From Wikipedia Maurice George Costello (February 22, 1877 – October 29, 1950)[1] 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.
Movie | A Fig Leaf for Eve | Nightclub Patron | 1944-07-04 |
Movie | The Climax | Audience Member (Uncredited) | 1944-10-20 |
Movie | Practically Yours | Senate Stenographer (uncredited) | 1944-12-20 |
Movie | Du Barry was a Lady | Passerby | 1943-08-13 |
Movie | The Glass Key | Card Player (uncredited) | 1942-09-08 |
Movie | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Rodeo Spectator with Martin Manning (uncredited) | 1942-02-13 |
Movie | A Man Betrayed | Club Inferno Patron (uncredited) | 1941-03-07 |
Movie | Citizen Kane | Extra (uncredited) | 1941-04-17 |
Movie | Here Comes Mr. Jordan | Ringsider at Fight (uncredited) | 1941-08-07 |
Movie | Lady from Louisiana | Edwards | 1941-04-22 |
Movie | Johnny Apollo | Extra (uncredited) | 1940-04-19 |
Movie | The Ghost Comes Home | Townsman at Banquet (uncredited) | 1940-03-08 |
Movie | Alice in Movieland | Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited) | 1940-03-03 |
Movie | Edison, the Man | Broker | 1940-05-10 |
Movie | Foreign Correspondent | Man (uncredited) | 1940-08-16 |
Movie | All This, and Heaven Too | Extra (uncredited) | 1940-07-05 |
Movie | Tin Pan Alley | (uncredited) | 1940-11-29 |
Movie | Third Finger, Left Hand | Man at Railroad Station | 1940-10-11 |
Movie | The Sea Hawk | Man Carrying Spear | 1940-08-10 |
Movie | It's a Wonderful World | Guest (uncredited) | 1939-05-19 |
Movie | Happily Buried | Board Member | 1939-04-14 |
Movie | Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever | Man in Audience (uncredited) | 1939-07-21 |
Movie | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Diggs (uncredited) | 1939-10-19 |
Movie | Five Little Peppers And How They Grew | Hart | 1939-08-22 |
Movie | The Roaring Twenties | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1939-10-28 |
Movie | A Man to Remember | Town Councilor (uncredited) | 1938-10-14 |
Movie | Comet Over Broadway | Actor at Dress Rehearsal (uncredited) | 1938-12-03 |
Movie | Hollywood Boulevard | Director in Commissary | 1936-08-20 |
Movie | Search for Beauty | Health Acres Guest (uncredited) | 1934-02-02 |
Movie | The Wagon Show | Colonel Beldan | 1928-02-19 |
Movie | Eagle of the Night | 1928-10-20 | |
Movie | Johnny Get Your Hair Cut | Baxter Ryan | 1927-01-15 |
Movie | Camille | Armand's father | 1927-09-04 |
Movie | The Shamrock and the Rose | Father O'Brien | 1927-04-14 |
Movie | The Mad Marriage | Walter Butler | 1925-01-30 |
Movie | The Story Without a Name | The Cripple | 1924-10-27 |
Movie | Man and Wife | Caleb Perkins | 1923-03-25 |
Movie | The Glimpses of the Moon | Fred Gillow | 1923-03-25 |
Movie | Fog Bound | Deputy Brown | 1923-05-27 |
Movie | The Crown Prince's Double | Prince Oscar / Barry Lawrence | 1916-02-07 |
Movie | The Crimson Stain Mystery | Harold Stanley | 1916-08-21 |
Movie | The Evil Men Do | David Horton | 1915-01-19 |
Movie | The Heart of Jim Brice | Jim Brice | 1915-04-01 |
Movie | Etta of the Footlights | Lord Wentworth | 1914-05-23 |
Movie | Iron and Steel | John Smardon | 1914-02-21 |
Movie | The Peacemaker | Himself - Cameo Appearance | 1914-10-14 |
Movie | The Mysterious Lodger | Ralph Brent - the Mysterious Lodger | 1914-08-27 |
Movie | Too Much Burglar | Tom Perry | 1914-11-19 |
Movie | Delayed Proposals | Jack Hardy | 1913-06-19 |
