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Maurice Costello

Maurice Costello

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1877-02-20

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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The Love of Chrysanthemum

The Love of Chrysanthemum

19104.0 / 10

The Story Without a Name

The Story Without a Name

19240.0 / 10

A Man Betrayed

A Man Betrayed

19415.4 / 10

Siren of the Sea

Siren of the Sea

19110.0 / 10

Johnny Get Your Hair Cut

Johnny Get Your Hair Cut

19270.0 / 10

Man and Wife

Man and Wife

19230.0 / 10

Alice in Movieland

Alice in Movieland

19406.3 / 10

The Inherited Taint

The Inherited Taint

19110.0 / 10

How She Won Him

How She Won Him

19100.0 / 10

Barriers Burned Away

Barriers Burned Away

19110.0 / 10

The Sleep Walker

The Sleep Walker

19110.0 / 10

For Her Brother's Sake

For Her Brother's Sake

19110.0 / 10

A Quaker Mother

A Quaker Mother

19110.0 / 10

A Princess of Bagdad

A Princess of Bagdad

19130.0 / 10

She Came, She Saw, She Conquered

She Came, She Saw, She Conquered

19110.0 / 10

For Love and Glory

For Love and Glory

19110.0 / 10

Richard III

Richard III

19083.0 / 10

The Last Alarm

The Last Alarm

19260.0 / 10

Conscience

Conscience

19124.0 / 10

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

19094.8 / 10

Leah the Forsaken

Leah the Forsaken

19082.0 / 10

Fellow Voyagers

Fellow Voyagers

19130.0 / 10

Some Steamer Scooping

Some Steamer Scooping

19140.0 / 10

The Geranium

The Geranium

19110.0 / 10

His Sister's Children

His Sister's Children

19110.0 / 10

Etta of the Footlights

Etta of the Footlights

19140.0 / 10

Too Much Burglar

Too Much Burglar

19140.0 / 10

The Evil Men Do

The Evil Men Do

19150.0 / 10

For the Honor of the Family

For the Honor of the Family

19120.0 / 10

Some Good in All

Some Good in All

19110.0 / 10

The Money Kings

The Money Kings

19120.0 / 10

The Heart of Jim Brice

The Heart of Jim Brice

19150.0 / 10

Wanted... a Grandmother

Wanted... a Grandmother

19120.0 / 10

Bobby's Father

Bobby's Father

19120.0 / 10

Her Grandchild

Her Grandchild

19120.0 / 10

The Hindoo Charm

The Hindoo Charm

19130.0 / 10

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

19115.0 / 10

A Vitagraph Romance

A Vitagraph Romance

19124.8 / 10

Roulette

Roulette

19240.0 / 10

The First Violin

The First Violin

19120.0 / 10

The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance

The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance

19130.0 / 10

On the Pupil of His Eye

On the Pupil of His Eye

19120.0 / 10

The Two Battles

The Two Battles

19120.0 / 10

The Black Sheep

The Black Sheep

19120.0 / 10

The Sacrifice

The Sacrifice

191110.0 / 10

Getting Up a Practice

Getting Up a Practice

19130.0 / 10

The Sale of a Heart

The Sale of a Heart

19130.0 / 10

Iron and Steel

Iron and Steel

19140.0 / 10

Lady from Louisiana

Lady from Louisiana

19415.3 / 10

Water Lilies

Water Lilies

19114.0 / 10

Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy

Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy

19102.5 / 10

The Wagon Show

The Wagon Show

19280.0 / 10

Little Nemo

Little Nemo

19116.3 / 10

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

19418.0 / 10

A Man to Remember

A Man to Remember

19386.5 / 10

The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

19397.5 / 10

The Crimson Stain Mystery

The Crimson Stain Mystery

19160.0 / 10

It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

19396.4 / 10

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

19397.9 / 10

The Picture Idol

The Picture Idol

19125.0 / 10

Practically Yours

Practically Yours

19440.0 / 10

Comet Over Broadway

Comet Over Broadway

19385.0 / 10

Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard

19362.5 / 10

Dr. LaFleur's Theory

Dr. LaFleur's Theory

19122.5 / 10

The Glass Key

The Glass Key

19426.6 / 10

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

19417.0 / 10

All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too

19407.1 / 10

The New Stenographer

The New Stenographer

19114.0 / 10

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

19396.2 / 10

The Spider's Web

The Spider's Web

19120.0 / 10

Search for Beauty

Search for Beauty

19345.9 / 10

Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

19406.6 / 10

Half a Hero

Half a Hero

19120.0 / 10

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

19080.0 / 10

Fog Bound

Fog Bound

19230.0 / 10

The Mad Marriage

The Mad Marriage

19250.0 / 10

The Way of the Cross

The Way of the Cross

19090.0 / 10

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

