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Bud Abbott

Bud AbbottAKA William Alexander Abbott

Born: 2-Oct-1895
Birthplace: Asbury Park, NJ
Died: 24-Apr-1974
Location of death: Woodland Hills, CA
Cause of death: Cancer - unspecified
Remains: Cremated, Ashes scattered over Pacific

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Half of Abbott and Costello

Father: Harry Abbott
Mother: (performer with Ringling Bros.)
Wife: Betty Smith (m. 17-Sep-1918, d. 1981, two adopted children)
Son: Bud Abbott, Jr. (actor, b. 23-Aug-1939, d. 19-Jan-1997)

    High School: (dropped out 1909)

    Shriners
    Freemasonry
    Baseball Hall of Fame For Who's on First?
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 6333 Hollywood Blvd (radio)
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 6740 Hollywood Blvd (television)
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 1611 Vine Street (motion pictures)
    Risk Factors: Epilepsy

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Dance with Me Henry (22-Dec-1956)
    Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (05-Sep-1955)
    Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (21-Feb-1955)
    Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (3-Aug-1953)
    Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1-Aug-1953)
    Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (27-Dec-1952)
    Lost in Alaska (Aug-1952)
    Jack and the Beanstalk (7-Apr-1952)
    Comin' Round the Mountain (26-Jul-1951)
    Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (7-Mar-1951)
    Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (19-Feb-1950)
    Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (18-Sep-1949)
    Africa Screams (4-May-1949)
    Mexican Hayride (Dec-1948)
    Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (15-Jun-1948)
    The Noose Hangs High (5-Apr-1948)
    The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (8-Oct-1947)
    Buck Privates Come Home (Mar-1947)
    The Time of Their Lives (16-Aug-1946)
    Little Giant (22-Feb-1946)
    Abbott and Costello in Hollywood (5-Oct-1945)
    The Naughty Nineties (20-Jun-1945)
    Here Come the Co-Eds (2-Feb-1945)
    Lost in a Harem (8-Nov-1944)
    In Society (18-Aug-1944)
    Hit the Ice (2-Jun-1943)
    It Ain't Hay (19-Mar-1943)
    Who Done It? (9-Nov-1942)
    Pardon My Sarong (7-Aug-1942)
    Ride 'Em Cowboy (13-Feb-1942)
    Rio Rita (1942)
    Keep 'Em Flying (19-Nov-1941)
    Hold That Ghost (7-Aug-1941)
    In the Navy (30-May-1941)
    Buck Privates (31-Jan-1941)
    One Night in the Tropics (30-Oct-1940)


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