Acting
Maurice Costello
EN cinema · 140 credits
Born
20 February 1877
Died
29 October 1950 (aged 73)
Birthplace
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as Maurice George Costello
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
Practically Yours
as Senate Stenographer (uncredited)
The Climax
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
A Fig Leaf for Eve
as Nightclub Patron
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Passerby (uncredited)
The Glass Key
as Card Player (uncredited)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Rodeo Spectator with Martin Manning (uncredited)
A Man Betrayed
as Club Inferno Patron (uncredited)
Lady from Louisiana
as Edwards
Citizen Kane
as Extra (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Ringsider at Fight (uncredited)
Alice in Movieland
as Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
All This, and Heaven Too
as Extra (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
as Broker
Foreign Correspondent
as Man (uncredited)
Tin Pan Alley
as (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk
as Man Carrying Spear
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Man at Railroad Station
Johnny Apollo
as Extra (uncredited)
The Ghost Comes Home
as Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
as Guest (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Diggs (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
Happily Buried
as Board Member
A Man to Remember
as Town Councilor (uncredited)
Comet Over Broadway
as Actor at Dress Rehearsal (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
as Director in Commissary
Search for Beauty
as Health Acres Guest (uncredited)
The Movie Album
as (archive footage)
The Wagon Show
as Colonel Beldan
Johnny Get Your Hair Cut
as Baxter Ryan
Camille
as Armand's father
The Shamrock and the Rose
as Father O'Brien
The Last Alarm
1926
The Last Alarm
as The Captain of the Fire Brigade - Tom's Father
The Mad Marriage
as Walter Butler
The Story Without a Name
as The Cripple
Roulette
as Ben Corcoran
Love of Women
as Mr. Redfield
Virtuous Liars
as Josiah Wright
Week End Husbands
as John Keane
Man and Wife
as Caleb Perkins
Fog Bound
as Deputy Brown
The Glimpses of the Moon
as Fred Gillow
None So Blind
as Russell Mortimer
Deadline at Eleven
as Paul Klocke
The Tower of Jewels
as Fraser Grimstead
The Cambric Mask
as John Sark
The Captain's Captain
as Lawford Tapp
The Crimson Stain Mystery
as Harold Stanley
The Crown Prince's Double
as Prince Oscar / Barry Lawrence
The Evil Men Do
as David Horton, Director
The Heart of Jim Brice
as Jim Brice, Director
Some Steamer Scooping
1914
Some Steamer Scooping
as Baron Lafitte, Director
Etta of the Footlights
as Lord Wentworth, Director
Too Much Burglar
1914
Too Much Burglar
as Tom Perry, Director
Iron and Steel
as John Smardon, Director
The Peacemaker
as Himself - Cameo Appearance
The Moonstone of Fez
as Schuyler Van Norden, Director
The Mysterious Lodger
1914
The Mysterious Lodger
as Ralph Brent - the Mysterious Lodger, Director
A Princess of Bagdad
as Seyn - the Cobbler
Fellow Voyagers
as Tom Blake, Director, Scenario Writer
The Hindoo Charm
1913
The Hindoo Charm
as Sir Edward Tilbury, Director
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
1913
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
as Lambert Chase, Director
Getting Up a Practice
1913
Getting Up a Practice
as Dr. Lyons, Director
The Sale of a Heart
1913
The Sale of a Heart
as Charles Lindgard, Director
Delayed Proposals
1913
Delayed Proposals
as Jack Hardy
The Lonely Princess
as Endicott, an American Millionaire, Director
What a Change of Clothes Did
1913
What a Change of Clothes Did
as John Mason, Director
Jack's Chrysanthemum
Actor, Director
Conscience
1912
Conscience
as Harold Winter, Director
For the Honor of the Family
1912
For the Honor of the Family
as Guy Ryder aka Guy Denton
Her Grandchild
1912
Her Grandchild
as Donald Grant - the Son
Bobby's Father
1912
Bobby's Father
as Dick Ramsay - Bobby's Father
A Vitagraph Romance
as Maurice Costello
On the Pupil of His Eye
1912
On the Pupil of His Eye
as Lambert Chase, Detective, Director
The Black Sheep
1912
The Black Sheep
as Harold Moreland - the Black Sheep's Brother
The Two Battles
1912
The Two Battles
as Gordon Frazier
The Picture Idol
as Howard Hanson
Dr. LaFleur's Theory
1912
Dr. LaFleur's Theory
as Dr. LaFleur, Director
The Spider's Web
as Trevor Lawlor - A Young Attorney, Director
Half a Hero
1912
Half a Hero
as Joe Godfrey
Aunty's Romance
as Stephen Fiske Jr.
The Loyalty of Sylvia
1912
The Loyalty of Sylvia
as Dr. Dudley Lawrence
As You Like It
as Orlando
The Meeting of the Ways
1912
The Meeting of the Ways
as Tom - an Honest Attorney
Lulu's Doctor
1912
Lulu's Doctor
as Doctor John Lewis
It All Came Out in the Wash
1912
It All Came Out in the Wash
as Barry Wall, Director
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
1912
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
as 'Enry Awkins, Director
The Adventure of the Italian Model
1912
The Adventure of the Italian Model
as Lambert Chase - the Detective
The Old Silver Watch
1912
The Old Silver Watch
as Frank as an Adult
The Inherited Taint
1911
The Inherited Taint
as Herbert Warning
The Sleep Walker
1911
The Sleep Walker
as Dr. Allan Langham
Barriers Burned Away
1911
Barriers Burned Away
as John Martin - First Brother
For Her Brother's Sake
1911
For Her Brother's Sake
as Albert Black - The Brother
A Quaker Mother
1911
A Quaker Mother
as John Harmon - A Quaker Husband
She Came, She Saw, She Conquered
1911
She Came, She Saw, She Conquered
as Herbert - Rose's Fiance
The Geranium
1911
The Geranium
as Daniel Briton
His Sister's Children
as Harry Burton - the Children's Uncle
Some Good in All
1911
Some Good in All
as Bill - a Providential Thief, Director
A Tale of Two Cities
as Sydney Carton
The Sacrifice
1911
The Sacrifice
as Nick Austin
Water Lilies
as Maurice
Little Nemo
as Himself
The New Stenographer
as The boss
The Show Girl
as Dr. Renfrew
Auld Lang Syne
as Tammas
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
as Jesus Christ
Proving His Love; or, The Ruse of a Beautiful Woman
1911
Proving His Love; or, The Ruse of a Beautiful Woman
as Lloyd Stanwood
His Mother
1911
His Mother
as Donald Gray
The Changing of Silas Warner
1911
The Changing of Silas Warner
as Silas Warner's Son
How She Won Him
1910
How She Won Him
as Arthur Lewis
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Lysander
The Bride of Lammermoor
as Edgar Ravenswood
Ruy Blas
1909
Ruy Blas
as Ruy Blas
Antony and Cleopatra
as Marc Antony