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
61/100
- 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
- Slapstick Humor 9
- Family-Friendly 9
- Abbott and Costello 8
- Nostalgic 7
- Classic Comedy 6
- Slapstick 5
- Comedy Horror 4
- Wholesome Entertainment 4
- Classic Slapstick Comedy 3
- Mistaken Identity 3
- Situational Humor 3
- Musical Comedy 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Lou CostelloActorThe Abbott and Costello Show, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Hold That Ghost, +41 more- JJohn GrantWriterAbbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Hold That Ghost, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, +22 more
- CCharles Van EngerCinematographerBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, 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, Dance with Me, Henry, Jack and the Beanstalk, Here Come the Co-Eds, +5 more
Charles BartonDirectorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, Dance with Me, Henry, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, The Time of Their Lives, +4 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, Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, +4 more
Jean YarbroughDirectorThe Abbott and Costello Show, Jack and the Beanstalk, Here Come the Co-Eds, Lost in Alaska, The Naughty Nineties, +3 more- RRobert LeesWriterBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Hold That Ghost, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, Buck Privates Come Home, +2 more
- PPhilip CahnEditorHold That Ghost, Buck Privates, The Time of Their Lives, Ride 'Em Cowboy, In Society, +2 more
- FFrank GrossEditorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion, It Ain't Hay, Hit the Ice, +2 more
- FFrederic I. RinaldoWriterBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Hold That Ghost, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, Buck Privates Come Home, +2 more
- AArthur HiltonEditorHere Come the Co-Eds, Pardon My Sarong, The Naughty Nineties, Keep 'Em Flying, Who Done It?
Movies and TV shows
231960s
2 titles · average score 69
73
The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show (1967)
TV show · as Abbott (voice)
65
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
as Doc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)
1950s
10 titles · average score 53
49
Dance with Me, Henry (1956)
as Bud Flick
40
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
as Bud Abbott
59
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
as Harry 'Slim' Pierce
51
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
TV show · as Bud Abbott
57
Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)
as Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
48
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)
as Rocky Stonebridge
71
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
as Bud Alexander
1940s
11 titles · average score 65
59
Africa Screams (1949)
as Buzz Johnson
76
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
as Chick Young
64
The Noose Hangs High (1948)
as Ted Higgins
59
Mexican Hayride (1948)
as Harry Lambert
66
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
as Slicker Smith
60
Little Giant (1946)
as Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler
62
Here Come the Co-Eds (1945)
as Slats McCarthy
72
The Naughty Nineties (1945)
as Dexter Broadhurst
48
Lost in a Harem (1944)
as Peter Johnson
58
In Society (1944)
as Eddie Harrington
88
Hold That Ghost (1941)
as Chuck Murray