Movie | The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance | Lambert Chase | 1913-01-10 |
Movie | Getting Up a Practice | Dr. Lyons | 1913-03-27 |
Movie | The Sale of a Heart | Charles Lindgard | 1913-07-18 |
Movie | A Princess of Bagdad | Seyn - the Cobbler | 1913-09-01 |
Movie | The Lonely Princess | Endicott, an American Millionaire | 1913-09-03 |
Movie | Dr. LaFleur's Theory | Dr. LaFleur | 1912-05-05 |
Movie | Aunty's Romance | Stephen Fiske Jr. | 1912-05-12 |
Movie | Half a Hero | Joe Godfrey | 1912-06-07 |
Movie | The Old Silver Watch | Frank as an Adult | 1912-03-19 |
Movie | The Spider's Web | Trevor Lawlor - A Young Attorney | 1912-05-14 |
Movie | The First Violin | 1912-02-02 | |
Movie | The Meeting of the Ways | Tom - an Honest Attorney | 1912-01-12 |
Movie | For the Honor of the Family | Guy Ryder aka Guy Denton | 1912-01-27 |
Movie | Lulu's Doctor | Doctor John Lewis | 1912-06-09 |
Movie | Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins | 'Enry Awkins | 1912-03-13 |
Movie | The Picture Idol | Howard Hanson | 1912-05-31 |
Movie | The Adventure of the Italian Model | Lambert Chase - the Detective | 1912-09-21 |
Movie | A Vitagraph Romance | Maurice Costello | 1912-09-17 |
Movie | The Days of Terror; or, In the Reign of Terror | 1912-06-13 | |
Movie | When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet | Henry Ford | 1912-10-08 |
Movie | It All Came Out in the Wash | Barry Wall | 1912-12-29 |
Movie | The Loyalty of Sylvia | Dr. Dudley Lawrence | 1912-09-12 |
Movie | As You Like It | Orlando | 1912-10-06 |
Movie | The Black Sheep | Harold Moreland - the Black Sheep's Brother | 1912-07-19 |
Movie | On the Pupil of His Eye | Lambert Chase, Detective | 1912-07-05 |
Movie | Conscience | Harold Winter | 1912-07-15 |
Movie | The Money Kings | Roy Brain | 1912-07-15 |
Movie | Little Nemo | Himself | 1911-04-08 |
Movie | The Inherited Taint | Herbert Warning | 1911-03-31 |
Movie | The Show Girl | Dr. Renfrew | 1911-05-18 |
Movie | A Tale of Two Cities | Sydney Carton | 1911-02-20 |
Movie | Siren of the Sea | Fisherman | 1911-01-01 |
Movie | The Sleep Walker | Dr. Allan Langham | 1911-06-23 |
Movie | Water Lilies | Maurice | 1911-01-13 |
Movie | The New Stenographer | The boss | 1911-02-18 |
Movie | Some Good in All | Bill - a Providential Thief | 1911-12-25 |
Movie | For Love and Glory | Lt. Osmond | 1911-08-14 |
Movie | His Sister's Children | Harry Burton - the Children's Uncle | 1911-09-26 |
Movie | Barriers Burned Away | John Martin - First Brother | 1911-06-24 |
Movie | She Came, She Saw, She Conquered | Herbert - Rose's Fiance | 1911-07-26 |
Movie | Auld Lang Syne | Tammas | 1911-11-07 |
Movie | The Geranium | Daniel Briton | 1911-07-15 |
Movie | A Quaker Mother | John Harmon - A Quaker Husband | 1911-06-27 |
Movie | The Battle Hymn of the Republic | Jesus Christ | 1911-06-30 |
Movie | Over the Garden Wall | 1910-06-10 | |
Movie | Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy | 1910-01-02 | |
Movie | Rose Leaves | 1910-08-27 | |
Movie | The Bride of Lammermoor | Edgar Ravenswood | 1909-06-17 |
Movie | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Lysander | 1909-12-25 |
Movie | Richard III | 1908-09-26 | |
Movie | Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy | 1908-12-01 | |
Movie | Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian | Marc Antony | 1908-11-03 |