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Actor:

• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1920s

1. The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959) .... Artie Pinsetter
   ... aka Lou Costello and His 30 Foot Bride
   ... aka The Secret Bride of Candy Rock
2. "Wagon Train" .... Tobias Jones (1 episode, 1958)
   ... aka "Major Adams, Trail Master"
       - The Tobias Jones Story (1958) TV episode .... Tobias Jones
3. "The Abbott and Costello Show" .... Lou Costello / ... (53 episodes, 1952-1958)
       - Pots and Pans (1958) TV episode .... Lou Costello
       - $1000 TV Prize (1953) TV episode .... Lou Costello
       - Bank Holdup (1953) TV episode .... Lou Costello
       - Barber Lou (1953) TV episode .... Lou Costello
       - Beauty Contest (1953) TV episode .... Lou Costello
         (48 more)
4. "General Electric Theater" .... Neal Andrews (1 episode, 1958)
   ... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
   ... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
       - Blaze of Glory (1958) TV episode .... Neal Andrews
5. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Comedian-Charlie Carwash / ... (6 episodes, 1957-1958)
   ... aka "The Steve Allen Plymouth Show" (USA: new title)
       - Episode #3.34 (1958) TV episode .... Comedian-Drill Sergeant
       - Episode #3.24 (1958) TV episode .... Comedian-Charlie Carwash
       - Episode #3.13 (1957) TV episode .... Comedian-Con Artist
       - Episode #2.38 (1957) TV episode
       - Episode #2.23 (1957) TV episode .... Comedian-Telephone Call
         (1 more)
6. Dance with Me Henry (1956) .... Lou Henry
   ... aka Dance with Me, Henry (USA: poster title)
7. Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955) .... Willie Piper
8. Fireman Save My Child (1954) (uncredited) .... Man in Long Shots
9. Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) .... Tubby
10. Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953) .... Orville
    ... aka On to Mars
    ... aka Rocket and Roll
11. Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) .... Captain 'Puddin' head' Feathergill
12. Lost in Alaska (1952) .... George Bell
    ... aka Abbott and Costello Lost in Alaska (UK)
13. Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) .... Jack / Jack Strong
14. Comin' Round the Mountain (1951) .... Wilbert Smith
15. Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) .... Lou Francis
    ... aka Meet the Invisible Man
16. Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950) .... Lou Hotchkiss
    ... aka Foreign Legion (USA: short title)
    
    
17. Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) .... Freddie Phillips
    ... 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
18. Africa Screams (1949) .... Stanley Livington
    ... aka Abbott and Costello in Africa
19. Mexican Hayride (1948) .... Joe Bascom / Humphrey Fish
20. Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) .... Wilbur Grey
    ... aka Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Abbott and Costello Meet the Ghosts (UK)
21. The Noose Hangs High (1948) .... Homer Hinchcliffe
22. The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947) .... Chester Wooley
    ... aka The Wistful Widow (UK)
23. Buck Privates Come Home (1947) .... Herbie Brown
    ... aka Rookies Come Home (UK)
24. The Time of Their Lives (1946) .... Horatio Prim
    ... aka The Ghost Steps Out
25. Little Giant (1946) .... Benny Miller
    ... aka On the Carpet (UK)
26. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945) .... Abercrombie
    ... aka Abbott and Costello in Hollywood (USA: short title)
27. The Naughty Nineties (1945) .... Sebastian Dinwiddle
28. Here Come the Co-eds (1945) .... Oliver Quackenbush
29. Lost in a Harem (1944) .... Harvey Garvey
30. In Society (1944) .... Albert Mansfield
    ... aka Abbott and Costello in Society
31. Hit the Ice (1943) .... Weejie 'Tubby' McCoy
    ... aka Oh Doctor
32. It Ain't Hay (1943) .... Wilbur Hoolihan
    ... aka Money for Jam (UK)
33. Who Done It? (1942) .... Mervin Q. Milgrim / Voice of Himself on Radio
34. Pardon My Sarong (1942) .... Wellington Pflug, aka Moola
35. Rio Rita (1942) .... 'Wishy'
36. Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942) .... Willoughby
37. Keep 'Em Flying (1941) .... Heathcliff
38. Hold That Ghost (1941) .... Ferdinand 'Ferdie' Jones
    ... aka Oh, Charlie
39. In the Navy (1941) .... Seaman Pomeroy Watson
40. Buck Privates (1941) .... Herbie Brown
    ... aka Rookies (UK)
41. One Night in the Tropics (1940) .... Costello
    
    
42. The Cossacks (1928) (uncredited) .... Extra
43. Circus Rookies (1928) (uncredited) .... Extra
44. Rose-Marie (1928) (uncredited) .... Extra
45. The Battle of the Century (1927) (uncredited) .... Boxing Hall extra
46. The Fair Co-Ed (1927) (uncredited) .... Extra
47. The Taxi Dancer (1927) (uncredited) .... Extra
48. Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) (uncredited) .... Extra
    

Soundtrack:

• 1950s
• 1940s

1. Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) (performer: "Tonight We Sail")
2. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1 episode, 1952)
   ... aka "Colgate Summer Comedy Hour" (USA: summer title)
   ... aka "Colgate Variety Hour" (USA: sixth season title)
   ... aka "Michael Todd Revue" (USA: subtitle)
       - Episode #3.13 (1952) TV episode (performer: "White Christmas")
3. Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) (performer: "I Fear Nothing", "Jack and the Beanstalk", "Dreamer's Cloth")
   
