Norman Abbott
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 11, 1922, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- July 9, 2016
- Movies
- 14
Norman Abbott (July 11, 1922 – July 9, 2016) was an American vaudevillian, actor, producer and television director.
Abbott was born in New York City, where his uncle, comedian Bud Abbott, and his mother raised him. His early experience in entertainment was as a vaudeville performer, including summers working the 'borscht circuit" in resorts in the Catskill Mountains of New York.
In the early 1940s, he and Pat Costello (brother of Lou Costello) worked as stand-ins for the better-known act during filming of Who Done It? (1942).[3]
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1995 | Empire of the Censors | Self |
| 1954 | Anything Goes | Radio Announcer |
| 1953 | Walking My Baby Back Home | Doc |
| 1943 | Keep 'Em Slugging | Ape |
| 1942 | Who Done It? | 'Murder at Midnight' Organist |
| 1942 | The Affairs of Martha | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Grand Central Murder | Whistling Messenger (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Rio Rita | Hotel Laundry Boy (uncredited) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1981 | A Love Letter to Jack Benny | Director |
| 1977 | Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas | Director |
| 1972 | Once Upon a Tour | Director, Producer |
| 1968 | Jack Benny's Bag | Director |
| 1966 | The Last of the Secret Agents? | Director, Producer |
| 1958 | The All-Star Christmas Show | Director |
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