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Actor:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. "Abbott & Costello" (1966) TV series (voice) .... Abbott
2. "General Electric Theater" .... Ernie Kauffman (1 episode, 1961)
   ... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
   ... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
       - The Joke's on Me (1961) TV episode .... Ernie Kauffman
   
   
3. "The Abbott and Costello Show" .... Bud Abbott (53 episodes, 1952-1958)
       - Pots and Pans (1958) TV episode .... Bud Abbott
       - $1000 TV Prize (1953) TV episode .... Bud Abbott
       - Bank Holdup (1953) TV episode .... Bud Abbott
       - Barber Lou (1953) TV episode .... Bud Abbott
       - Beauty Contest (1953) TV episode .... Bud Abbott
         (48 more)
4. Dance with Me Henry (1956) .... Bud Flick
   ... aka Dance with Me, Henry (USA: poster title)
5. Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955) .... Harry Pierce
6. Fireman Save My Child (1954) (uncredited) .... Man in Long Shots
7. Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) .... Slim
8. Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953) .... Lester
   ... aka On to Mars
   ... aka Rocket and Roll
9. Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) .... Rocky Stonebridge
10. Lost in Alaska (1952) .... Tom Watson
    ... aka Abbott and Costello Lost in Alaska (UK)
11. Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) .... Mr. Dinkel/Mr. Dinkelpuss
12. Comin' Round the Mountain (1951) .... Al Stewart
13. Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) .... Bud Alexander
    ... aka Meet the Invisible Man
14. Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950) .... Bud Jones
    ... aka Foreign Legion (USA: short title)
    
    
15. Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) .... Casey Edwards
    ... aka Abbot and Costello Meet the Killer
    ... aka Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff (USA: long title)
    ... aka Meet the Killer
16. Africa Screams (1949) .... Buzz Johnson
    ... aka Abbott and Costello in Africa
17. Mexican Hayride (1948) .... Harry Lambert
18. Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) .... Chick Young
    ... aka Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Abbott and Costello Meet the Ghosts (UK)
19. The Noose Hangs High (1948) .... Ted Higgins
20. The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947) .... Duke Egan
    ... aka The Wistful Widow (UK)
21. Buck Privates Come Home (1947) .... Slicker Smith
    ... aka Rookies Come Home (UK)
22. The Time of Their Lives (1946) .... Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway
    ... aka The Ghost Steps Out
23. Little Giant (1946) .... Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler
    ... aka On the Carpet (UK)
24. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945) .... Buzz Kurtis
    ... aka Abbott and Costello in Hollywood (USA: short title)
25. The Naughty Nineties (1945) .... Dexter Broadhurst
26. Here Come the Co-eds (1945) .... Slats McCarthy
27. Lost in a Harem (1944) .... Peter Johnson
28. In Society (1944) .... Eddie Harrington
    ... aka Abbott and Costello in Society
29. Hit the Ice (1943) .... Flash Fulton
    ... aka Oh Doctor
30. It Ain't Hay (1943) .... Grover Mockridge
    ... aka Money for Jam (UK)
31. Who Done It? (1942) .... Chick Larkin / Voice of Himself on Radio
32. Pardon My Sarong (1942) .... Algernon 'Algy' Shaw
33. Rio Rita (1942) .... 'Doc'
34. Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942) .... Duke
35. Keep 'Em Flying (1941) .... Blackie Benson
36. Hold That Ghost (1941) .... Chuck Murray
    ... aka Oh, Charlie
37. In the Navy (1941) .... Smokey Adams
    ... aka Abbott and Costello in the Navy (Australia)
38. Buck Privates (1941) .... Slicker Smith
    ... aka Rookies (UK)
39. One Night in the Tropics (1940) .... Abbott
    

Soundtrack:

• 1950s
• 1940s

1. Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) (performer: "Tonight We Sail")
   
   
2. The Naughty Nineties (1945) ("Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (1908))
   

Self:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
       - Episode dated 7 December 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
   
