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Maurice Costello

Maurice Costello profile
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1877-02-20
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity: 0.2

Biography

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.

Known For Filmography

Citizen Kane poster

Citizen Kane

1941
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington poster

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939
Foreign Correspondent poster

Foreign Correspondent

1940
The Roaring Twenties poster

The Roaring Twenties

1939
The Glass Key poster

The Glass Key

1942
Here Comes Mr. Jordan poster

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941
The Sea Hawk poster

The Sea Hawk

1940
The Climax poster

The Climax

1944
Du Barry Was a Lady poster

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943
Ride 'Em Cowboy poster

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1941
It's a Wonderful World poster

It's a Wonderful World

1939
All This, and Heaven Too poster

All This, and Heaven Too

1940
Third Finger, Left Hand poster

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940
A Man to Remember poster

A Man to Remember

1938
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever poster

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

1939
A Man Betrayed poster

A Man Betrayed

1941
Johnny Apollo poster

Johnny Apollo

1940
A Midsummer Night's Dream poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1909
Hollywood Boulevard poster

Hollywood Boulevard

1936
Comet Over Broadway poster

Comet Over Broadway

1938
Edison, the Man poster

Edison, the Man

1940
Tin Pan Alley poster

Tin Pan Alley

1940
Lady from Louisiana poster

Lady from Louisiana

1941
Roulette poster

Roulette

1924
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The Hindoo Charm

1913
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The Last Alarm

1926
The Ghost Comes Home poster

The Ghost Comes Home

1940
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Too Much Burglar

1914
The Glimpses of the Moon poster

The Glimpses of the Moon

1923
Alice in Movieland poster

Alice in Movieland

1940
As You Like It poster

As You Like It

1912
The Crown Prince's Double poster

The Crown Prince's Double

1916
Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian poster

Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian

1908
Practically Yours poster

Practically Yours

1944
Auld Lang Syne poster

Auld Lang Syne

1911
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew poster

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

1939
Love of Women poster

Love of Women

1924
The Story Without a Name poster

The Story Without a Name

1924
His Sister's Children poster

His Sister's Children

1911
A Fig Leaf for Eve poster

A Fig Leaf for Eve

1944
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The Geranium

1911
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Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy

1908
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The Sacrifice

1911
Little Nemo poster

Little Nemo

1911
Johnny Get Your Hair Cut poster

Johnny Get Your Hair Cut

1927
The Tower of Jewels poster

The Tower of Jewels

1919
A Vitagraph Romance poster

A Vitagraph Romance

1912
Deadline at Eleven poster

Deadline at Eleven

1920
The Mad Marriage poster

The Mad Marriage

1925
The False Alarm poster

The False Alarm

1926
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The Old Silver Watch

1912
Eagle of the Night poster

Eagle of the Night

1928
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Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils

1908
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For the Honor of the Family

1912
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Lulu's Doctor

1912
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The Loyalty of Sylvia

1912
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Some Steamer Scooping

1914
The Crimson Stain Mystery poster

The Crimson Stain Mystery

1916
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The Meeting of the Ways

1912
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His Mother

1911
Search for Beauty poster

Search for Beauty

1934
The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome poster

The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome

1909
The Spider's Web poster

The Spider's Web

1912
Happily Buried poster

Happily Buried

1939
A Tale of Two Cities poster

A Tale of Two Cities

1911
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The Money Kings

1912
Camille poster

Camille

1927
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On the Pupil of His Eye

1912
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The Two Battles

1912
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Half a Hero

1912
The Cambric Mask poster

The Cambric Mask

1919
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The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance

1913
The Movie Album poster

The Movie Album

1932
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Conscience

1912
Fog Bound poster

Fog Bound

1923
Aunty's Romance poster

Aunty's Romance

1912
Fellow Voyagers poster

Fellow Voyagers

1913
The Moonstone of Fez poster

The Moonstone of Fez

1914
A Princess of Bagdad poster

A Princess of Bagdad

1913
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Rags and the Girl

1915
The Picture Idol poster

The Picture Idol

1912
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Barriers Burned Away

1911
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The Merchant of Venice

1908
Etta of the Footlights poster

Etta of the Footlights

1914
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The Sale of a Heart

1913
The First Violin poster

The First Violin

1912
Week End Husbands poster

Week End Husbands

1924
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Her Grandchild

1912
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The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain

1908
The Wagon Show poster

The Wagon Show

1928
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The Black Sheep

1912
None So Blind poster

None So Blind

1923
The Captain's Captain poster

The Captain's Captain

1919
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Some Good in All

1911
Man and Wife poster

Man and Wife

1923
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Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

1908
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The Love of Chrysanthemum

1910
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The Changing of Silas Warner

1911
The Shamrock and the Rose poster

The Shamrock and the Rose

1927
The Evil Men Do poster

The Evil Men Do

1915
The Battle Hymn of the Republic poster

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

1911
Iron and Steel poster

Iron and Steel

1914
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Bobby's Father

1912
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The Inherited Taint

1911
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Over the Garden Wall

1910
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Getting Up a Practice

1913
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A Quaker Mother

1911
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Delayed Proposals

1913
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The Days of Terror; or, In the Reign of Terror

1912
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Leah the Forsaken

1908
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Dr. LaFleur's Theory

1912
Water Lilies poster

Water Lilies

1911
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She Came, She Saw, She Conquered

1911
Virtuous Liars poster

Virtuous Liars

1924
The Heart of Jim Brice poster

The Heart of Jim Brice

1915
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Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy

1910
Elektra poster

Elektra

1910
The Peacemaker poster

The Peacemaker

1914
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When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet

1912
The Lonely Princess poster

The Lonely Princess

1913
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The Sleep Walker

1911
Jack's Chrysanthemum poster

Jack's Chrysanthemum

1913
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Dead Man’s Honor

1911
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What a Change of Clothes Did

1913
The New Stenographer poster

The New Stenographer

1911
The Bride of Lammermoor poster

The Bride of Lammermoor

1909
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Wanted... a Grandmother

1912
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Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins

1912
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For Love and Glory

1911
Rose Leaves poster

Rose Leaves

1910
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The Mysterious Lodger

1914
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The Adventure of the Italian Model

1912
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For Her Brother's Sake

1911
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Saul and David

1909
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Siren of the Sea

1911
The Show Girl poster

The Show Girl

1911
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Proving His Love; or, The Ruse of a Beautiful Woman

1911
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How She Won Him

1910
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It All Came Out in the Wash

1912