Filmography
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Known For
Hold That Ghost Chuck Murray (1941) -
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein Chick Young (1948) -
Rio Rita 'Doc' (1942) -
Known For
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff Casey Edwards (1949) -
Actor
Abbott & Costello Abbott (1967) -
General Electric Theater Ernie Kauffman (1961) -
Dance with Me, Henry Bud Flick (1956) -
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy Pete Patterson (1955) -
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops Harry 'Slim' Pierce (1955) -
Fireman Save My Child Man in Long Shots (1954) -
The Abbott and Costello Show Bud Abbott (1952-1954) -
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Slim (1953) -
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars Lester (1953) -
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd Rocky Stonebridge (1952) -
![Lost in Alaska]( "Lost in Alaska")
Lost in Alaska Tom Watson (1952) -
![Jack and the Beanstalk]( "Jack and the Beanstalk")
Jack and the Beanstalk Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss (1952) -
![Comin' Round the Mountain]( "Comin' Round the Mountain")
Comin' Round the Mountain Al Stewart (1951) -
![Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man]( "Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man")
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man Bud Alexander (1951) -
![Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion]( "Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion")
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion Bud Jones (1950) -
![Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff]( "Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff")
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff Casey Edwards (1949) -
![Africa Screams]( "Africa Screams")
Africa Screams Buzz Johnson (1949) -
![Mexican Hayride]( "Mexican Hayride")
Mexican Hayride Harry Lambert (1948) -
![10, 000 Kids and a Cop]( "10, 000 Kids and a Cop")
10, 000 Kids and a Cop Bud Abbott (1948) -
![Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein]( "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein")
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein Chick Young (1948) -
![The Noose Hangs High]( "The Noose Hangs High")
The Noose Hangs High Ted Higgins (1948) -
![The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap]( "The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap")
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap Duke Egan (1947) -
![Buck Privates Come Home]( "Buck Privates Come Home")
Buck Privates Come Home Corporal Slicker Smith (1947) -
![The Time of Their Lives]( "The Time of Their Lives")
The Time of Their Lives Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway (1946) -
![Little Giant]( "Little Giant")
Little Giant Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler (1946) -
![Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood]( "Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood")
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood Buzz Kurtis (1945) -
![The Naughty Nineties]( "The Naughty Nineties")
The Naughty Nineties Dexter Broadhurst (1945) -
![Here Come the Co-eds]( "Here Come the Co-eds")
Here Come the Co-eds Slats McCarthy (1945) -
![Lost in a Harem]( "Lost in a Harem")
Lost in a Harem Peter Johnson (1944) -
![In Society]( "In Society")
In Society Eddie Harrington (1944) -
![Hit the Ice]( "Hit the Ice")
Hit the Ice Flash Fulton (1943) -
![It Ain't Hay]( "It Ain't Hay")
It Ain't Hay Grover Mockridge (1943) -
![Who Done It?]( "Who Done It?")
Who Done It? Chick Larkin / Voice of Himself on Radio (1942) -
![Pardon My Sarong]( "Pardon My Sarong")
Pardon My Sarong Algy Shaw (1942) -
![Rio Rita]( "Rio Rita")
Rio Rita 'Doc' (1942) -
![Ride 'Em Cowboy]( "Ride 'Em Cowboy")
Ride 'Em Cowboy Duke (1942) -
![Keep 'Em Flying]( "Keep 'Em Flying")
Keep 'Em Flying Blackie Benson (1941) -
![Hold That Ghost]( "Hold That Ghost")
Hold That Ghost Chuck Murray (1941) -
![In the Navy]( "In the Navy")
In the Navy Smokey Adams (1941) -
![Buck Privates]( "Buck Privates")
Buck Privates Slicker Smith (1941) -
Actor
![One Night in the Tropics]( "One Night in the Tropics")
One Night in the Tropics Abbott (1940) -
Soundtrack
![Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd]( "Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd")
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![Jack and the Beanstalk]( "Jack and the Beanstalk")
Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) -
Soundtrack
![The Naughty Nineties]( "The Naughty Nineties")
The Naughty Nineties (1945) -
Producer
![Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd]( "Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd")
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Archive footage
![Dinosaur Quiz]( "Dinosaur Quiz")
Dinosaur Quiz (2022) -
![The One and Only Dick Gregory]( "The One and Only Dick Gregory")
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7x13=28 (2020)
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![Do the Lou (Remix)]( "Do the Lou (Remix)")
Do the Lou (Remix) (2020) -
![Who's on First?!!? The Animated Version]( "Who's on First?!!? The Animated Version")
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![Do the Lou]( "Do the Lou")
Do the Lou (2020) -
![Big Parade of Horror]( "Big Parade of Horror")
Big Parade of Horror (2020) -
![Diminishing Returns]( "Diminishing Returns")
Diminishing Returns (2017) -
![The Factor]( "The Factor")
The Factor (2008-2014) -
![42]( "42")
42 (2013) -
![Cinemassacre's Monster Madness]( "Cinemassacre's Monster Madness")
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![Reagan]( "Reagan")
Reagan (2011) -
![Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes]( "Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes")
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![A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss]( "A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss")
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![Behind the Burly Q]( "Behind the Burly Q")
Behind the Burly Q (2010) -
![Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America]( "Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America")
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![Morecambe and Wise: The Show What Paul Merton Did]( "Morecambe and Wise: The Show What Paul Merton Did")
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![Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge]( "Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge")
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![Close Up]( "Close Up")
Close Up (2007) -
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![The Story of Light Entertainment]( "The Story of Light Entertainment")
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![The Great Man: W.C. Fields]( "The Great Man: W.C. Fields")
The Great Man: W.C. Fields (2005) -
Back to the 1950s (2004)
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![I Know A Riddle]( "I Know A Riddle")
I Know A Riddle (2004) -
![The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster]( "The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster")
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![Laugh? I Thought I'd Die!]( "Laugh? I Thought I'd Die!")
