Acting · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA · Born February 20, 1877
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.
MoviePractically Yours
1944
as Senate Stenographer (uncredited)
MovieThe Climax
1944
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
MovieA Fig Leaf for Eve
1944
as Nightclub Patron
MovieDu Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Passerby (uncredited)
MovieThe Glass Key
1942
as Card Player (uncredited)
MovieRide 'Em Cowboy
1941
as Rodeo Spectator with Martin Manning (uncredited)
MovieHere Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
as Ringsider at Fight (uncredited)
MovieLady from Louisiana
1941
as Edwards
MovieCitizen Kane
1941
as Extra (uncredited)
MovieA Man Betrayed
1941
as Club Inferno Patron (uncredited)
MovieTin Pan Alley
1940
as (uncredited)
MovieThird Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Man at Railroad Station
MovieForeign Correspondent
1940
as Man (uncredited)
MovieThe Sea Hawk
1940
as Man Carrying Spear
MovieAll This, and Heaven Too
1940
as Extra (uncredited)
MovieEdison, the Man
1940
as Broker
MovieJohnny Apollo
1940
as Extra (uncredited)
MovieThe Ghost Comes Home
1940
as Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
MovieAlice in Movieland
1940
as Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
MovieThe Roaring Twenties
1939
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
MovieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Diggs (uncredited)
MovieFive Little Peppers And How They Grew
1939
as Hart
MovieAndy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
MovieIt's a Wonderful World
1939
as Guest (uncredited)
MovieHappily Buried
1939
as Board Member
MovieComet Over Broadway
1938
as Actor at Dress Rehearsal (uncredited)
MovieA Man to Remember
1938
as Town Councilor (uncredited)
MovieHollywood Boulevard
1936
as Director in Commissary
MovieSearch for Beauty
1934
as Health Acres Guest (uncredited)
MovieThe Movie Album
1932
as (archive footage)
MovieEagle of the Night
1928
MovieThe Wagon Show
1928
as Colonel Beldan
MovieCamille
1927
as Armand's father
MovieThe Shamrock and the Rose
1927
as Father O'Brien
MovieJohnny Get Your Hair Cut
1927
as Baxter Ryan
MovieThe False Alarm
1926
The Last Alarm
1926
as The Captain of the Fire Brigade - Tom's Father
MovieThe Mad Marriage
1925
as Walter Butler
MovieThe Story Without a Name
1924
as The Cripple
MovieLove of Women
1924
as Mr. Redfield
MovieVirtuous Liars
1924
as Josiah Wright
MovieWeek End Husbands
1924
as John Keane
MovieRoulette
1924
as Ben Corcoran
MovieFog Bound
1923
as Deputy Brown
MovieMan and Wife
1923
as Caleb Perkins
MovieThe Glimpses of the Moon
1923
as Fred Gillow
MovieNone So Blind
1923
as Russell Mortimer
MovieDeadline at Eleven
1920
as Paul Klocke
MovieThe Tower of Jewels
1919
as Fraser Grimstead
MovieThe Cambric Mask
1919
as John Sark
MovieThe Captain's Captain
1919
as Lawford Tapp
MovieThe Crimson Stain Mystery
1916
as Harold Stanley
MovieThe Crown Prince's Double
1916
as Prince Oscar / Barry Lawrence
Rags and the Girl
1915
as Tom Raine
MovieThe Heart of Jim Brice
1915
as Jim Brice
MovieThe Evil Men Do
1915
as David Horton
Too Much Burglar
1914
as Tom Perry
MovieThe Peacemaker
1914
as Himself - Cameo Appearance
The Mysterious Lodger
1914
as Ralph Brent - the Mysterious Lodger
MovieThe Moonstone of Fez
1914
as Schuyler Van Norden
MovieEtta of the Footlights
1914
as Lord Wentworth
MovieIron and Steel
1914
as John Smardon
Some Steamer Scooping
1914
as Baron Lafitte
MovieFellow Voyagers
1913
as Tom Blake
The Hindoo Charm
1913
as Sir Edward Tilbury
MovieThe Lonely Princess
1913
as Endicott, an American Millionaire
MovieA Princess of Bagdad
1913
as Seyn - the Cobbler
The Sale of a Heart
1913
as Charles Lindgard
MovieJack's Chrysanthemum
1913
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
MovieAs 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
MovieA 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
MovieThe Picture Idol
1912
as Howard Hanson
MovieThe Spider's Web
1912
as Trevor Lawlor - A Young Attorney
MovieAunty'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
MovieThe 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
MovieAuld Lang Syne
1911
as Tammas
MovieHis 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
MovieThe 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
MovieThe Show Girl
1911
as Dr. Renfrew
His Mother
1911
as Donald Gray
MovieLittle Nemo
1911
as Himself
The Inherited Taint
1911
as Herbert Warning
MovieA Tale of Two Cities
1911
as Sydney Carton
MovieThe New Stenographer
1911
as The boss
MovieWater Lilies
1911
as Maurice
Siren of the Sea
1911
as Fisherman
How She Won Him
1910
as Arthur Lewis
MovieRose Leaves
1910
Over the Garden Wall
1910
The Love of Chrysanthemum
1910
MovieElektra
1910
Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
1910
MovieA Midsummer Night's Dream
1909
as Lysander
MovieThe Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome
1909
Saul and David
1909
as David
MovieThe Bride of Lammermoor
1909
as Edgar Ravenswood
The Merchant of Venice
1908
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
1908
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
1908
MovieAntony and Cleopatra
1908
as Marc Antony
Leah, the Forsaken
1908
as Rudolf
Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
1908
Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils
1908
as King Herod
