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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.
Known For
Citizen Kane
(1941)
Extra (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Diggs (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
(1941)
Ringsider at Fight (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
(1940)
Man (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
(1939)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk
(1940)
Man Carrying Spear
The Glass Key
(1942)
Card Player (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
(1908)
The Merchant of Venice
(1908)
Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian
(1908)
Marc Antony
Salome (The Dance of Seven Veils)
(1908)
King Herod
Leah the Forsaken
(1908)
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
(1908)
Richard III
(1908)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1909)
Lysander
The Bride of Lammermoor
(1909)
Edgar Ravenswood
Over the Garden Wall
(1910)
Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
(1910)
Rose Leaves
(1910)
How She Won Him
(1910)
Arthur Lewis
The Love of Chrysanthemum
(1910)
Proving His Love; or, The Ruse of a Beautiful Woman
(1911)
Lloyd Stanwood
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
(1911)
Jesus Christ
Siren of the Sea
(1911)
Fisherman
The Inherited Taint
(1911)
Herbert Warning
Little Nemo
(1911)
Himself
His Mother
(1911)
Donald Gray
The New Stenographer
(1911)
The boss
Auld Lang Syne
(1911)
Tammas
The Sleep Walker
(1911)
Dr. Allan Langham
For Her Brother's Sake
(1911)
Albert Black - The Brother
For Love and Glory
(1911)
Lt. Osmond
A Tale of Two Cities
(1911)
Sydney Carton
A Quaker Mother
(1911)
John Harmon - A Quaker Husband
His Sister's Children
(1911)
Harry Burton - the Children's Uncle
She Came, She Saw, She Conquered
(1911)
Herbert - Rose's Fiance
The Geranium
(1911)
Daniel Briton
Barriers Burned Away
(1911)
John Martin - First Brother
The Show Girl
(1911)
Dr. Renfrew
The Changing of Silas Warner
(1911)
Silas Warner's Son
Some Good in All
(1911)
Bill - a Providential Thief
The Sacrifice
(1911)
Nick Austin
Water Lilies
(1911)
Maurice
Dead Man’s Honor
(1911)
Hugh
The Two Battles
(1912)
Gordon Frazier
It All Came Out in the Wash
(1912)
Barry Wall
As You Like It
(1912)
Orlando
Bobby's Father
(1912)
Dick Ramsay - Bobby's Father
Aunty's Romance
(1912)
Stephen Fiske Jr.
The Days of Terror; or, In the Reign of Terror
(1912)
The Loyalty of Sylvia
(1912)
Dr. Dudley Lawrence
On the Pupil of His Eye
(1912)
Lambert Chase, Detective
The Meeting of the Ways
(1912)
Tom - an Honest Attorney
The Spider's Web
(1912)
Trevor Lawlor - A Young Attorney
Half a Hero
(1912)
Joe Godfrey
Dr. LaFleur's Theory
(1912)
Dr. LaFleur
Wanted... a Grandmother
(1912)
Mr. Hale
Conscience
(1912)
Harold Winter
Her Grandchild
(1912)
Donald Grant - the Son
The Picture Idol
(1912)
Howard Hanson
When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet
(1912)
Henry Ford
The Black Sheep
(1912)
Harold Moreland - the Black Sheep's Brother
The First Violin
(1912)
For the Honor of the Family
(1912)
Guy Ryder aka Guy Denton
Lulu's Doctor
(1912)
Doctor John Lewis
The Old Silver Watch
(1912)
Frank as an Adult
The Money Kings
(1912)
Roy Brain
A Vitagraph Romance
(1912)
Maurice Costello
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
(1912)
'Enry Awkins
The Adventure of the Italian Model
(1912)
Lambert Chase - the Detective
The Sale of a Heart
(1913)
Charles Lindgard
Delayed Proposals
(1913)
Jack Hardy
What a Change of Clothes Did
(1913)
John Mason
The Lonely Princess
(1913)
Endicott, an American Millionaire
A Princess of Bagdad
(1913)
Seyn - the Cobbler
Fellow Voyagers
(1913)
Tom Blake
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
