Lou Costello
Known for Acting · 93 credits
- Born
- 1906-03-06
- Died
- 1959-03-03
- Place of birth
- Paterson, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Louis Francis Cristillo · Lou Cristillo · Sebastian Cristillo
Biography
Louis Francis Costello (March 6, 1906 – March 3, 1959) was an American actor and comedian best known as half of the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, with Bud Abbott. Costello was famous for his bumbling, chubby, clean-cut image that has appealed to many Americans over the decades, and for his shouted line of "HEEEEYYY ABBOTT!!."
Known For
TV Shows (7)
Movies (86)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Wilbur Grey / Tubby (archive footage)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948
as Wilbur Grey
In Society
1944
as Albert Mansfield
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
as Lou Francis
Buck Privates
1941
as Herbie Brown
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
The Time of Their Lives
1946
as Horatio Prim
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950
as Lou Hotchkiss
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Buck Privates Come Home
1947
as Herbie Brown
Africa Screams
1949
as Stanley Livington
The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
Hit the Ice
1943
as Weejie 'Tubby' McCoy
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as Abercrombie
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
1959
as Artie Pinsetter
Jack and the Beanstalk
1952
as Jack / Jack Strong
Hold That Ghost
1941
as Ferdinand Jones
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953
as Tubby
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Wishy in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)
One Night in the Tropics
1940
as Costello
Comin' Round the Mountain
1951
as Wilbert Smith
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Who Done It?
1942
as Mervin Q. Milgrim
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
1953
as Orville
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945
as Oliver Quackenbush
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955
as Freddie Franklin
In the Navy
1941
as Pomeroy Watson
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947
as Chester Wooley
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
1949
as Freddie Phillips
Little Giant
1946
as Benny Miller
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
as Self (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
1994
as Self (Archive Footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
1955
as Willie 'Tubby' Piper
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
as Willoughby
The Naughty Nineties
1945
as Sebastian Dinwiddle
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
1952
as Captain 'Puddin' head' Feathergill
Keep 'Em Flying
1941
as Heathcliff
Mexican Hayride
1948
as Joe Bascom / Harry Fish
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011
as Self (archive footage)
The Cossacks
1928
as Extra (uncredited)
Pardon My Sarong
1942
as Wellington Pflug, aka Moola
Rio Rita
1942
as Wishy
Lost in a Harem
1944
as Harvey Garvey
10,000 Kids and a Cop
1948
as Self
Lost in Alaska
1952
as George Bell
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
as (archive footage)
The Battle of the Century
1927
as Boxing Hall Extra (uncredited)
Dance with Me, Henry
1956
as Lou Henry
Bardelys the Magnificent
1926
as Extra (uncredited)
It Ain't Hay
1943
as Wilbur Hoolihan
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Noose Hangs High
1948
as Homer Hinchcliffe
Dracula in the Movies
1992
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
as Wilbur Gray (archive footage)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
as Self - (archive footage)
Vaudeville
1997
as Self (archive footage) (as Abbott & Costello)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970
as Self (archive footage)
The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
1990
as Himself
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996
as Self (archive footage)
The Fair Co-Ed
1927
The World of Abbott and Costello
1965
as Character in Film Clips (archive footage)
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1
2007
Fun on the Run
1949
Circus Rookies
1928
as Extra
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
2000
as (archive footage)
Abbott & Costello in the Movies
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Abbott & Costello Meet the Creature From the Black Lagoon
1954
as Self
The Best of Abbott & Costello Live
1997
Knights of the Bath
1951
as Albert (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Christmas Show
1952
as Costello
Kitchen Mechanics
1949
Midget Car Maniacs
as Costello
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2
2007
Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!
as Himself
Hey Abbott
1978
as Self
Oysters and Muscles
1948
as Oliver
About Lou Costello
Louis Francis Costello (March 6, 1906 – March 3, 1959) was an American actor and comedian best known as half of the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, with Bud Abbott. Costello was famous for his bumbling, chubby, clean-cut image that has appealed to many Americans over the decades, and for his shouted line of "HEEEEYYY ABBOTT!!." With 93 credits spanning from 1926 to 2025, Lou Costello has appeared in 86 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lou Costello Movies
- Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) — as Wilbur Grey / Tubby (archive footage)
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) — as Wilbur Grey
- In Society (1944) — as Albert Mansfield
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) — as Lou Francis
- Buck Privates (1941) — as Herbie Brown
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