Maurice Costello
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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.
Acted in
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
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)
Eagle of the Night
1928
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 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
Roulette
1924
as Ben Corcoran
Fog Bound
1923
as Deputy Brown
Man and Wife
1923
as Caleb Perkins
The Glimpses of the Moon
1923
as Fred Gillow
None So Blind
1923
as Russell Mortimer
The Crimson Stain Mystery
1916
as Harold Stanley
The Crown Prince's Double
1916
as Prince Oscar / Barry Lawrence
The Heart of Jim Brice
1915
as Jim Brice
The Evil Men Do
1915
as David Horton
Too Much Burglar
1914
as Tom Perry
The Peacemaker
1914
as Himself - Cameo Appearance
The Mysterious Lodger
1914
as Ralph Brent - the Mysterious Lodger
The Moonstone of Fez
1914
as Schuyler Van Norden
Etta of the Footlights
1914
as Lord Wentworth
Iron and Steel
1914
as John Smardon
Some Steamer Scooping
1914
as Baron Lafitte
Fellow Voyagers
1913
as Tom Blake
The Hindoo Charm
1913
as Sir Edward Tilbury
The Lonely Princess
1913
as Endicott, an American Millionaire
A Princess of Bagdad
1913
as Seyn - the Cobbler
The Sale of a Heart
1913
as Charles Lindgard
Delayed Proposals
1913
as Jack Hardy
Getting Up a Practice
1913
as Dr. Lyons
What a Change of Clothes Did
1913
as John Mason
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
1913
as Lambert Chase
It All Came Out in the Wash
1912
as Barry Wall
When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet
1912
as Henry Ford
As You Like It
1912
as Orlando
Bobby's Father
1912
as Dick Ramsay - Bobby's Father
The Adventure of the Italian Model
1912
as Lambert Chase - the Detective
A Vitagraph Romance
1912
as Maurice Costello
The Loyalty of Sylvia
1912
as Dr. Dudley Lawrence
Her Grandchild
1912
as Donald Grant - the Son
The Two Battles
1912
as Gordon Frazier
Wanted... a Grandmother
1912
as Mr. Hale
The Black Sheep
1912
as Harold Moreland - the Black Sheep's Brother
Conscience
1912
as Harold Winter
The Money Kings
1912
as Roy Brain
On the Pupil of His Eye
1912
as Lambert Chase, Detective
The Days of Terror; or, In the Reign of Terror
1912
Lulu's Doctor
1912
as Doctor John Lewis
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
Aunty's Romance
1912
as Stephen Fiske Jr.
Dr. LaFleur's Theory
1912
as Dr. LaFleur
The Old Silver Watch
1912
as Frank as an Adult
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
1912
as 'Enry Awkins
The First Violin
1912
For the Honor of the Family
1912
as Guy Ryder aka Guy Denton
The Meeting of the Ways
1912
as Tom - an Honest Attorney
Some Good in All
1911
as Bill - a Providential Thief
Auld Lang Syne
1911
as Tammas
His Sister's Children
1911
as Harry Burton - the Children's Uncle
For Love and Glory
1911
as Lt. Osmond
She Came, She Saw, She Conquered
1911
as Herbert - Rose's Fiance
The Geranium
1911
as Daniel Briton
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
1911
as Jesus Christ
A Quaker Mother
1911
as John Harmon - A Quaker Husband
Barriers Burned Away
1911
as John Martin - First Brother
The Sleep Walker
1911
as Dr. Allan Langham
Proving His Love; or, The Ruse of a Beautiful Woman
1911
as Lloyd Stanwood
The Changing of Silas Warner
1911
as Silas Warner's Son
The Sacrifice
1911
as Nick Austin
For Her Brother's Sake
1911
as Albert Black - The Brother
Dead Man’s Honor
1911
as Hugh
The Show Girl
1911
as Dr. Renfrew
His Mother
1911
as Donald Gray
Little Nemo
1911
as Himself
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
1911
as Fisherman
How She Won Him
1910
as Arthur Lewis
Rose Leaves
1910
Over the Garden Wall
1910
The Love of Chrysanthemum
1910
Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
1910
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1909
as Lysander
The Way of the Cross
1909
The Bride of Lammermoor
1909
as Edgar Ravenswood
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
1908
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
1908
Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian
1908
as Marc Antony
Leah the Forsaken
1908
Richard III
1908
Salome (The Dance of Seven Veils)
1908
as King Herod
The Merchant of Venice
1908