Bud Abbott
AKA 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 in the Pacific Ocean)
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
TELEVISION
The Abbott and Costello Show Bud Abbott (1952-54)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Baseball (18-Sep-1994) · Himself
Dance with Me, Henry (22-Dec-1956) · Bud Flick
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (5-Sep-1955) · Pete Patterson
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) · Slim
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (27-Dec-1952) · Rocky Stonebridge
Lost in Alaska (Aug-1952) · Tom Watson
Jack and the Beanstalk (7-Apr-1952) · Dinkelpuss
Comin' Round the Mountain (26-Jul-1951)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (7-Mar-1951) · Bud Alexander
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) · Buzz Johnson
Mexican Hayride (Dec-1948)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (15-Jun-1948) · Chick
The Noose Hangs High (5-Apr-1948) · Ted Higgins
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) · Buzz Kurtis
The Naughty Nineties (20-Jun-1945) · Dexter Broadhurst
Here Come the Co-Eds (2-Feb-1945)
Lost in a Harem (8-Nov-1944) · Peter Johnson
In Society (18-Aug-1944)
Hit the Ice (2-Jun-1943) · Flash Fulton
It Ain't Hay (19-Mar-1943)
Who Done It? (9-Nov-1942) · Chick Larkin
Pardon My Sarong (7-Aug-1942)
Ride 'Em Cowboy (13-Feb-1942)
Rio Rita (1942) · Doc
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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