello
- Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... Chick Young (Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein)
- The Hollywood Clowns (1979) (V)
- Funny Business (1978) (TV) .... Himself
- Hey, Abbott! (1978)
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (as Abbott) .... Clips from 'Rio Rita'
- The World of Abbott and Costello (1965)
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"Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At..."
- The Westerns (1965) TV episode - The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
- Oh, My Achin' Tooth! (1954) .... Bud
- Champs of the Chase (1954) .... Eddie
- Gobs in a Mess (1953) .... Smokey
- Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952) .... Himself
- Knights of the Bath (1951) .... Eddie
- Fun on the Run (1949) .... Slats [Bud, in silent versions]
- Kitchen Mechanics (1949) .... Slats [Bud, in silent versions]
- Oysters and Muscles (1948) .... Slats [Bud, in silent versions]
- Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 8: Looking Back (1946) .... Himself
- The Autobiography of a 'Jeep' (1943) (uncredited) .... Himself - in a Jeep in Parade
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