Acting
Bud Abbott
- Titles
- 77movies7TV shows
- Career
Active from 1940 to 2000, with a break from 1968 to 1978, busiest in 1941 and 1952 with 5 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 49top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
Hold That Ghost88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Physical Comedy7.8average 2.4
- Situational Comedy7.5average 2.7
- Nostalgia7.1average 3.7
- Wholesome6.0average 3.3
- Absurdist Humor4.4average 2.0
- Wit & Wordplay5.8average 3.7
- Showbiz3.0average 1.2
- Historical4.4average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.5, average 5.4
- Psychological2.1, average 5.6
- Melancholy1.6, average 4.7
- Pathos2.6, average 5.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Family-Friendly 10
- Slapstick Humor 8
- Abbott and Costello 8
- Classic Comedy 6
- Slapstick 5
- Nostalgic 5
- Wholesome Entertainment 4
- Classic Comedy Duo 3
- Musical Comedy 3
- Family Friendly 3
- Physical Slapstick 3
- Situational Humor 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Lou CostelloActorThe Abbott and Costello Show, In Society, Buck Privates, Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, +41 more- JJohn GrantWriterIn Society, Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, +22 more
- CCharles Van EngerCinematographerBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, Hit the Ice, The Time of Their Lives, It Ain't Hay, +7 more
- GGeorge RobinsonCinematographerAbbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion, Here Come the Co-Eds, +5 more
Charles LamontDirectorAbbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Hit the Ice, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, +4 more
Charles BartonDirectorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, The Time of Their Lives, Buck Privates Come Home, The Noose Hangs High, +4 more
Jean YarbroughDirectorThe Abbott and Costello Show, In Society, Here Come the Co-Eds, Lost in Alaska, Jack and the Beanstalk, +3 more- FFrederic I. RinaldoWriterBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Hit the Ice, Hold That Ghost, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Buck Privates Come Home, +2 more
- FFrank GrossEditorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Hit the Ice, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion, It Ain't Hay, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, +2 more
- PPhilip CahnEditorIn Society, Buck Privates, Hold That Ghost, The Time of Their Lives, Keep 'Em Flying, +2 more
- RRobert LeesWriterBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Hit the Ice, Hold That Ghost, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Buck Privates Come Home, +2 more
Arthur LubinDirectorBuck Privates, Hold That Ghost, Keep 'Em Flying, Ride 'Em Cowboy, In the Navy
Movies and TV shows
54Upcoming
1 title
as Abbott
2000s
2 titles · average score 72
as Chick Young (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
1990s
3 titles
as (archive footage)
as Chick Young (archive footage)
as Chick Young / Slim (archive footage)
1970s
3 titles · average score 70
as (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
1960s
3 titles · average score 68
TV show · as Abbott (voice)
as Character in Film Clips (archive footage)
as Doc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)
1950s
15 titles · average score 55
as Bud Flick
as Bud Abbott
as Harry 'Slim' Pierce
TV show · as Bud Abbott
as Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
as Tom Watson
as Rocky Stonebridge
as Bud Alexander
as Al Stewart
1940s
27 titles · average score 63
as Chick Young
as Slicker Smith
as Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway
as Buzz Kurtis
as Slats McCarthy
as Eddie Harrington
as Flash Fulton
as Slicker Smith
as Chuck Murray
as Smokey Adams
as Blackie Benson