(1913)
Lambert Chase
The Hindoo Charm
(1913)
Sir Edward Tilbury
Getting Up a Practice
(1913)
Dr. Lyons
The Moonstone of Fez
(1914)
Schuyler Van Norden
The Mysterious Lodger
(1914)
Ralph Brent - the Mysterious Lodger
Some Steamer Scooping
(1914)
Baron Lafitte
The Peacemaker
(1914)
Himself - Cameo Appearance
Etta of the Footlights
(1914)
Lord Wentworth
Too Much Burglar
(1914)
Tom Perry
Iron and Steel
(1914)
John Smardon
The Evil Men Do
(1915)
David Horton
The Heart of Jim Brice
(1915)
Jim Brice
The Crown Prince's Double
(1916)
Prince Oscar / Barry Lawrence
The Crimson Stain Mystery
(1916)
Harold Stanley
The Glimpses of the Moon
(1923)
Fred Gillow
Fog Bound
(1923)
Deputy Brown
Man and Wife
(1923)
Caleb Perkins
Roulette
(1924)
Ben Corcoran
The Story Without a Name
(1924)
The Cripple
The Mad Marriage
(1925)
Walter Butler
The Last Alarm
(1926)
The Captain of the Fire Brigade - Tom's Father
The Shamrock and the Rose
(1927)
Father O'Brien
Camille
(1927)
Armand's father
Johnny Get Your Hair Cut
(1927)
Baxter Ryan
Eagle of the Night
(1928)
The Wagon Show
(1928)
Colonel Beldan
Search for Beauty
(1934)
Health Acres Guest (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
(1936)
Director in Commissary
Comet Over Broadway
(1938)
Actor at Dress Rehearsal (uncredited)
A Man to Remember
(1938)
Town Councilor (uncredited)
Happily Buried
(1939)
Board Member
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
(1939)
Man in Audience (uncredited)
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
(1939)
Hart
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Diggs (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
(1939)
Guest (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
(1939)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Third Finger, Left Hand
(1940)
Man at Railroad Station
Alice in Movieland
(1940)
Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
The Ghost Comes Home
(1940)
Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
Tin Pan Alley
(1940)
(uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
(1940)
Man (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk
(1940)
Man Carrying Spear
Johnny Apollo
(1940)
Extra (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
(1940)
Broker
All This, and Heaven Too
(1940)
Extra (uncredited)
A Man Betrayed
(1941)
Club Inferno Patron (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
(1941)
Ringsider at Fight (uncredited)
Citizen Kane
(1941)
Extra (uncredited)
Lady from Louisiana
(1941)
Edwards
Ride 'Em Cowboy
(1942)
Rodeo Spectator with Martin Manning (uncredited)
The Glass Key
(1942)
Card Player (uncredited)
Du Barry was a Lady
(1943)
Passerby
A Fig Leaf for Eve
(1944)
Nightclub Patron
Practically Yours
(1944)
Senate Stenographer (uncredited)
The Climax
(1944)
Audience Member (Uncredited)
Directing
Some Good in All
(1911)
Director
It All Came Out in the Wash
(1912)
Director
Dr. LaFleur's Theory
(1912)
Director
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
(1912)
Director
On the Pupil of His Eye
(1912)
Director
The Spider's Web
(1912)
Director
Conscience
(1912)
Director
What a Change of Clothes Did
(1913)
Director
Getting Up a Practice
(1913)
Director
The Lonely Princess
(1913)
Director
The Sale of a Heart
(1913)
Director
The Hindoo Charm
(1913)
Director
Fellow Voyagers
(1913)
Director
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
(1913)
Director
Some Steamer Scooping
(1914)
Director
The Moonstone of Fez
(1914)
Director
The Mysterious Lodger
(1914)
Director
Etta of the Footlights
(1914)
Director
Too Much Burglar
(1914)
Director
Iron and Steel
(1914)
Director
The Evil Men Do
(1915)
Director
The Heart of Jim Brice
(1915)
Director
Writing