Acting
Bud Abbott
- Titles
- 76movies7TV 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
62/100
- Highest rated
Hold That Ghost88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Physical Comedy7.8average 2.5
- Situational Comedy7.5average 2.7
- Nostalgia7.1average 3.6
- Wholesome5.9average 3.3
- Absurdist Humor4.4average 2.0
- Wit & Wordplay5.8average 3.7
- Historical4.7average 2.6
- Satire & Parody4.1average 2.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.6, average 5.2
- Psychological2.4, average 5.6
- Melancholy1.6, average 4.7
- Pathos2.6, average 5.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Family-Friendly 9
- Slapstick Humor 9
- Abbott and Costello 8
- Nostalgic 7
- Classic Comedy 6
- Slapstick 5
- Comedy Horror 4
- Wholesome Entertainment 4
- Classic Comedy Duo 3
- Musical Comedy 3
- Mistaken Identity 3
- Situational Comedy 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Lou CostelloActorThe Abbott and Costello Show, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Buck Privates, +41 more- JJohn GrantWriterBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Hold That Ghost, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, +22 more
- CCharles Van EngerCinematographerBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, The Time of Their Lives, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, Hit the Ice, It Ain't Hay, +7 more
- GGeorge RobinsonCinematographerAbbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Jack and the Beanstalk, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion, Lost in Alaska, +5 more
Charles LamontDirectorAbbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, Hit the Ice, +4 more
Charles BartonDirectorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, The Time of Their Lives, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, The Noose Hangs High, Dance with Me, Henry, +4 more
Jean YarbroughDirectorThe Abbott and Costello Show, Jack and the Beanstalk, Lost in Alaska, Here Come the Co-Eds, In Society, +3 more- RRobert LeesWriterBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Hold That Ghost, Hit the Ice, Comin' Round the Mountain, +2 more
- FFrederic I. RinaldoWriterBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Hold That Ghost, Hit the Ice, Comin' Round the Mountain, +2 more
- FFrank GrossEditorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion, Hit the Ice, It Ain't Hay, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, +2 more
- PPhilip CahnEditorBuck Privates, Hold That Ghost, The Time of Their Lives, Ride 'Em Cowboy, Keep 'Em Flying, +2 more
- AArthur HiltonEditorHere Come the Co-Eds, Keep 'Em Flying, The Naughty Nineties, Pardon My Sarong, Who Done It?
Movies and TV shows
54Great
Score 80 to 89
1 title
Great
Score 80 to 89
88
as Chuck Murray
Good
Score 70 to 79
10 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
76
as Chick Young
73
as Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway
73
TV show · as Abbott (voice)
73
as Slicker Smith
72
as (archive footage)
72
as Dexter Broadhurst
71
as Bud Alexander
71
as Chick Larkin
71
as Slicker Smith
70
as (archive footage)
Decent
Score 60 to 69
18 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
67
as Ted Higgins
64
as Duke Egan
62
as Slats McCarthy
62
as Flash Fulton
62
as Eddie Harrington
61
as Blackie Benson
60
as Buzz Kurtis
60
as Doc
60
as Harry 'Slim' Pierce
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
14 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
as Peter Johnson
57
as Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
57
as Duke
57
as Grover Mockridge
55
as Buzz Johnson
55
as Tom Watson
54
as Al Stewart
51
TV show · as Bud Abbott
50
as Bud Flick
49
as Rocky Stonebridge
37
as Bud Abbott
Not rated yet
11 titles
Not rated yet
as (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as Chick Young / Slim (archive footage)
as Chick Young (archive footage)
as Chick Young (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as Eddie (archive footage)
as Slats
as Abbott