Lou Costello
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 6, 1906
- Died
- March 3, 1959
- Birthplace
- Paterson, New Jersey, USA
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!!."
Filmography
- Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!
Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious! TBA
as Himself
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies 2025
as Self (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello: Life and Legacy 2019
as Self (Archive Footage)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored 2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First? 2011
as Self (archive footage)
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes 2011
as Self (archive footage)
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge 2008
as Self (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2 2007
Actor
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1 2007
Actor
- The Great Man: W.C. Fields
The Great Man: W.C. Fields 2005
as Self (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters! 2000
as (archive footage)
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed 2000
as Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula 2000
as Wilbur Gray (archive footage)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' 1999
as Self (archive footage)
Vaudeville 1997
as Self (archive footage) (as Abbott & Costello)
The Best of Abbott & Costello Live 1997
Actor
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography 1996
as Self (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld 1994
as Self (Archive Footage)
Dracula in the Movies 1992
as (archive footage)
- Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook 1991
as Wilbur Grey / Tubby (archive footage)
- Abbott & Costello in the Movies
Abbott & Costello in the Movies 1990
as Self (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello in the Movies 1990
as Himself
Classic Comedy Teams 1986
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers 1985
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Showbiz Goes to War 1982
as (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! 1982
as Self (archive footage)
The Hollywood Clowns 1979
as (archive footage)
The Horror Show 1979
as (archive footage)
Hey Abbott 1978
as Self
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976
as (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory 1972
as Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood 1970
as Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy 1968
as Self (archive footage)
The World of Abbott and Costello 1965
as Character in Film Clips (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy 1964
as Wishy in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock 1959
as Artie Pinsetter
Dance with Me, Henry 1956
as Lou Henry
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy 1955
as Lou Costello
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops 1955
as Willie 'Tubby' Piper
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1953
as Tubby
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars 1953
as Orville
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd 1952
as Captain 'Puddin' head' Feathergill
Lost in Alaska 1952
as George Bell
Jack and the Beanstalk 1952
as Jack / Jack Strong, Producer
Abbott and Costello Christmas Show 1952
as Costello
Comin' Round the Mountain 1951
as Wilbert Smith
Knights of the Bath 1951
as Albert (archive footage)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man 1951
as Lou Francis
Midget Car Maniacs 1950
as Costello
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion 1950
as Lou Hotchkiss
Kitchen Mechanics 1949
Actor
- Fun on the Run
Fun on the Run 1949
Actor
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff 1949
as Freddie Phillips
Africa Screams 1949
as Stanley Livington
Mexican Hayride 1948
as Joe Bascom / Harry Fish
10,000 Kids and a Cop 1948
as Self
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein 1948
as Wilbur Grey
The Noose Hangs High 1948
as Homer Hinchcliffe, Executive Producer
- Oysters and Muscles
Oysters and Muscles 1948
as Oliver
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap 1947
as Chester Wooley
Buck Privates Come Home 1947
as Herbie Brown
The Time of Their Lives 1946
as Horatio Prim
Little Giant 1946
as Benny Miller
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood 1945
as Abercrombie
The Naughty Nineties 1945
as Sebastian Dinwiddle
Here Come the Co-Eds 1945
as Oliver Quackenbush
Lost in a Harem 1944
as Harvey Garvey
In Society 1944
as Albert Mansfield
Twenty Years After 1944
as (archive footage)
Hit the Ice 1943
as Weejie 'Tubby' McCoy
It Ain't Hay 1943
as Wilbur Hoolihan
Who Done It? 1942
as Mervin Q. Milgrim
Pardon My Sarong 1942
as Wellington Pflug, aka Moola
Rio Rita 1942
as Wishy
Ride 'Em Cowboy 1942
as Willoughby
Keep 'Em Flying 1941
as Heathcliff
Hold That Ghost 1941
as Ferdinand Jones
In the Navy 1941
as Pomeroy Watson
Buck Privates 1941
as Herbie Brown
One Night in the Tropics 1940
as Costello
The Cossacks 1928
as Extra (uncredited)
- Circus Rookies
Circus Rookies 1928
as Extra
The Battle of the Century 1927
as Boxing Hall Extra (uncredited)
The Fair Co-Ed 1927
Actor
Bardelys the Magnificent 1926
as Extra (uncredited)
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