Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

American actor, producer and comedian (1897–1974)

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.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 31 films (1940–1964) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 28 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1940 Ride 'Em Cowboy. Arthur Lubin 80 min B&W
1941 IN THE NAVY Arthur Lubin 85 min B&W
1941 IN THE NAVY Universal 90min 16mm B&W Sound
1941 Keep 'em flying Arthur Lubin 17 16mm B&W sound
1942 Keep 'Em Flying. Arthur Lubin 2 reels B&W
1942 Ride 'em' Cowboy Arthur Lubin 80 min B&W
1942 RIDE ’EM COWBOY Arthur Lubin 80 min B&W
1942 Rio Rita S. Sylvan Simon 91 min B&W
1943 HIT THE ICE Charles Lamont 83 min B&W
1943 KEEP EM FLYING ▶ Arthur Lubin 80 min 16mm B&W
1947 The Wistful Widow Of Wagon Gap. Charles Barton 78 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein SWANK 82 16mm B&W sound
1948 Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein Castle Films 1600 B&W
1949 Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 83 min. 16mm B&W sound
1949 Abbott and Costello meet the killer, Boris Karloff. Universal Pictures 3000 16mm B&W sound
1949 Africa Screams. Nasbro Pictures Inc. 80 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 Comin' Round The Mountain. Charles Lamont 7 min 35mm B&W sound
1950 Abbott & Costello In The Foreign Legion. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 80 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man Universal-International 82 min 16mm B&W Sound
1951 Comin’ Round The Mountain. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 77 min. 35mm B&W sound
1952 Jack And The Beanstalk. McGraw Hill Text Films 1 reel 35mm Color sound
1952 Lost In Alaska. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 8 reels 35mm Color sound
1953 Abbott And Costello Go To Mars. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 77 min. 35mm B&W sound
1953 Abbott And Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 76 min. 35mm B&W sound
1954 Abbott And Costello Meet The Keystone Kops. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 8 reels 35mm B&W sound
1954 Fireman, save my child. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 80 min. 35mm B&W sound
1955 Abbott And Costello Meet The Mummy. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 9 reels 35mm B&W sound
1956 Dance With Me, Henry. Bud Abbott & Lou Costello 79 min. 35mm B&W sound
1959 Kitchen mechanics Castle Films. 2 16mm B&W sound
1963 Hollywood and the stars. Funny men. Part 2 sponsored by Purex and Timex ; a David L. Wolper production ; United Artists Television ; production executive, Al Ramrus ; associate producer, Julian Ludwig ; written and produced by Irwin Rosten ; series producer- director, Jack Haley, Jr. 26 16mm B&W sound
1964 The World Of Abbott And Costello Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 75 min 35mm B&W sound