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 | Edison, the Man | Broker | 1940-05-10 |
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 | All This, and Heaven Too | Extra (uncredited) | 1940-07-05 |
Movie | The Sea Hawk | Man Carrying Spear | 1940-08-10 |
Movie | Tin Pan Alley | (uncredited) | 1940-11-29 |
Movie | Third Finger, Left Hand | Man at Railroad Station | 1940-10-11 |
Movie | Foreign Correspondent | Man (uncredited) | 1940-08-16 |
Movie | It's a Wonderful World | Guest (uncredited) | 1939-05-19 |
Movie | Five Little Peppers And How They Grew | Hart | 1939-08-22 |
Movie | Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever | Man in Audience (uncredited) | 1939-07-21 |
Movie | The Roaring Twenties | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1939-10-28 |
Movie | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Diggs (uncredited) | 1939-10-19 |
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 | The Shamrock and the Rose | Father O'Brien | 1927-04-14 |
Movie | Camille | Armand's father | 1927-09-04 |
Movie | The Mad Marriage | Walter Butler | 1925-01-30 |
Movie | The Story Without a Name | The Cripple | 1924-10-27 |
Movie | The Glimpses of the Moon | Fred Gillow | 1923-03-25 |
Movie | Fog Bound | Deputy Brown | 1923-05-27 |
Movie | Man and Wife | Caleb Perkins | 1923-03-25 |
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 Peacemaker | Himself - Cameo Appearance | 1914-10-14 |
Movie | Delayed Proposals | Jack Hardy | 1913-06-19 |
Movie | The Lonely Princess | Endicott, an American Millionaire | 1913-09-03 |
Movie | Aunty's Romance | Stephen Fiske Jr. | 1912-05-12 |
Movie | The Picture Idol | Howard Hanson | 1912-05-31 |
Movie | Half a Hero | Joe Godfrey | 1912-06-07 |
Movie | Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins | 'Enry Awkins | 1912-03-13 |
Movie | The Meeting of the Ways | Tom - an Honest Attorney | 1912-01-12 |
Movie | Dr. LaFleur's Theory | Dr. LaFleur | 1912-05-05 |
Movie | A Vitagraph Romance | Maurice Costello | 1912-09-17 |
Movie | It All Came Out in the Wash | Barry Wall | 1912-12-29 |
Movie | Lulu's Doctor | Doctor John Lewis | 1912-06-09 |
Movie | When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet | Henry Ford | 1912-10-08 |
Movie | As You Like It | Orlando | 1912-10-06 |
Movie | The Days of Terror; or, In the Reign of Terror | 1912-06-13 | |
Movie | The Loyalty of Sylvia | Dr. Dudley Lawrence | 1912-09-12 |
Movie | A Tale of Two Cities | Sydney Carton | 1911-02-20 |
Movie | The Show Girl | Dr. Renfrew | 1911-05-18 |
Movie | Little Nemo | Himself | 1911-04-08 |
Movie | Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy | 1910-01-02 | |
Movie | Over the Garden Wall | 1910-06-10 | |
Movie | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Lysander | 1909-12-25 |
Movie | Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy | 1908-12-01 |