ACTOR

Bud Abbott

1897 - 1974

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William Alexander "Bud" Abbott (October 2, 1897 – April 24, 1974) was an American comedian, actor and producer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bud Abbott has received more than 2,179,084 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Bud Abbott is the 2,867th most popular actor (down from 2,491st in 2019), the 4,428th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,007th in 2019) and the 1,299th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Bud Abbotts by language

Over the past year Bud Abbott has had the most page views in the with 244,599 views, followed by Spanish (12,088), and Italian (10,107). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (128.72%), Basque (91.37%), and Malagasy (76.56%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Bud Abbott ranks 2,867 out of 13,578. Before him are Billie Burke, Corin Redgrave, Mayim Bialik, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sancho Gracia, and Belinda Lee. After him are Cynthia Rhodes, Margit Carstensen, Willy Fritsch, Irina Skobtseva, Iris Berben, and Diahann Carroll.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Bud Abbott ranks 179. Before him are Kurt Feldt, Adolfo Baloncieri, Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia, Dorothy Arzner, Paavo Talvela, and Kazimierz Nowak. After him are Zhou Fohai, Harald Sæverud, Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller, Karel Lamač, Hansa Jivraj Mehta, and Ilya Ilf. Among people deceased in 1974, Bud Abbott ranks 124. Before him are André Marie, Silvio Moser, Zeffiro Furiassi, Rashid Nezhmetdinov, Sergey Lebedev, and Sattar Bahlulzade. After him are Lev Knipper, Edward Condon, Sucheta Kriplani, Fritz Szepan, Manuel A. Odría, and Willem Marinus Dudok.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bud Abbott ranks 4,428 out of 20,380. Before him are Elmer Drew Merrill (1876), W. Averell Harriman (1891), Billie Burke (1884), Mayim Bialik (1975), Bell hooks (1952), and Alan Wilson (1943). After him are Cynthia Rhodes (1956), H.D. (1886), Clarence Clemons (1942), Gordon Bunshaft (1909), Jeffrey A. Hoffman (1944), and Albert Ayler (1936).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Bud Abbott ranks 1,299. Before him are Ted Cassidy (1932), Arthur O'Connell (1908), John Finn (1952), Claire Danes (1979), Billie Burke (1884), and Mayim Bialik (1975). After him are Cynthia Rhodes (1956), Diahann Carroll (1935), Steve Zahn (1967), Peter Krause (1965), June Squibb (1929), and Dennis Franz (1944).

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Television and Movie Roles

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Peter Patterson
When the murder of an archaeologist puts a valuable medallion into their hands, Abbott and Costello waste little time in trying to sell it, only to find themselves pursued by police, a slinky adventuress, an Egyptian high priest, and the mummy himself.
Jun 23o 19556.1 / 10
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Chick Young
Two hapless freight handlers find themselves encountering Dracula, the Frankenstein Monster and the Wolf Man.
Jun 15o 19487.09 / 10
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Bud Alexander
Boxer Tommy Nelson is accused of killing his manager. While detectives Bud and Lou investigate they come across an invisibility formula with which Tommy injects himself rather than face the police. This sparks an idea for trapping gangster Morgan by having Lou fight champ Rocky Hanlon, with Tommy's invisible help.
Apr 12o 19516.5 / 10