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person_profile-Maurice Costello

Maurice Costello Died at age: 73

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Feb 20, 1877

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Oct 29, 1950

Biography of

Maurice Costello

    From Wikipedia

    Maurice George Costello (February 22, 1877 – October 29, 1950) was an American prominent vaudeville actor of the late 1890s and early 1900s, who later played a principal role in early American films, as both a leading man, supporting player and a director.

    Costello was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Irish immigrants Ellen and Thomas Costello. He appeared in his first motion picture in 1905, in which he had the honour of appearing in the first serious film to feature the character of Sherlock Holmes in the movie Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, in which Costello played the title role. He continued to work for Vitagraph, being a member of the first motion picture stock company ever formed, playing opposite Florence Turner. Among some of his best known pictures are A Tale of Two Cities, The Man Who Couldn't Beat God and For the Honor of the Family. After an absence of some years he returned to the screen. He was married to actress Mae Costello (née Altschuk). His descendants include two daughters, actresses Dolores Costello and Helene Costello, a grandson John Drew Barrymore, and a great granddaughter Drew Barrymore. He was one of the world's first leading men in early American cinema, but like a lot of other silent screen stars, he found the transition to "talkies" extremely difficult, and his leading man status was over. However, Costello was a trouper, and continued to appear in movies, often in small roles and bit parts, right up until his death in 1950.

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Maurice Costello

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Filmography of

Maurice Costello

Found 40 Movies in total

Practically Yours

Senate Stenographer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944

The Climax

Audience Member (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944

A Fig Leaf for Eve

Nightclub Patron ( Actor )

... 1944

Du Barry was a Lady

Passerby ( Actor )

... 1943

The Glass Key

Card Player (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Rodeo Spectator with Martin Manning (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Ringsider at Fight (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Lady from Louisiana

Edwards ( Actor )

... 1941

Citizen Kane

Extra (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

A Man Betrayed

Club Inferno Patron (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Tin Pan Alley

(uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Third Finger, Left Hand

Man at Railroad Station ( Actor )

... 1940

Foreign Correspondent

Man (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

The Sea Hawk

Man Carrying Spear ( Actor )

... 1940

All This, and Heaven Too

Extra (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Edison, the Man

Broker ( Actor )

... 1940

Johnny Apollo

Extra (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

The Ghost Comes Home

Townsman at Banquet (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

The Roaring Twenties

Nightclub Patron (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Diggs (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

Man in Audience (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

It's a Wonderful World

Guest (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Comet Over Broadway

Actor at Dress Rehearsal (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

A Man to Remember

Town Councilor (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

Hollywood Boulevard

Director in Commissary ( Actor )

... 1936

Search for Beauty

Health Acres Guest (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

... 1928

The Wagon Show

Colonel Beldan ( Actor )

... 1928

Camille

Armand's father ( Actor )

... 1927

The Shamrock and the Rose

Father O'Brien ( Actor )

... 1927

Johnny Get Your Hair Cut

Baxter Ryan ( Actor )

... 1927

The Mad Marriage

Walter Butler ( Actor )

... 1925

The Story Without a Name

The Cripple ( Actor )

... 1924

Roulette

Ben Corcoran ( Actor )

... 1924

Fog Bound

Deputy Brown ( Actor )

... 1923

Man and Wife

Caleb Perkins ( Actor )

... 1923

The Glimpses of the Moon

Fred Gillow ( Actor )

... 1923

The Crimson Stain Mystery

Harold Stanley ( Actor )

... 1916

A Princess of Bagdad

Seyn - the Cobbler ( Actor )

... 1913