Maurice Costello
Acting
- Born:
- 1877-02-20
- Died:
- 1950-10-29
- Place of birth:
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Practically Yours
The Climax
A Fig Leaf for Eve
Du Barry Was a Lady
The Glass Key
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Lady from Louisiana
Citizen Kane
A Man Betrayed
Tin Pan Alley
Third Finger, Left Hand
Foreign Correspondent
The Sea Hawk
All This, and Heaven Too
Edison, the Man
Johnny Apollo
The Ghost Comes Home
Alice in Movieland
The Roaring Twenties
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
It's a Wonderful World
Happily Buried
Comet Over Broadway
A Man to Remember
Hollywood Boulevard
Search for Beauty
The Movie Album
Eagle of the Night
The Wagon Show
Camille
The Shamrock and the Rose
Johnny Get Your Hair Cut
The False Alarm
The Last Alarm
The Mad Marriage
The Story Without a Name
Love of Women
Virtuous Liars
Week End Husbands
Roulette
Fog Bound
Man and Wife
The Glimpses of the Moon
None So Blind
Deadline at Eleven
The Tower of Jewels
The Cambric Mask
The Captain's Captain
The Crimson Stain Mystery
The Crown Prince's Double
Rags and the Girl
The Heart of Jim Brice
The Evil Men Do
Too Much Burglar
The Peacemaker
The Mysterious Lodger
The Moonstone of Fez
Etta of the Footlights
Iron and Steel
Some Steamer Scooping
Fellow Voyagers
The Hindoo Charm
The Lonely Princess
A Princess of Bagdad
The Sale of a Heart
Jack's Chrysanthemum
Delayed Proposals
Getting Up a Practice
What a Change of Clothes Did
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
It All Came Out in the Wash
When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet
As You Like It
Bobby's Father
The Adventure of the Italian Model
A Vitagraph Romance
The Loyalty of Sylvia
Her Grandchild
The Two Battles
Wanted... a Grandmother
The Black Sheep
Conscience
The Money Kings
On the Pupil of His Eye
The Days of Terror; or, In the Reign of Terror
Lulu's Doctor
Half a Hero
The Picture Idol
The Spider's Web
Aunty's Romance
Dr. LaFleur's Theory
The Old Silver Watch
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
The First Violin
For the Honor of the Family
The Meeting of the Ways
Some Good in All
Auld Lang Syne
His Sister's Children
For Love and Glory
She Came, She Saw, She Conquered
The Geranium
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
A Quaker Mother
Barriers Burned Away
The Sleep Walker
Proving His Love; or, The Ruse of a Beautiful Woman
The Changing of Silas Warner
The Sacrifice
For Her Brother's Sake
Dead Man’s Honor
The Show Girl
His Mother
Little Nemo
The Inherited Taint
A Tale of Two Cities
The New Stenographer
Water Lilies
Siren of the Sea
How She Won Him
Rose Leaves
Over the Garden Wall
Love of Chrysanthemum
Elektra
Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome
Saul and David
Ruy Blas
The Bride of Lammermoor
The Merchant of Venice
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
Antony and Cleopatra
Leah, the Forsaken
Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils