1877-02-20 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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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Practically Yours | Senate Stenographer (uncredited) | 1944-12-20 |
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The Climax | Audience Member (Uncredited) | 1944-10-20 |
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A Fig Leaf for Eve | Nightclub Patron | 1944-07-04 |
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Du Barry Was a Lady | Passerby | 1943-08-13 |
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Ride 'Em Cowboy | Rodeo Spectator with Martin Manning (uncredited) | 1942-02-13 |
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The Glass Key | Card Player (uncredited) | 1942-09-08 |
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Lady from Louisiana | Edwards | 1941-04-22 |
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Here Comes Mr. Jordan | Ringsider at Fight (uncredited) | 1941-08-07 |
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Citizen Kane | Extra (uncredited) | 1941-04-17 |
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A Man Betrayed | Club Inferno Patron (uncredited) | 1941-03-07 |
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Tin Pan Alley | (uncredited) | 1940-11-29 |
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Third Finger, Left Hand | Man at Railroad Station | 1940-10-11 |
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Alice in Movieland | Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited) | 1940-03-03 |
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All This, and Heaven Too | Extra (uncredited) | 1940-07-05 |
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Johnny Apollo | Extra (uncredited) | 1940-04-19 |
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The Sea Hawk | Man Carrying Spear | 1940-08-10 |
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The Ghost Comes Home | Townsman at Banquet (uncredited) | 1940-03-08 |
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Foreign Correspondent | Man (uncredited) | 1940-08-16 |
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Edison, the Man | Broker | 1940-05-10 |
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The Roaring Twenties | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1939-10-28 |
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It's a Wonderful World | Guest (uncredited) | 1939-05-19 |
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Diggs (uncredited) | 1939-10-19 |
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Five Little Peppers And How They Grew | Hart | 1939-08-22 |
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Happily Buried | Board Member | 1939-04-14 |
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Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever | Man in Audience (uncredited) | 1939-07-21 |
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Comet Over Broadway | Actor at Dress Rehearsal (uncredited) | 1938-12-03 |
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A Man to Remember | Town Councilor (uncredited) | 1938-10-14 |
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Hollywood Boulevard | Director in Commissary | 1936-08-20 |
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Search for Beauty | Health Acres Guest (uncredited) | 1934-02-02 |
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Eagle of the Night | 1928-10-20 | |
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The Wagon Show | Colonel Beldan | 1928-02-19 |
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Johnny Get Your Hair Cut | Baxter Ryan | 1927-01-15 |
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The Shamrock and the Rose | Father O'Brien | 1927-04-14 |
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Camille | Armand's father | 1927-09-04 |
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The Last Alarm | The Captain of the Fire Brigade - Tom's Father | 1926-06-15 |
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The Mad Marriage | Walter Butler | 1925-01-30 |
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Roulette | Ben Corcoran | 1924-01-19 |
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Love of Women | Mr. Redfield | 1924-06-30 |
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The Story Without a Name | The Cripple | 1924-10-27 |
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Man and Wife | Caleb Perkins | 1923-03-25 |
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Fog Bound | Deputy Brown | 1923-05-27 |
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None So Blind | Russell Mortimer | 1923-02-19 |
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The Glimpses of the Moon | Fred Gillow | 1923-03-25 |
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The Crimson Stain Mystery | Harold Stanley | 1916-08-21 |
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The Crown Prince's Double | Prince Oscar / Barry Lawrence | 1916-02-07 |
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The Heart of Jim Brice | Jim Brice | 1915-04-01 |
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The Evil Men Do | David Horton | 1915-01-19 |
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Rags and the Girl | Tom Raine | 1915-09-29 |
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Too Much Burglar | Tom Perry | 1914-11-19 |
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Etta of the Footlights | Lord Wentworth | 1914-05-23 |
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The Peacemaker | Himself - Cameo Appearance | 1914-10-14 |
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The Moonstone of Fez | Schuyler Van Norden | 1914-07-07 |
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The Mysterious Lodger | Ralph Brent - the Mysterious Lodger | 1914-08-27 |
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Some Steamer Scooping | Baron Lafitte | 1914-02-12 |
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Iron and Steel | John Smardon | 1914-02-21 |
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Fellow Voyagers | Tom Blake | 1913-11-26 |
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A Princess of Bagdad | Seyn - the Cobbler | 1913-09-01 |
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The Hindoo Charm | Sir Edward Tilbury | 1913-09-17 |
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The Sale of a Heart | Charles Lindgard | 1913-07-18 |
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What a Change of Clothes Did | John Mason | 1913-01-20 |
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The Lonely Princess | Endicott, an American Millionaire | 1913-09-03 |
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The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance | Lambert Chase | 1913-01-10 |
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Getting Up a Practice | Dr. Lyons | 1913-03-27 |
