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
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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
11950s
1 title · average score 49
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Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)
as Rocky Stonebridge