Acting
Bud Abbott
- Titles
- 70movies8TV shows
- Career
Active from 1940 to 2000, with a break from 1968 to 1978, busiest in 1952 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 48top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
The Abbott and Costello Show75/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Physical Comedy8.0average 2.5
- Situational Comedy7.4average 2.7
- Nostalgia7.2average 3.6
- Wholesome5.9average 3.3
- Absurdist Humor4.3average 2.0
- Historical4.7average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.7average 3.7
- Satire & Parody3.7average 2.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.8, average 5.2
- Psychological2.4, average 5.6
- Melancholy1.7, average 4.7
- Pathos2.7, average 5.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Slapstick Humor 8
- Abbott and Costello 7
- Family-Friendly 6
- Classic Comedy 5
- Nostalgic 5
- Wholesome Entertainment 4
- Classic Comedy Duo 3
- Musical Comedy 3
- Slapstick 3
- Escapist Entertainment 2
- Horror History 2
- Mistaken Identity 2
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, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Buck Privates, +39 more- JJohn GrantWriterBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Lost in a Harem, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, +21 more
- CCharles Van EngerCinematographerBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Hit the Ice, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, The Noose Hangs High, The Time of Their Lives, +7 more
- GGeorge RobinsonCinematographerBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion, Lost in Alaska, Jack and the Beanstalk, +5 more
Charles BartonDirectorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, The Noose Hangs High, The Time of Their Lives, Buck Privates Come Home, +4 more
Charles LamontDirectorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion, Hit the Ice, +4 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
- PPhilip CahnEditorBuck Privates, Hold That Ghost, The Time of Their Lives, Ride 'Em Cowboy, Keep 'Em Flying, +2 more
- FFrank GrossEditorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion, Hit the Ice, Mexican Hayride, It Ain't Hay, +2 more
Jean YarbroughDirectorThe Abbott and Costello Show, Lost in Alaska, Jack and the Beanstalk, Here Come the Co-Eds, In Society, +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
- AArthur HiltonEditorHere Come the Co-Eds, Keep 'Em Flying, Who Done It?, The Naughty Nineties, Pardon My Sarong
Movies and TV shows
41990s
1 title · average score 86
86
Svengoolie (1995)
TV show · as Chick Young
1960s
1 title · average score 73
73
The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show (1967)
TV show · as Abbott (voice)
1950s
2 titles · average score 70
65
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV show · as Ernie Kauffman
75
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
TV show · as Bud Abbott