   
2. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
       - Lou Costello (1956) TV episode .... Himself
3. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - "Who's On First?" (1 episode, 1956)
   ... aka "The Steve Allen Plymouth Show" (USA: new title)
       - Salute to Baseball (1956) TV episode .... Himself - "Who's On First?"
4. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
   ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
       - Episode #9.11 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
5. Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) .... Himself/Peter Patterson
   ... aka Meet the Mummy
6. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Host / ... (21 episodes, 1951-1955)
   ... aka "Colgate Summer Comedy Hour" (USA: summer title)
   ... aka "Colgate Variety Hour" (USA: sixth season title)
   ... aka "Michael Todd Revue" (USA: subtitle)
       - Episode #5.27 (1955) TV episode (as Abbott and Costello) .... Himself - Comic Actor
       - Episode #5.20 (1955) TV episode (as Abbott & Costello) .... Himself - Comedian
       - Episode #4.33 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Host
       - Episode #4.28 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Host
       - Episode #4.25 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Host
         (16 more)
7. Screen Snapshots Series 33, No. 10: Hollywood Grows Up (1954) .... Himself
   ... aka Screen Snapshots No. 225 (USA)
8. News of the Day (1952) .... Himself
   
   
9. Screen Snapshots: Motion Picture Mothers, Inc. (1949) .... Himself
10. 10,000 Kids and a Cop (1948) .... Himself
11. Picture People No. 10: Hollywood at Home (1942) .... Himself
12. Meet the Stars #4: Variety Reel #2 (1941) .... Himself
    ... aka Los Angeles Examiner Benefit (USA: short title)
    ... aka Meet the People (USA: alternative title)
    

Archive Footage:

1. "Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America"
       - Sock it to Me?: Satire and Parody (2009) TV episode .... Himself
2. Morecambe and Wise: The Show What Paul Merton Did (2009) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
3. "The O'Reilly Factor"
       - Episode dated 29 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Chick Young
4. Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge (2008) (V) .... Himself
5. "Close-up"
       - Bela Lugosi: Dracula's Dubbelganger (2007) TV episode .... Himself
6. Elvis Presley: Hot Shots and Cool Clips Volume 3 (2007) (V) .... Himself
7. "The Story of Light Entertainment"
       - Double Acts (2006) TV episode (as Abbott and Costello)
8. Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005) (TV) .... Orville
9. ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999) (TV)
10. "The Century: America's Time" (1999) .... Himself - selling war bonds
11. Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (1999) (V) .... Peter
12. "Biography"
        - Bud Abbott & Lou Costello: Abbott & Costello Meet Biography (1996) TV episode .... Himself
13. Television's Christmas Classics (1994) (TV) .... Himself
14. Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994) (TV)
15. "Baseball" (1994) .... Himself - Who's on First routine
16. Legends of Comedy (1992) (TV)
17. When It Was a Game (1991) (TV) .... Himself
18. Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) .... Chick Young/Slim
19. The Three Stooges 60th Anniversary Special (1990) (TV)
20. Classic Comedy Teams (1986) (V) .... Himself
21. Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... Chick Young (Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein)
22. The Horror Show (1979)
23. The Hollywood Clowns (1979) (V)
24. Funny Business (1978) (TV) .... Himself
25. Hey, Abbott! (1978)
26. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (as Abbott) .... Clips from 'Rio Rita'
27. The World of Abbott and Costello (1965)
28. "Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At..."
        - The Westerns (1965) TV episode
29. The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) .... Actor in 'Rio Rita'
30. Oh, My Achin' Tooth! (1954) .... Bud
31. Champs of the Chase (1954) .... Eddie
32. Gobs in a Mess (1953) .... Smokey
33. Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952) .... Himself
34. Knights of the Bath (1951) .... Eddie
35. Fun on the Run (1949) .... Slats [Bud, in silent versions]
36. Kitchen Mechanics (1949) .... Slats [Bud, in silent versions]
37. Oysters and Muscles (1948) .... Slats [Bud, in silent versions]
38. Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 8: Looking Back (1946) .... Himself
39. The Autobiography of a 'Jeep' (1943) (uncredited) .... Himself - in a Jeep in Parade