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The Noose Hangs High (1948) -- Window washers are mistaken for messengers who are sent to collect $50,000 in cash by a gangster, with zany results!
The Three Stooges 60th Anniversary Special (1990) -- Clip: Higher than a kite
Buck Privates (1941) -- Open-ended Trailer from Universal Pictures
Africa Screams (1949) -- A schemer and her henchmen shanghai two book salesmen for a diamond safari in Africa.
Dance with Me Henry (1956) -- Abbott and Costello, together for the last time, keep one step ahead of the law and the criminals in this wild and wacky farce about a father (Costello) trying to keep custody of his kids and his friend (Abbott) running afoul of the mob.

Overview

Date of Birth:
2 October 1895, Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA more
Date of Death:
24 April 1974, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Abbott worked in carnivals while still a child and dropped out of school in 1909... more
Trivia:
A lifelong epileptic, he died of cancer following two strokes. more
STARmeter: ?
Up 22% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
3 wins more
NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
 (From Extra. 4 November 2009, 4:45 AM, PST)
Writer on challenge of blending technology and mythology in The Avengers
 (From The Geek Files. 24 October 2009, 12:04 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Abbott | Abbott & Costello | Abbott and Costello

Filmography

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Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Abbott & Costello" (1966) (voice) Abbott 1966 - 8.3 (149)
- 2. "General Electric Theater" (1953)   Ernie Kauffman (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 8.1 (72)
AKAs:
  • G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
  • G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- 3. "The Abbott and Costello Show" (1952)   Bud Abbott (53 episodes, 1952-1958) 1958 - 8.5 (320)
- 4. Dance with Me Henry (1956)   Bud Flick 1956 - 5.7 (389)
AKAs:
  • Dance with Me, Henry (USA: poster title)
- 5. Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955) Harry Pierce 1955 - 6.7 (1,230)
- 6. Fireman Save My Child (1954) (uncredited) Man in Long Shots 1954 - 5.8 (34)
- 7. Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) Slim 1953 - 6.3 (1,896)
- 8. Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)   Lester 1953 - 5.9 (1,650)
AKAs:
  • On to Mars
  • Rocket and Roll
- 9. Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) Rocky Stonebridge 1952 - 6.2 (1,168)
- 10. Lost in Alaska (1952)   Tom Watson 1952 - 6.8 (1,159)
AKAs:
  • Abbott and Costello Lost in Alaska (UK)
- 11. Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) Mr. Dinkel/Mr. Dinkelpuss 1952 - 5.8 (1,106)
- 12. Comin' Round the Mountain (1951) Al Stewart 1951 - 6.5 (584)
- 13. Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)   Bud Alexander 1951 - 6.7 (2,043)
AKAs:
  • Meet the Invisible Man
- 14. Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)   Bud Jones 1950 - 6.4 (1,599)
AKAs:
  • Foreign Legion (USA: short title)
- 15. Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)   Casey Edwards 1949 - 6.7 (1,812)
AKAs:
  • Abbot and Costello Meet the Killer
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff (USA: long title)
  • Meet the Killer
- 16. Africa Screams (1949)   Buzz Johnson 1949 - 6.2 (1,851)
AKAs:
  • Abbott and Costello in Africa
- 17. Mexican Hayride (1948) Harry Lambert 1948 - 6.3 (579)
- 18. Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)   Chick Young 1948 - 7.5 (4,997)
AKAs:
  • Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (USA: alternative title)
  • Abbott and Costello Meet the Ghosts (UK)
- 19. The Noose Hangs High (1948) Ted Higgins 1948 - 6.9 (396)
- 20. The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)   Duke Egan 1947 - 7.0 (555)
AKAs:
  • The Wistful Widow (UK)
- 21. Buck Privates Come Home (1947)   Slicker Smith 1947 - 7.2 (1,155)
AKAs:
  • Rookies Come Home (UK)
- 22. The Time of Their Lives (1946)   Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway 1946 - 7.9 (1,265)
AKAs:
  • The Ghost Steps Out
- 23. Little Giant (1946)   Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler 1946 - 7.0 (563)
AKAs:
  • On the Carpet (UK)