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

19120.0 / 10

Aunty's Romance

Aunty's Romance

19124.0 / 10

The Loyalty of Sylvia

The Loyalty of Sylvia

19124.0 / 10

Delayed Proposals

Delayed Proposals

19135.0 / 10

As You Like It

As You Like It

19121.0 / 10

The Lonely Princess

The Lonely Princess

19135.0 / 10

Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

19084.7 / 10

Eagle of the Night

Eagle of the Night

19285.0 / 10

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

19407.0 / 10

Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley

19404.8 / 10

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

19407.1 / 10

Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand

19406.8 / 10

Johnny Apollo

Johnny Apollo

19406.8 / 10

It All Came Out in the Wash

It All Came Out in the Wash

19124.0 / 10

Lulu's Doctor

Lulu's Doctor

19122.5 / 10

The Meeting of the Ways

The Meeting of the Ways

19124.0 / 10

Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins

Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins

19125.0 / 10

The Show Girl

The Show Girl

19116.0 / 10

When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet

When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet

19124.0 / 10

The Peacemaker

The Peacemaker

19140.0 / 10

Camille

Camille

19271.0 / 10

The Crown Prince's Double

The Crown Prince's Double

19160.0 / 10

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Ride 'Em Cowboy

19425.8 / 10

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

19395.7 / 10

The Shamrock and the Rose

The Shamrock and the Rose

19275.5 / 10

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

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

19082.5 / 10

Du Barry Was a Lady

Du Barry Was a Lady

19436.1 / 10

Happily Buried

Happily Buried

19394.5 / 10

The Bride of Lammermoor

The Bride of Lammermoor

19090.0 / 10

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

19110.0 / 10

Rose Leaves

Rose Leaves

19100.0 / 10

Auld Lang Syne

Auld Lang Syne

19110.0 / 10

The Adventure of the Italian Model

The Adventure of the Italian Model

19124.0 / 10

The Old Silver Watch

The Old Silver Watch

19124.0 / 10

The Glimpses of the Moon

The Glimpses of the Moon

19230.0 / 10

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

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

19110.0 / 10

What a Change of Clothes Did

What a Change of Clothes Did

19130.0 / 10

The Moonstone of Fez

The Moonstone of Fez

19140.0 / 10

The Mysterious Lodger

The Mysterious Lodger

19140.0 / 10

Salome (The Dance of Seven Veils)

Salome (The Dance of Seven Veils)

19080.0 / 10

The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain

The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain

19080.0 / 10

The Climax

The Climax

19445.4 / 10

The Ghost Comes Home

The Ghost Comes Home

19405.0 / 10

His Mother

His Mother

19110.0 / 10

Dead Man’s Honor

Dead Man’s Honor

19110.0 / 10

Over the Garden Wall

Over the Garden Wall

19100.0 / 10

The Changing of Silas Warner

The Changing of Silas Warner

19110.0 / 10

A Fig Leaf for Eve

A Fig Leaf for Eve

19444.5 / 10

None So Blind

None So Blind

19230.0 / 10

Love of Women

Love of Women

19240.0 / 10

Rags and the Girl

Rags and the Girl

19150.0 / 10

Saul and David

Saul and David

19090.0 / 10

Conscience

Conscience

19124.0 / 10

Some Good in All

Some Good in All

19110.0 / 10

The Hindoo Charm

The Hindoo Charm

19130.0 / 10

Some Steamer Scooping

Some Steamer Scooping

19140.0 / 10

Fellow Voyagers

Fellow Voyagers

19130.0 / 10

The Evil Men Do

The Evil Men Do

19150.0 / 10

Etta of the Footlights

Etta of the Footlights

19140.0 / 10

Too Much Burglar

Too Much Burglar

19140.0 / 10

The Heart of Jim Brice

The Heart of Jim Brice

19150.0 / 10

On the Pupil of His Eye

On the Pupil of His Eye

19120.0 / 10

The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance

The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance

19130.0 / 10

Iron and Steel

Iron and Steel

19140.0 / 10

Getting Up a Practice

Getting Up a Practice

19130.0 / 10

Dr. LaFleur's Theory

Dr. LaFleur's Theory

19122.5 / 10

The Lonely Princess

The Lonely Princess

19135.0 / 10

It All Came Out in the Wash

It All Came Out in the Wash

19124.0 / 10

Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins

Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins

19125.0 / 10

The Spider's Web

The Spider's Web

19120.0 / 10

The Sale of a Heart

The Sale of a Heart

19130.0 / 10

What a Change of Clothes Did

What a Change of Clothes Did

19130.0 / 10

The Moonstone of Fez

The Moonstone of Fez

19140.0 / 10

The Mysterious Lodger

The Mysterious Lodger

19140.0 / 10