Maurice Costello
Known for Acting · 139 credits
- Born
- 1877-02-20
- Died
- 1950-10-29
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Maurice George Costello
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.
Known For
Citizen Kane
1941
as Extra (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Diggs (uncredited)
The Old Silver Watch
1912
as Frank as an Adult
Foreign Correspondent
1940
as Man (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Guest (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk
1940
as Man Carrying Spear
Movies (139)
Citizen Kane
1941
as Extra (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Diggs (uncredited)
The Old Silver Watch
1912
as Frank as an Adult
Foreign Correspondent
1940
as Man (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Guest (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk
1940
as Man Carrying Spear
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Passerby (uncredited)
His Mother
1911
as Donald Gray
Her Grandchild
1912
as Donald Grant - the Son
Little Nemo
1911
as Himself
All This, and Heaven Too
1940
as Extra (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Ghost Comes Home
1940
as Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
Happily Buried
1939
as Board Member
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
as Ringsider at Fight (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
1940
as Extra (uncredited)
Deadline at Eleven
1920
as Paul Klocke
The Spider's Web
1912
as Trevor Lawlor - A Young Attorney
The False Alarm
1926
Water Lilies
1911
as Maurice
The Tower of Jewels
1919
as Fraser Grimstead
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Man at Railroad Station
The Glass Key
1942
as Card Player (uncredited)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
as Rodeo Spectator with Martin Manning (uncredited)
Lady from Louisiana
1941
as Edwards
Virtuous Liars
1924
as Josiah Wright
The Movie Album
1932
as (archive footage)
Aunty's Romance
1912
as Stephen Fiske Jr.
Saul and David
1909
as David
Comet Over Broadway
1938
as Actor at Dress Rehearsal (uncredited)
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
1912
as 'Enry Awkins
The Captain's Captain
1919
as Lawford Tapp
The Shamrock and the Rose
1927
as Father O'Brien
Dead Man’s Honor
1911
as Hugh
A Man Betrayed
1941
as Club Inferno Patron (uncredited)
Elektra
1910
The Cambric Mask
1919
as John Sark
The Climax
1944
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
Rags and the Girl
1915
as Tom Raine
Rose Leaves
1910
The Last Alarm
1926
as The Captain of the Fire Brigade - Tom's Father
The Changing of Silas Warner
1911
as Silas Warner's Son
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
1911
as Jesus Christ
How She Won Him
1910
as Arthur Lewis
Lulu's Doctor
1912
as Doctor John Lewis
Iron and Steel
1914
as John Smardon
The Sale of a Heart
1913
as Charles Lindgard
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
1908
Man and Wife
1923
as Caleb Perkins
The Crimson Stain Mystery
1916
as Harold Stanley
She Came, She Saw, She Conquered
1911
as Herbert - Rose's Fiance
The Lonely Princess
1913
as Endicott, an American Millionaire
Over the Garden Wall
1910
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1909
as Lysander
The Black Sheep
1912
as Harold Moreland - the Black Sheep's Brother
A Quaker Mother
1911
as John Harmon - A Quaker Husband
Search for Beauty
1934
as Health Acres Guest (uncredited)
Bobby's Father
1912
as Dick Ramsay - Bobby's Father
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
Auld Lang Syne
1911
as Tammas
When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet
1912
as Henry Ford
Tin Pan Alley
1940
as (uncredited)
The Show Girl
1911
as Dr. Renfrew
Fellow Voyagers
1913
as Tom Blake
The Evil Men Do
1915
as David Horton
The Merchant of Venice
1908
Alice in Movieland
1940
as Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
Camille
1927
as Armand's father
The Adventure of the Italian Model
1912
as Lambert Chase - the Detective
Leah, the Forsaken
1908
as Rudolf
Proving His Love; or, The Ruse of a Beautiful Woman
1911
as Lloyd Stanwood
Half a Hero
1912
as Joe Godfrey
Edison, the Man
1940
as Broker
What a Change of Clothes Did
1913
as John Mason
Jack's Chrysanthemum
1913
The Bride of Lammermoor
1909
as Edgar Ravenswood
The Love of Chrysanthemum
1910
Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
1908
The Hindoo Charm
1913
as Sir Edward Tilbury
Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
1910
The Inherited Taint
1911
as Herbert Warning
Practically Yours
1944
as Senate Stenographer (uncredited)
For Love and Glory
1911
as Lt. Osmond
Barriers Burned Away
1911
as John Martin - First Brother
Some Good in All
1911
as Bill - a Providential Thief
Wanted... a Grandmother
1912
as Mr. Hale
A Man to Remember
1938
as Town Councilor (uncredited)
His Sister's Children
1911
as Harry Burton - the Children's Uncle
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Director in Commissary
Week End Husbands
1924
as John Keane
A Tale of Two Cities
1911
as Sydney Carton
For Her Brother's Sake
1911
as Albert Black - The Brother
A Princess of Bagdad
1913
as Seyn - the Cobbler
Antony and Cleopatra
1908
as Marc Antony
The Meeting of the Ways
1912
as Tom - an Honest Attorney
A Fig Leaf for Eve
1944
as Nightclub Patron
The Peacemaker
1914
as Himself - Cameo Appearance
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
1939
as Hart
As You Like It
1912
as Orlando
The Glimpses of the Moon
1923
as Fred Gillow
The Picture Idol
1912
as Howard Hanson
The Story Without a Name
1924
as The Cripple
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
1913
as Lambert Chase
None So Blind
1923
as Russell Mortimer
Love of Women
1924
as Mr. Redfield
The Heart of Jim Brice
1915
as Jim Brice
The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome
1909
Siren of the Sea
1911
as Fisherman
Johnny Get Your Hair Cut
1927
as Baxter Ryan
Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils
1908
as King Herod
A Vitagraph Romance
1912
as Maurice Costello
The Crown Prince's Double
1916
as Prince Oscar / Barry Lawrence
The Wagon Show
1928
as Colonel Beldan
The Days of Terror; or, In the Reign of Terror
1912
The Sleep Walker
1911
as Dr. Allan Langham
For the Honor of the Family
1912
as Guy Ryder aka Guy Denton
The Moonstone of Fez
1914
as Schuyler Van Norden
The Sacrifice
1911
as Nick Austin
The Geranium
1911
as Daniel Briton
Etta of the Footlights
1914
as Lord Wentworth
About 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 o… With 139 credits spanning from 1908 to 1944, Maurice Costello has appeared in 139 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Citizen Kane (1941) — as Extra (uncredited)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Diggs (uncredited)
- The Old Silver Watch (1912) — as Frank as an Adult
- Foreign Correspondent (1940) — as Man (uncredited)
- It's a Wonderful World (1939) — as Guest (uncredited)
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