Bud Abbott

Acting

Bud Abbott

Born October 2, 1897 · Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA

Died April 24, 1974 · aged 76

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

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet FrankensteinBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein · 1948
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
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MovieHorrorComedy
The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body.
The Naughty NinetiesThe Naughty Nineties · 1945
The Naughty Nineties
6.71945
MovieComedy
In the gay '90s, cardsharps take over a Mississippi riverboat from a kindly captain. Their first act is to change the showboat into a floating gambling house. A ham actor and his bumbling sidekick try to devise a way to help the captain regain ownership of the vessel.
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeAbbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · 1953
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.31953
MovieComedyHorror
As American policemen in London, Bud and Lou meet up with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Jack and the BeanstalkJack and the Beanstalk · 1952
Jack and the Beanstalk
5.71952
MovieComedyFantasy
Two down-on-their-luck loafers take a job babysitting, with a bedtime story of the titular tale turning into a wacky Abbott and Costello-faced musical retelling involving stolen cows, terrible giants, and the heroic boy with an opportunistic butcher in a castle above the clouds.
In the NavyIn the Navy · 1941
In the Navy
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MovieComedyMusic
Popular crooner Russ Raymond abandons his career at its peak and joins the Navy using an alias, Tommy Halstead. However, Dorothy Roberts, a reporter, discovers his identity and follows him in the hopes of photographing him and revealing his identity to the world. Aboard the Alabama, Tommy meets up with Smoky and Pomeroy, who help hide him from Dorothy, who hatches numerous schemes in an attempt to photograph Tommy/Russ being a sailor.
Rio RitaRio Rita · 1942
Rio Rita
6.01942
MovieComedyMusic
Doc and Wishey run into some Nazi-agents, who want to smuggle bombs into the USA from a Mexican border hotel.
Who Done It?Who Done It? · 1942
Who Done It?
7.01942
MovieComedyMystery
Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast.
Africa ScreamsAfrica Screams · 1949
Africa Screams
5.81949
MovieComedyAdventure
When bookseller Buzz cons Diana into thinking that his friend Stanley knows all there is to know about Africa, they are abducted and ordered to lead Diana and her henchmen to an African tribe in search of a fortune in jewels.

Filmography

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The Abbott and Costello Cartoon ShowThe Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show · 1967
The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show
7.71967
Series
The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show is an American half-hour animated series of the famous comedy duo that aired in syndication from September 9, 1967 to June 1, 1968. Each of the 39 individual episodes consisted of four five-minute cartoons. The cartoons were created jointly by Hanna-Barbera, RKO General and Jomar Productions between 1965 and 1967. The series was syndicated by Gold Key Entertainment and King World Productions. The primary feature of this cartoon series was the fact that Bud Abbott supplied the voice for his own character. Stan Irwin provided the voice of Lou Costello, who had died in 1959. The rest of the voice cast was composed of Hanna-Barbera regulars. The Canadian cartoonist, Lynn Johnston, who is famous for her comic strip, For Better or For Worse, was an uncredited cel colorist.

Abbott (voice)