Comedy film partners: Bud Abbott, originally William A Abbott (18961974), born in Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA and Lou Costello, originally Louis Francis Cristillo (190859), born in Paterson, New Jersey, USA. Both men had theatrical experience before teaming up as a comedy double act, Costello playing the clown and Abbott his straight man. They began performing on radio (1938), appeared on Broadway (1939), and made a number of successful comedy films, beginning with Buck Privates (1941).
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Filmography
| Year | Movie | Lou Costello Role | Bud Abbott Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | One Night in the Tropics | Costello | Abbott | Film Debut |
| 1941 | Buck Privates | Herbie Brown | Slicker Smith | |
| 1941 | In the Navy | Pomeroy Watson | Smoky Adams | |
| 1941 | Hold That Ghost | Ferdinand Jones | Chuck Murray | |
| 1941 | Keep 'Em Flying | Heathcliff | Blackie Benson | |
| 1942 | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Willoughby | Duke | |
| 1942 | Rio Rita | Wishy | Doc | |
| 1942 | Pardon My Sarong | Wellington Phlug | Algy Shaw | |
| 1942 | Who Done It? | Mervyn Milgrim | Chick Larkin | |
| 1943 | It Ain't Hay | Wilbur Hoolihan | Grover Mickridge | |
| 1943 | Hit The Ice | Tubby McCoy | Flash Fulton | |
| 1944 | In Society | Albert Mansfield | Eddie Harrington | |
| 1944 | Lost in a Harem | Harvey Garvey | Peter Johnson | |
| 1945 | Here Come The Co-Eds | Oliver | Slats | |
| 1945 | The Naughty Nineties | Sebastian | Dexter | |
| 1945 | Abbott & Costello In Hollywood | Abercrombie | Buzz Curtis | |
| 1946 | Little Giant | Benny Miller | John Morrison/Tom Chandler | |
| 1946 | The Time Of Their Lives | Horatio | Cuthbert/Dr. Greenway | |
| 1947 | Buck Privates Come Home | Herbie Brown | Slicker Smith | Sequel to Buck Privates |
| 1947 | The Wistful Widow Of Wagon Gap | Chester Wooley | Duke Egan | |
| 1948 | The Noose Hangs High | Tommy Hinchcliffe | Ted Higgins | |
| 1948 | Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein | Wilbur Gray | Chick Young | |
| 1948 | Mexican Hayride | Joe Bascom/Humphrey Fish | Harry Lambert | |
| 1949 | Africa Screams | Stanley Livington | Buzz Johnson | |
| 1949 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff | Freddie Phillips | Casey Edwards | |
| 1950 | Abbott and Costello In The Foreign Legion | Lou Hotchkiss | Bud Jones | |
| 1951 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man | Lou Francis | Bud Alexander | |
| 1951 | Comin' Round The Mountain | Wilbert | Al Stewart | |
| 1952 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Jack | Dinklepuss | |
| 1952 | Lost In Alaska | George Bell | Tom Watson | |
| 1952 | Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd | Oliver "Puddin' Head" Johnson | Rocky Stonebridge | |
| 1953 | Abbott and Costello Go to Mars | Orville | Lester | |
| 1953 | Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Tubby | Slim | |
| 1955 | Abbott and Costello Meet The Keystone Kops | Willie Piper | Harry Pierce | |
| 1955 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy | Freddie Franklin | Peter Patterson | |
| 1956 | Dance With Me Henry | Lou Henry | Bud Flick | |
| 1959 | The Thirty Foot Bride Of Candy Rock | Artie Pinsetter | - | Lou Costello Only |
| 1965 | The World Of Abbott and Costello | - | - | Compilation Film |
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