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Overview
Date of Birth:
2 October
1895
,
Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
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Date of Death:
24 April
1974
, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Mini Biography:
Abbott worked in carnivals while still a child and dropped out of school in 1909...
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Trivia:
September, 2003: Montclair State University in New Jersey dedicated a...
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Alternate Names:
Abbott | Abbott & Costello | Abbott and Costello
Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
Actor
,
Soundtrack
,
Self
,
Archive Footage
Actor:
1960s
1950s
1940s
"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
"The Abbott and Costello Show"
.... Bud Abbott (53 episodes, 1952-1958)
-
Pots and Pans
(1958)
TV episode
....
Bud Abbott
-
$1000 TV Prize
(1953)
TV episode
....
Bud Abbott
-
Bank Holdup
(1953)
TV episode
....
Bud Abbott
-
Barber Lou
(1953)
TV episode
....
Bud Abbott
-
Beauty Contest
(1953)
TV episode
....
Bud Abbott
(
48 more
)
Dance with Me, Henry
(1956) .... Bud Flick
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
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
... aka Abbott and Costello in the Navy (Australia)
Buck Privates
(1941) ....
Slicker Smith
... aka Rookies (UK)
One Night in the Tropics
(1940) ....
Abbott
Soundtrack:
1950s
1940s
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
(1952) (performer: "Tonight We Sail")
The Naughty Nineties
(1945) ("Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (1908))
Self:
1960s
1950s
1940s
"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
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
(1955) .... Himself/Peter Patterson
... aka Meet the Mummy
"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: alternative title)
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:
"Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America"
-
Sock it to Me?: Satire and Parody
(2009)
TV episode
.... Himself
Morecambe and Wise: The Show What Paul Merton Did
(2009) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
"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
"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
Entertaining the Troops
(1994) .... Himself
Legends of Comedy
(1992) (TV)
When It Was a Game
(1991) (TV) .... Himself
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
(1991) .... Chick Young/Slim
The Three Stooges 60th Anniversary Special
(1990) (TV)
Classic Comedy Teams
(1986) (V) .... Himself
Terror in the Aisles
(1984) .... Chick Young (Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
(1983) .... Himself
The Horror Show
(1979)
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)
"Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At..."
-
The Westerns
(1965)
TV episode
The Big Parade of Comedy
(1964) .... Actor in 'Rio Rita'
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
Additional Details
Other Works:
Appeared as a special guest (not a panelist) on an episode of the NBC daytime game show "It Takes Two" hosted by Vin Scully (sometime in 1969 or 1970), reminiscing about his career with Lou Costello.
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3 Biographical Movies | 5 Portrayals | 5 Print Biographies | 1 Article
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