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Bud Abbott
Acting
02 Oct 1897
† 24 Apr 1974
Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
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.
Also Known As
William Alexander Abbott
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Bud Abbott's Movies
71%
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
01 Jun 1948
60%
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
16 Apr 1955
63%
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
14 Mar 1951
63%
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
01 Aug 1953
67%
Buck Privates
31 Jan 1941
68%
Hold That Ghost
07 Aug 1941
57%
Africa Screams
04 May 1949
65%
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
26 May 1949
56%
Jack and the Beanstalk
07 Apr 1952
54%
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
06 Apr 1953
71%
The Time of Their Lives
13 Aug 1946
69%
Who Done It?
30 Oct 1942
69%
That's Entertainment, Part II
16 May 1976
60%
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
05 Aug 1950
63%
In the Navy
30 May 1941
61%
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
02 Feb 1955
59%
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
27 Dec 1952
63%
Buck Privates Come Home
04 Apr 1947
66%
The Naughty Nineties
20 Jun 1945
64%
Pardon My Sarong
07 Aug 1942
Bud Abbott's TV Shows
68%
The Ed Sullivan Show
20 Jun 1948
72%
The Abbott and Costello Show
05 Dec 1952
68%
The Colgate Comedy Hour
10 Sept 1950
68%
The Colgate Comedy Hour
10 Sept 1950
76%
The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show
09 Sept 1967
64%
General Electric Theater
01 Feb 1953
56%
The Steve Allen Show
24 Jun 1956
100%
Studio 42 with Bob Costas
01 Jan 2009