Maurice Costello
Age: N/A | From: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Maurice George Costello
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Movie Involvements: 104
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
Citizen Kane
(1941) Extra (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
(1940) Man (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
(1939) Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Climax
(1944) Audience Member (Uncredited)
The Sea Hawk
(1940) Man Carrying Spear
Hollywood Boulevard
(1936) Director in Commissary
The Glass Key
(1942) Card Player (uncredited)
All This, and Heaven Too
(1940) Extra (uncredited)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Senate Stenographer (uncredited) | |
| Audience Member (Uncredited) | ||
| Nightclub Patron | ||
| 1943 | Passerby | |
| 1942 | Card Player (uncredited) | |
| Rodeo Spectator with Martin Manning (uncredited) | ||
| 1941 | Ringsider at Fight (uncredited) | |
| Edwards | ||
| Extra (uncredited) | ||
| Club Inferno Patron (uncredited) | ||
| 1940 | (uncredited) | |
| Man at Railroad Station | ||
| Man (uncredited) | ||
| Man Carrying Spear | ||
| Extra (uncredited) | ||
| Broker | ||
| Extra (uncredited) | ||
| Townsman at Banquet (uncredited) | ||
| Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited) | ||
| 1939 | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | |
| Diggs (uncredited) | ||
| Hart | ||
| Man in Audience (uncredited) | ||
| Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Board Member | ||
| 1938 | Actor at Dress Rehearsal (uncredited) | |
| Town Councilor (uncredited) | ||
| 1936 | Director in Commissary | |
| 1934 | Health Acres Guest (uncredited) | |
| 1928 | N/A | |
| Colonel Beldan | ||
| 1927 | Armand's father | |
| Father O'Brien | ||
| Baxter Ryan | ||
| 1926 | The Captain of the Fire Brigade - Tom's Father | |
| 1925 | Walter Butler | |
| 1924 | The Cripple | |
| Ben Corcoran | ||
| 1923 | Deputy Brown | |
| Fred Gillow | ||
| Caleb Perkins | ||
| 1916 | Harold Stanley | |
| Prince Oscar / Barry Lawrence | ||
| 1915 | Jim Brice | |
| David Horton | ||
| 1914 | Tom Perry | |
| Himself - Cameo Appearance | ||
| Ralph Brent - the Mysterious Lodger | ||
| Schuyler Van Norden | ||
| Lord Wentworth | ||
| John Smardon | ||
| Baron Lafitte | ||
| 1913 | Tom Blake | |
| Sir Edward Tilbury | ||
| Endicott, an American Millionaire | ||
| Seyn - the Cobbler | ||
| Charles Lindgard | ||
| Jack Hardy | ||
| Dr. Lyons | ||
| John Mason | ||
| Lambert Chase | ||
| 1912 | Barry Wall | |
| Henry Ford | ||
| Orlando | ||
| Dick Ramsay - Bobby's Father | ||
| Lambert Chase - the Detective | ||
| Maurice Costello | ||
| Dr. Dudley Lawrence | ||
| Donald Grant - the Son | ||
| Gordon Frazier | ||
| Mr. Hale | ||
| Harold Moreland - the Black Sheep's Brother | ||
| Harold Winter | ||
| Roy Brain | ||
| Lambert Chase, Detective | ||
| N/A | ||
| Doctor John Lewis | ||
| Joe Godfrey | ||
| Howard Hanson | ||
| Trevor Lawlor - A Young Attorney | ||
| Stephen Fiske Jr. | ||
| Dr. LaFleur | ||
| Frank as an Adult | ||
| 'Enry Awkins | ||
| N/A | ||
| Guy Ryder aka Guy Denton | ||
| Tom - an Honest Attorney | ||
| 1911 | Bill - a Providential Thief | |
| Tammas | ||
| Harry Burton - the Children's Uncle | ||
| Lt. Osmond | ||
| Herbert - Rose's Fiance | ||
| Daniel Briton | ||
| Jesus Christ | ||
| John Harmon - A Quaker Husband | ||
| John Martin - First Brother | ||
| Dr. Allan Langham | ||
| Lloyd Stanwood | ||
| Silas Warner's Son | ||
| Nick Austin | ||
| Albert Black - The Brother | ||
| Hugh | ||
| Dr. Renfrew | ||
| Donald Gray | ||
| Himself | ||
| Herbert Warning | ||
| Sydney Carton | ||
| The boss | ||
| Maurice | ||
| Fisherman | ||
| 1910 | Arthur Lewis | |
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| 1909 | Lysander | |
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| Edgar Ravenswood | ||
| 1908 | N/A | |
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| Marc Antony | ||
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| King Herod | ||
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| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1915 | Director | |
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| 1914 | Director | |
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| 1913 | Director | |
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| 1912 | Director | |
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| 1911 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Scenario Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |