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Maurice Costello
Actor, Director
Born February 20, 1877Died October 29, 1950 (73 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 1945 | Guest Wife · as Bit Role |
| 1944 | Practically Yours · as Senate Stenographer (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Doughgirls · as Undetermined Secondary Role |
| 1944 | The Climax · as Audience Member (uncredited) |
| 1944 | A Fig Leaf for Eve · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1944 | The Falcon Out West · as Club Patron |
| 1943 | Sweet Rosie O'Grady · as Minor Role |
| 1943 | Du Barry Was a Lady · as Passerby |
| 1942 | The Glass Key · as Card Player (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Henry Aldrich, Editor · as Fire Spectator |
| 1942 | Cairo · as Cavity Rock Townsman |
| 1942 | Reap the Wild Wind · as Ball Guest |
| 1942 | Ride 'Em Cowboy · as Rodeo Spectator With Martin Manning (uncredited) |
| 1941 | H.M. Pulham, Esq. · as Wedding Guest |
| 1941 | Here Comes Mr. Jordan · as Ringsider At Fight (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Citizen Kane · as Extra (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Lady from Louisiana · as Edwards |
| 1941 | A Man Betrayed · as Club Inferno Patron (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Tin Pan Alley · as (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Third Finger, Left Hand · as Man At Railroad Station |
| 1940 | The Sea Hawk · as Man Carrying Spear |
| 1940 | Foreign Correspondent · as Man (uncredited) |
| 1940 | All This, and Heaven Too · as Extra (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Edison, the Man · as Broker |
| 1940 | Johnny Apollo · as Extra (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Ghost Comes Home · as Townsman At Banquet (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Rovin' Tumbleweeds · as Ways And Means Committee Member |
| 1939 | The Roaring Twenties · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · as Diggs (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Five Little Peppers and How They Grew · as Hart |
| 1939 | Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever · as Man In Audience (uncredited) |
| 1939 | It's a Wonderful World · as Guest (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Disbarred · as Frightened Juror |
| 1938 | There's That Woman Again · as Headwaiter |
| 1938 | Comet Over Broadway · as Actor At Dress Rehearsal (uncredited) |
| 1938 | A Man to Remember · as Town Councilor (uncredited) |
| 1938 | I Am the Law · as Lindsay Staff Member |
| 1936 | Hollywood Boulevard · as Director In Commissary |
| 1934 | Search for Beauty · as Health Acres Guest (uncredited) |
| 1926 | Camille · as Armand's Father |
| 1923 | Fog Bound · as Deputy Brown |
| 1914 | Her Great Scoop · as Bert Balley |
| 1913 | The Education of Aunt Georgiana · as Harry |
| 1913 | The Golden Pathway · as James Evans |
| 1913 | Extremities · as Edwin Bartells |
| 1913 | Cupid Versus Women's Rights · as Rex Liston |
| 1913 | The Clown and the Prima Donna · as Toto - The Clown |
| 1913 | A Faithful Servant · as Count Gullio |
| 1913 | Cinderella's Slipper · as John Leigh |
| 1913 | The Interrupted Honeymoon · as Mr. Harry Young - The Husband |
| 1913 | The Adventure of the Counterfeit Bills · as Lambert Chase - Detective |
| 1912 | It All Came Out in the Wash · as Barry Wall |
| 1910 | A Woman's Love · as Cast |
| 1910 | The Men Haters' Club · as Dick |
| 1909 | King Lear · as Undetermined Role |
| 1908 |