Maurice Costello
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 20, 1877
- Died
- October 29, 1950
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography
Practically Yours 1944
as Senate Stenographer (uncredited)
The Climax 1944
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
A Fig Leaf for Eve 1944
as Nightclub Patron
Du Barry Was a Lady 1943
as Passerby (uncredited)
The Glass Key 1942
as Card Player (uncredited)
Ride 'Em Cowboy 1942
as Rodeo Spectator with Martin Manning (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan 1941
as Ringsider at Fight (uncredited)
Lady from Louisiana 1941
as Edwards
Citizen Kane 1941
as Extra (uncredited)
A Man Betrayed 1941
as Club Inferno Patron (uncredited)
Tin Pan Alley 1940
as (uncredited)
Third Finger, Left Hand 1940
as Man at Railroad Station
Foreign Correspondent 1940
as Man (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk 1940
as Man Carrying Spear
All This, and Heaven Too 1940
as Extra (uncredited)
Edison, the Man 1940
as Broker
Johnny Apollo 1940
as Extra (uncredited)
The Ghost Comes Home 1940
as Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
Alice in Movieland 1940
as Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties 1939
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939
as Diggs (uncredited)
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew 1939
as Hart
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever 1939
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World 1939
as Guest (uncredited)
Happily Buried 1939
as Board Member
Comet Over Broadway 1938
as Actor at Dress Rehearsal (uncredited)
A Man to Remember 1938
as Town Councilor (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard 1936
as Director in Commissary
Search for Beauty 1934
as Health Acres Guest (uncredited)
The Movie Album 1932
as (archive footage)
Eagle of the Night 1928
Actor
The Wagon Show 1928
as Colonel Beldan
Camille 1927
as Armand's father
The Shamrock and the Rose 1927
as Father O'Brien
Johnny Get Your Hair Cut 1927
as Baxter Ryan
The False Alarm 1926
Actor
- The Last Alarm
The Last Alarm 1926
as The Captain of the Fire Brigade - Tom's Father
The Mad Marriage 1925
as Walter Butler
The Story Without a Name 1924
as The Cripple
Love of Women 1924
as Mr. Redfield
Virtuous Liars 1924
as Josiah Wright
Week End Husbands 1924
as John Keane
Roulette 1924
as Ben Corcoran
Fog Bound 1923
as Deputy Brown
The Glimpses of the Moon 1923
as Fred Gillow
Man and Wife 1923
as Caleb Perkins
None So Blind 1923
as Russell Mortimer
Deadline at Eleven 1920
as Paul Klocke
The Tower of Jewels 1919
as Fraser Grimstead
The Cambric Mask 1919
as John Sark
The Captain's Captain 1919
as Lawford Tapp
The Crimson Stain Mystery 1916
as Harold Stanley
The Crown Prince's Double 1916
as Prince Oscar / Barry Lawrence
- Rags and the Girl
Rags and the Girl 1915
as Tom Raine
The Heart of Jim Brice 1915
as Jim Brice, Director
The Evil Men Do 1915
as David Horton, Director
- Too Much Burglar
Too Much Burglar 1914
as Tom Perry, Director
The Peacemaker 1914
as Himself - Cameo Appearance
- The Mysterious Lodger
The Mysterious Lodger 1914
as Ralph Brent - the Mysterious Lodger, Director
The Moonstone of Fez 1914
as Schuyler Van Norden, Director
Etta of the Footlights 1914
as Lord Wentworth, Director
Iron and Steel 1914
as John Smardon, Director
- Some Steamer Scooping
Some Steamer Scooping 1914
as Baron Lafitte, Director
Fellow Voyagers 1913
as Tom Blake, Director, Scenario Writer
- The Hindoo Charm
The Hindoo Charm 1913
as Sir Edward Tilbury, Director
The Lonely Princess 1913
as Endicott, an American Millionaire, Director
A Princess of Bagdad 1913
as Seyn - the Cobbler
- The Sale of a Heart
The Sale of a Heart 1913
as Charles Lindgard, Director
Jack's Chrysanthemum 1913
Actor, Director
- Delayed Proposals
Delayed Proposals 1913
as Jack Hardy
- Getting Up a Practice
Getting Up a Practice 1913
as Dr. Lyons, Director
- What a Change of Clothes Did
What a Change of Clothes Did 1913
as John Mason, Director
- The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance 1913
as Lambert Chase, Director
- It All Came Out in the Wash
It All Came Out in the Wash 1912
as Barry Wall, Director