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Delayed Proposals | Jack Hardy | 1913-06-19 |
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It All Came Out in the Wash | Barry Wall | 1912-12-29 |
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Lulu's Doctor | Doctor John Lewis | 1912-06-09 |
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When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet | Henry Ford | 1912-10-08 |
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The Days of Terror; or, In the Reign of Terror | 1912-06-13 | |
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The Meeting of the Ways | Tom - an Honest Attorney | 1912-01-12 |
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Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins | 'Enry Awkins | 1912-03-13 |
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As You Like It | Orlando | 1912-10-06 |
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Aunty's Romance | Stephen Fiske Jr. | 1912-05-12 |
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The Loyalty of Sylvia | Dr. Dudley Lawrence | 1912-09-12 |
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Dr. LaFleur's Theory | Dr. LaFleur | 1912-05-05 |
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Half a Hero | Joe Godfrey | 1912-06-07 |
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The First Violin | 1912-02-02 | |
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A Vitagraph Romance | Maurice Costello | 1912-09-17 |
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The Money Kings | Roy Brain | 1912-07-15 |
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The Two Battles | Gordon Frazier | 1912-08-17 |
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The Black Sheep | Harold Moreland - the Black Sheep's Brother | 1912-07-19 |
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The Adventure of the Italian Model | Lambert Chase - the Detective | 1912-09-21 |
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The Old Silver Watch | Frank as an Adult | 1912-03-19 |
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For the Honor of the Family | Guy Ryder aka Guy Denton | 1912-01-27 |
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The Spider's Web | Trevor Lawlor - A Young Attorney | 1912-05-14 |
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Wanted... a Grandmother | Mr. Hale | 1912-08-09 |
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Conscience | Harold Winter | 1912-07-15 |
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Her Grandchild | Donald Grant - the Son | 1912-08-19 |
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The Picture Idol | Howard Hanson | 1912-05-31 |
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Bobby's Father | Dick Ramsay - Bobby's Father | 1912-09-23 |
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On the Pupil of His Eye | Lambert Chase, Detective | 1912-07-05 |
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The Changing of Silas Warner | Silas Warner's Son | 1911-06-10 |
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Siren of the Sea | Fisherman | 1911-01-01 |
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His Mother | Donald Gray | 1911-05-09 |
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Proving His Love; or, The Ruse of a Beautiful Woman | Lloyd Stanwood | 1911-06-16 |
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Auld Lang Syne | Tammas | 1911-11-07 |
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The Battle Hymn of the Republic | Jesus Christ | 1911-06-30 |
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Dead Man’s Honor | Hugh | 1911-05-23 |
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The New Stenographer | The boss | 1911-02-18 |
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For Love and Glory | Lt. Osmond | 1911-08-14 |
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The Show Girl | Dr. Renfrew | 1911-05-18 |
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His Sister's Children | Harry Burton - the Children's Uncle | 1911-09-26 |
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Some Good in All | Bill - a Providential Thief | 1911-12-25 |
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She Came, She Saw, She Conquered | Herbert - Rose's Fiance | 1911-07-26 |
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A Quaker Mother | John Harmon - A Quaker Husband | 1911-06-27 |
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The Inherited Taint | Herbert Warning | 1911-03-31 |
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The Sleep Walker | Dr. Allan Langham | 1911-06-23 |
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Barriers Burned Away | John Martin - First Brother | 1911-06-24 |
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For Her Brother's Sake | Albert Black - The Brother | 1911-06-06 |
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A Tale of Two Cities | Sydney Carton | 1911-02-20 |
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The Geranium | Daniel Briton | 1911-07-15 |
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The Sacrifice | Nick Austin | 1911-06-09 |
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Water Lilies | Maurice | 1911-01-13 |
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Little Nemo | Himself | 1911-04-08 |
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Over the Garden Wall | 1910-06-10 | |
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How She Won Him | Arthur Lewis | 1910-09-09 |
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Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy | 1910-01-02 | |
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Rose Leaves | 1910-08-27 | |
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The Love of Chrysanthemum | 1910-05-28 | |
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Saul and David | David | 1909-02-27 |
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The Way of the Cross | 1909-08-21 | |
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The Bride of Lammermoor | Edgar Ravenswood | 1909-01-05 |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream | Lysander | 1909-12-25 |
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Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy | 1908-12-01 | |
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Leah the Forsaken | 1908-10-10 | |
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The Merchant of Venice | 1908-12-22 | |
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Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils | King Herod | 1908-08-29 |
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The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain | 1908-12-19 | |
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Antony and Cléopatra | Marc Antony | 1908-11-03 |
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Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy | 1908-09-28 |