- 24. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)   Buzz Kurtis 1945 - 6.7 (1,363)
AKAs:
  • Abbott and Costello in Hollywood (USA: short title)
- 25. The Naughty Nineties (1945) Dexter Broadhurst 1945 - 7.2 (827)
- 26. Here Come the Co-eds (1945) Slats McCarthy 1945 - 7.0 (550)
- 27. Lost in a Harem (1944) Peter Johnson 1944 - 6.5 (517)
- 28. In Society (1944)   Eddie Harrington 1944 - 7.2 (1,104)
AKAs:
  • Abbott and Costello in Society
- 29. Hit the Ice (1943)   Flash Fulton 1943 - 6.8 (655)
AKAs:
  • Oh Doctor
- 30. It Ain't Hay (1943)   Grover Mockridge 1943 - 7.3 (418)
AKAs:
  • Money for Jam (UK)
- 31. Who Done It? (1942) Chick Larkin / Voice of Himself on Radio 1942 - 7.8 (865)
- 32. Pardon My Sarong (1942) Algernon 'Algy' Shaw 1942 - 7.7 (1,214)
- 33. Rio Rita (1942) 'Doc' 1942 - 6.2 (512)
- 34. Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942) Duke 1942 - 6.8 (588)
- 35. Keep 'Em Flying (1941) Blackie Benson 1941 - 6.7 (638)
- 36. Hold That Ghost (1941)   Chuck Murray 1941 - 7.4 (1,302)
AKAs:
  • Oh, Charlie
- 37. In the Navy (1941)   Smokey Adams 1941 - 7.1 (1,337)
AKAs:
  • Abbott and Costello in the Navy (Australia)
- 38. Buck Privates (1941)   Slicker Smith 1941 - 7.2 (1,776)
AKAs:
  • Rookies (UK)
- 39. One Night in the Tropics (1940) Abbott 1940 - 6.7 (655)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) (performer: "Tonight We Sail") 1952 - 6.2 (1,168)
- 2. The Naughty Nineties (1945) ("Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (1908)) 1945 - 7.2 (827)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Here's Hollywood" (1960)   Himself (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 7.6 (22)
1 TV episode:
- 2. "This Is Your Life" (1952)   Himself (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 7.0 (41)
1 TV episode:
- 3. "The Steve Allen Show" (1956)   Himself - "Who's On First?" (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 9.3 (68)
AKAs:
  • The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 4. "Toast of the Town" (1948)   Himself (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 8.4 (100)
AKAs:
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 5. Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)   Himself/Peter Patterson 1955 - 6.2 (2,120)
AKAs:
  • Meet the Mummy
- 6. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950)   Himself - Host / 4 characters not shown (21 episodes, 1951-1955) 1955 - 7.8 (140)
AKAs:
  • Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
  • Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
  • Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
21 TV episodes: 16 episodes not shown.
- 7. Screen Snapshots Series 33, No. 10: Hollywood Grows Up (1954)   Himself 1954 - 8.8 (5)
AKAs:
  • Screen Snapshots No. 225 (USA: alternative title)
- 8. News of the Day (1952) Himself 1952 - 5.9 (5)
- 9. Screen Snapshots: Motion Picture Mothers, Inc. (1949) Himself 1949 - -
- 10. 10,000 Kids and a Cop (1948) Himself 1948 - 6.6 (21)
- 11. Picture People No. 10: Hollywood at Home (1942) Himself 1942 - 6.0 (13)
- 12. Meet the Stars #4: Variety Reel #2 (1941)   Himself 1941 - 7.8 (10)
AKAs:
  • Los Angeles Examiner Benefit (USA: short title)
  • Meet the People (USA: alternative title)
Archive Footage
- 1. "Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America"  
1 TV episode:
- 2. Morecambe and Wise: The Show What Paul Merton Did (2009) (TV) (uncredited) Himself
- 3. "The O'Reilly Factor"  
1 TV episode:
- 4. Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge (2008) (V) Himself
- 5. "Close-up"  
1 TV episode:
- 6. Elvis Presley: Hot Shots and Cool Clips Volume 3 (2007) (V) Himself
- 7. "The Story of Light Entertainment"  
1 TV episode:
- 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"  
1 TV episode:
- 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..."  
1 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

Additional Details

Other Works:
Appeared as a special guest (not a panelist) on an episode of the NBC daytime game show "It Takes Two" hosted by Vin Scully (sometime in 1969 or 1970), reminiscing about his career with Lou Costello. more
Publicity Listings:
3 Biographical Movies | 5 Portrayals | 5 Print Biographies | 1 Article more
Genres:
Comedy | Romance | Musical | Adventure more
Plot Keywords:
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