- When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet
When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet 1912
as Henry Ford
As You Like It 1912
as Orlando
- Bobby's Father
Bobby's Father 1912
as Dick Ramsay - Bobby's Father
- The Adventure of the Italian Model
The Adventure of the Italian Model 1912
as Lambert Chase - the Detective
A Vitagraph Romance 1912
as Maurice Costello
- The Loyalty of Sylvia
The Loyalty of Sylvia 1912
as Dr. Dudley Lawrence
- Her Grandchild
Her Grandchild 1912
as Donald Grant - the Son
- The Two Battles
The Two Battles 1912
as Gordon Frazier
- Wanted... a Grandmother
Wanted... a Grandmother 1912
as Mr. Hale
- The Black Sheep
The Black Sheep 1912
as Harold Moreland - the Black Sheep's Brother
- The Money Kings
The Money Kings 1912
as Roy Brain
- Conscience
Conscience 1912
as Harold Winter, Director
- On the Pupil of His Eye
On the Pupil of His Eye 1912
as Lambert Chase, Detective, Director
- The Days of Terror; or, In the Reign of Terror
The Days of Terror; or, In the Reign of Terror 1912
Actor
- Lulu's Doctor
Lulu's Doctor 1912
as Doctor John Lewis
- Half a Hero
Half a Hero 1912
as Joe Godfrey
The Picture Idol 1912
as Howard Hanson
The Spider's Web 1912
as Trevor Lawlor - A Young Attorney, Director
Aunty's Romance 1912
as Stephen Fiske Jr.
- Dr. LaFleur's Theory
Dr. LaFleur's Theory 1912
as Dr. LaFleur, Director
- The Old Silver Watch
The Old Silver Watch 1912
as Frank as an Adult
- Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins 1912
as 'Enry Awkins, Director
The First Violin 1912
Actor
- For the Honor of the Family
For the Honor of the Family 1912
as Guy Ryder aka Guy Denton
- The Meeting of the Ways
The Meeting of the Ways 1912
as Tom - an Honest Attorney
- Some Good in All
Some Good in All 1911
as Bill - a Providential Thief, Director
Auld Lang Syne 1911
as Tammas
His Sister's Children 1911
as Harry Burton - the Children's Uncle
- For Love and Glory
For Love and Glory 1911
as Lt. Osmond
- She Came, She Saw, She Conquered
She Came, She Saw, She Conquered 1911
as Herbert - Rose's Fiance
- The Geranium
The Geranium 1911
as Daniel Briton
The Battle Hymn of the Republic 1911
as Jesus Christ
- A Quaker Mother
A Quaker Mother 1911
as John Harmon - A Quaker Husband
- Barriers Burned Away
Barriers Burned Away 1911
as John Martin - First Brother
- The Sleep Walker
The Sleep Walker 1911
as Dr. Allan Langham
- Proving His Love; or, The Ruse of a Beautiful Woman
Proving His Love; or, The Ruse of a Beautiful Woman 1911
as Lloyd Stanwood
- The Changing of Silas Warner
The Changing of Silas Warner 1911
as Silas Warner's Son
- The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice 1911
as Nick Austin
- For Her Brother's Sake
For Her Brother's Sake 1911
as Albert Black - The Brother
- Dead Man’s Honor
Dead Man’s Honor 1911
as Hugh
The Show Girl 1911
as Dr. Renfrew
- His Mother
His Mother 1911
as Donald Gray
Little Nemo 1911
as Himself
- The Inherited Taint
The Inherited Taint 1911
as Herbert Warning
A Tale of Two Cities 1911
as Sydney Carton
The New Stenographer 1911
as The boss
Water Lilies 1911
as Maurice
- Siren of the Sea
Siren of the Sea 1911
as Fisherman
- How She Won Him
How She Won Him 1910
as Arthur Lewis
Rose Leaves 1910
Actor
- Over the Garden Wall
Over the Garden Wall 1910
Actor
- Love of Chrysanthemum
Love of Chrysanthemum 1910
Actor
Elektra 1910
Actor
- Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy 1910
Actor
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1909
as Lysander
The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome 1909
Actor
- Saul and David
Saul and David 1909
as David
- Ruy Blas
Ruy Blas 1909
as Ruy Blas
The Bride of Lammermoor 1909
as Edgar Ravenswood
- The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice 1908
Actor
- The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain 1908
Actor
- Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy 1908
Actor
Antony and Cleopatra 1908
as Marc Antony
- Leah, the Forsaken
Leah, the Forsaken 1908
as Rudolf
- Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy 1908
Actor
- Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils
Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils 1908
as King Herod
Credits from TMDB.