Laugh? I Thought I'd Die! (1999) -
ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999)
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![Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed]( "Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed")
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![The Century: America's Time]( "The Century: America's Time")
The Century: America's Time (1999) -
![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (1997) -
![Bob Hope: Hollywood's Brightest Star]( "Bob Hope: Hollywood's Brightest Star")
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![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (1994-1996) -
![Dumb, Dumber & Dumbest]( "Dumb, Dumber & Dumbest")
Dumb, Dumber & Dumbest (1995) -
![Television's Christmas Classics]( "Television's Christmas Classics")
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![Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld]( "Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld")
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![It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein]( "It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein")
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![Legends of Comedy]( "Legends of Comedy")
Legends of Comedy (1992) -
![Dracula in the Movies]( "Dracula in the Movies")
Dracula in the Movies (1992) -
![When It Was a Game]( "When It Was a Game")
When It Was a Game (1991) -
![Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook]( "Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook")
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![Blushing Bloopers]( "Blushing Bloopers")
Blushing Bloopers (1990) -
![Abbott and Costello in the Movies]( "Abbott and Costello in the Movies")
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![Classic Movie Bloopers]( "Classic Movie Bloopers")
Classic Movie Bloopers (1990) -
![Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths]( "Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths")
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![Bloopers Galore]( "Bloopers Galore")
Bloopers Galore (1989) -
A Tribute to Lucy (1989)
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![Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!]( "Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!")
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![Movie Bloopers]( "Movie Bloopers")
Movie Bloopers (1988) -
![Entertaining the Troops]( "Entertaining the Troops")
Entertaining the Troops (1988) -
![Classic Star Bloopers]( "Classic Star Bloopers")
Classic Star Bloopers (1987) -
![Celebrity Commercials]( "Celebrity Commercials")
Celebrity Commercials (1987) -
![Bloopermania]( "Bloopermania")
Bloopermania (1987) -
![Classic Comedy Teams]( "Classic Comedy Teams")
Classic Comedy Teams (1986) -
![Horrible Horror]( "Horrible Horror")
Horrible Horror (1986) -
![Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers]( "Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers")
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![Into the Night]( "Into the Night")
Into the Night (1985) -
![Those Wild Bloopers]( "Those Wild Bloopers")
Those Wild Bloopers (1984) -
![Terror in the Aisles]( "Terror in the Aisles")
Terror in the Aisles (1984) -
![Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood]( "Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood")
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![Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage]( "Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage")
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![Showbiz Goes to War]( "Showbiz Goes to War")
Showbiz Goes to War (1982) -
![Oops, those Hollywood Bloopers!]( "Oops, those Hollywood Bloopers!")
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![Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter]( "Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter")
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![The Hollywood Clowns]( "The Hollywood Clowns")
The Hollywood Clowns (1979) -
![The Horror Show]( "The Horror Show")
The Horror Show (1979) -
![Hey, Abbott!]( "Hey, Abbott!")
Hey, Abbott! (1978) -
![Funny Business]( "Funny Business")
Funny Business (1978) -
![Bob Hope's World of Comedy]( "Bob Hope's World of Comedy")
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976) -
![That's Entertainment, Part II]( "That's Entertainment, Part II")
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![Hollywood: The Dream Factory]( "Hollywood: The Dream Factory")
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) -
![Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look at...]( "Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look at...")
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![The World of Abbott and Costello]( "The World of Abbott and Costello")
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![The Big Parade of Comedy]( "The Big Parade of Comedy")
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) -
![Hollywood and the Stars]( "Hollywood and the Stars")
Hollywood and the Stars (1963) -
![Project Twenty]( "Project Twenty")
Project Twenty (1960) -
Oh, My Achin' Tooth! (1954)
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Champs of the Chase (1954)
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Gobs in a Mess (1953)
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Knights of the Bath (1951)
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Kitchen Mechanics (1949)
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Fun on the Run (1949)
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Oysters and Muscles (1948)
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Archive footage
![Twenty Years After]( "Twenty Years After")
Twenty Years After (1944) -
![The Autobiography of a 'Jeep']( "The Autobiography of a 'Jeep'")
All Filmography
Videos
Awards
5 wins.Did You Know
Trivia
He appeared with Lou Costello in the short films "Fun on the Run", "Riot on Ice" and "No Bulls Please".
Quotes
[Speaking after his professional break-up with partner Lou Costello] I never understood Lou.
Trademark
Often uses the "play on words" technique in order to confuse another person (examples include the "who's on first" routine and "loafing" bit)
Star Sign
Libra
Personal Details
Born
William Alexander Abbott
Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
Died
(age 78)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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