Maurice Costello
Acting
Born 1877-02-20
Died 1950-10-29
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
139 credits
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1
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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.
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Filmography
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Acting
55 credits
Citizen Kane
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
The Sea Hawk
Foreign Correspondent
It's a Wonderful World
The Roaring Twenties
All This, and Heaven Too
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Edison, the Man
Virtuous Liars
The Glass Key
Johnny Apollo
Du Barry Was a Lady
The Climax
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Water Lilies
Little Nemo
Fellow Voyagers
Her Grandchild
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Third Finger, Left Hand
Lady from Louisiana
The Ghost Comes Home
The Movie Album
Happily Buried
Alice in Movieland
Bobby's Father
Hollywood Boulevard
Comet Over Broadway
The Last Alarm
The Tower of Jewels
Practically Yours
A Man Betrayed
Roulette
Tin Pan Alley
The Captain's Captain
His Mother
The Crimson Stain Mystery
The Shamrock and the Rose
For Love and Glory
For Her Brother's Sake
Camille
The Spider's Web
The Cambric Mask
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
Rags and the Girl
Search for Beauty
When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet
Week End Husbands
The Old Silver Watch
A Man to Remember
Deadline at Eleven
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Evil Men Do
Iron and Steel
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5 credits
Elektra
Rose Leaves
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
The Love of Chrysanthemum
The Merchant of Venice
Directing
4 credits
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