Bud Abbott
American actor, producer and comedian (1897-1974) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 76
William Alexander "Bud" Abbott was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known as the straight man in the comedy duo Abbott and Costello.
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2009New Jersey Hall of FameAward1974Died24 April 19741968
The Movie OrgyFilm1967
The Abbott and Costello Cartoon ShowSeries, Abbott (voice)1960Star on Hollywood Walk of FameAward1956
The Steve Allen ShowSeries
Dance with Me, HenryFilm, 1956Bud Flick1953
General Electric TheaterSeries, Ernie Kauffman
Abbott and Costello Go to MarsFilm, 1953Lester1952
The Abbott and Costello ShowSeries, Bud Abbott
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain KiddFilm, 1952Producer1950
The Colgate Comedy HourSeries
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign LegionFilm, 1950Bud Jones1949
Africa ScreamsFilm, Buzz Johnson1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1947
Buck Privates Come HomeFilm, Slicker Smith1946
Little GiantFilm, Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler1944
In SocietyFilm, Eddie Harrington1943
Hit the IceFilm, Flash Fulton1941
Buck PrivatesFilm, Slicker Smith1940
One Night in the TropicsFilm, Abbott1897Born2 October 1897
The Movie OrgyFilm1967The Abbott and Costello Cartoon ShowSeries, Abbott (voice)1960Star on Hollywood Walk of FameAward1956The Steve Allen ShowSeriesDance with Me, HenryFilm, 1956Bud Flick1953General Electric TheaterSeries, Ernie KauffmanAbbott and Costello Go to MarsFilm, 1953Lester1952The Abbott and Costello ShowSeries, Bud AbbottAbbott and Costello Meet Captain KiddFilm, 1952Producer1950The Colgate Comedy HourSeriesBud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign LegionFilm, 1950Bud Jones1949Africa ScreamsFilm, Buzz Johnson1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1947Buck Privates Come HomeFilm, Slicker Smith1946Little GiantFilm, Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler1944In SocietyFilm, Eddie Harrington1943Hit the IceFilm, Flash Fulton1941Buck PrivatesFilm, Slicker Smith1940One Night in the TropicsFilm, Abbott1897Born2 October 1897Known for
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The Time of Their Lives 1946
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein 1948
Buck Privates 1941
Hold That Ghost 1941
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff 1949
People around Bud
Lou Costello Also in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)- Charles Barton Directed Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Arthur Lubin Directed Keep 'Em Flying and Buck Privates
Charles Lamont Directed Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
Jean Yarbrough Directed Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)
Joe Kirk Also in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)- Robert Lees Wrote Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Erle C. Kenton Directed Pardon My Sarong and Who Done It?
Hank Mann Also in Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
Harold Goodwin Also in Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
Shemp Howard Also in Buck Privates and In the Navy
Donald MacBride Also in Abbott and Costello in Hollywood (1945)
Charles Previn Wrote Keep 'Em Flying and Pardon My Sarong
S. Sylvan Simon Directed Rio Rita (1942)
Glenn Strange Also in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Marc Lawrence Also in Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)
Mike Mazurki Also in Abbott and Costello in Hollywood (1945)
Samuel S. Hinds Also in Pardon My Sarong and Buck Privates
James Flavin Also in Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
Douglass Dumbrille Also in Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)
William B. Davidson Also in In the Navy and In Society
Lenore Aubert Also in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Rex Lease Also in The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
Edgar Dearing Also in Hold That Ghost (1941)
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Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1897 to 1974 · aged 76
