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