   
4. The Time of Their Lives (1946) ("Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes" (1616) (uncredited))
   ... aka The Ghost Steps Out
5. The Naughty Nineties (1945) ("My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean")
6. Here Come the Co-eds (1945) (performer: "Let's Play House")
7. Pardon My Sarong (1942) ("Deep in the Heart of Texas" (1942))
8. In the Navy (1941) (performer: "A Sailor's Life for Me" (1941)) ("You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith" (1941))
9. Hold That Ghost (1941) ("The Blue Danube Waltz" (1867))
   ... aka Oh, Charlie
10. Buck Privates (1941) (performer: "When Private Brown Becomes a Captain") ("You're in the Army Now")
    ... aka Rookies (UK)
    

Producer:

• 1950s
• 1940s

1. "I'm the Law" (1953) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
2. Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) (executive producer) (uncredited)
3. Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) (producer)
   
   
4. 10,000 Kids and a Cop (1948) (producer)
5. The Noose Hangs High (1948) (executive producer) (uncredited)
6. A Wave, a WAC and a Marine (1944) (executive producer) (as Sebastian Cristillo)
   

Writer:

1. "The Abbott and Costello Show" (1 episode, 1953)
       - Barber Lou (1953) TV episode (writer)
   

Stunts:

1. The Trail of '98 (1928) (stunt double: Dolores del Rio, window-jumping scene)
   

Self:

• 1950s
• 1940s

1. "Toast of the Town" .... Comedian / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1958)
   ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
       - Episode #12.10 (1958) TV episode .... Comedian
       - Episode #9.11 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
2. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Comedian / ... (4 episodes, 1956-1958)
   ... aka "The Steve Allen Plymouth Show" (USA: new title)
       - From the Riviera Hotel, Havana Cuba (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
       - Episode #3.5 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - House of the Monster Sketch
       - Episode #2.44 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
       - Salute to Baseball (1956) TV episode .... Himself - "Who's On First?"
3. "I've Got a Secret" .... Celebrity Guest (1 episode, 1957)
       - Episode dated 26 June 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Celebrity Guest
4. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
       - Lou Costello (1956) TV episode .... Himself
5. Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) .... Himself/Freddie Franklin
   ... aka Meet the Mummy
6. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Host / ... (20 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
         (15 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. "The Milton Berle Show" .... Himself - Comedian (1 episode, 1949)
   ... aka "Texaco Star Theater" (USA)
   ... aka "The Buick-Berle Show" (USA: new title)
       - Episode #1.34 (1949) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
10. 10,000 Kids and a Cop (1948) .... Himself
11. Picture People No. 10: Hollywood at Home (1942) .... Himself
12. Screen Snapshots Series 21, No. 6 (1942) .... Himself
13. Meet the Stars #4: Variety Reel #2 (1941) .... Himself
    ... aka Los Angeles Examiner Benefit (USA: short title)
    ... aka Meet the People (USA: alternative title)
14. The Baer-Galento Bout (1940) .... Himself (interviewed in locker room)
    

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 .... Wilbur Grey
4. Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge (2008) (V) .... Himself
5. "The Story of Light Entertainment"
       - Double Acts (2006) TV episode (as Abbott and Costello)
6. ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999) (TV)
7. "The Century: America's Time" (1999) .... Himself - selling war bonds
8. Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (1999) (V) .... Freddie
9. Classified X (1998) (TV) .... Himself
10. "Biography"
        - Bud Abbott & Lou Costello: Abbott & Costello Meet Biography (1996) TV episode .... Himself
11. Ed Sullivan All-Star Comedy Special (1995) (TV) .... Himself
12. Television's Christmas Classics (1994) (TV) .... Himself
13. Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994) (TV)
14. "Baseball" (1994) .... Himself (Who's on First routine)
15. Legends of Comedy (1992) (TV)
16. Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) .... Wilbur Grey/Tubby
17. When It Was a Game (1991) (TV) .... Himself
18. The Three Stooges 60th Anniversary Special (1990) (TV)
19. Classic Comedy Teams (1986) (V) .... Himself
20. Into the Night (1985/I) .... Wilbur Grey in 'Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein'
21. Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... Wilbur Grey (Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein)
22. The Great Standups (1984) (TV) .... Himself
23. Stooge Snapshots (1984) (TV) .... Himself
24. "Simon & Simon"
        - Sometimes Dreams Come True (1982) TV episode .... Orville
25. The Horror Show (1979)
26. The Hollywood Clowns (1979) (V)
27. Funny Business (1978) (TV) .... Himself
28. Hey, Abbott! (1978)
29. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (as Costello) .... Clips from 'Rio Rita'
30. The World of Abbott and Costello (1965)
31. Hollywood My Home Town (1965) .... Himself
32. "Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At..."
        - The Westerns (1965) TV episode
33. The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) .... Actor in 'Rio Rita'
34. "The Steve Allen Show"
        - Episode #4.30 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Clumsy Soldier
35. Champs of the Chase (1954) .... Albert
36. Oh, My Achin' Tooth! (1954) .... Lou
37. "The Colgate Comedy Hour"
        - Episode #4.5 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
38. "I'm the Law"
        - Husband and Wife Murder Story (1953) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
39. Gobs in a Mess (1953) .... Pomeroy
40. Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952) .... Himself
41. Knights of the Bath (1951) .... Albert
42. Fun on the Run (1949) .... Oliver [Lou, in silent versions]
43. Kitchen Mechanics (1949) .... Oliver [Lou, in silent versions]
44. Oysters and Muscles (1948) .... Oliver [Lou, in silent versions]
45. Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 8: Looking Back (1946) .... Himself
46. The Autobiography of a 'Jeep' (1943) (uncredited) .... Himself - in a Jeep in Parade