Maurice Costello
Acting
Born: 1877-02-20 in 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
Citizen Kane
Extra (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Diggs (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
Man (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk
Man Carrying Spear
The Glass Key
Card Player (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Ringsider at Fight (uncredited)
Little Nemo
Himself
All This, and Heaven Too
Extra (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
Guest (uncredited)
The Climax
Audience Member (Uncredited)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Rodeo Spectator with Martin Manning (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
Broker
Johnny Apollo
Extra (uncredited)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Lysander
Du Barry Was a Lady
Passerby (uncredited)
Lady from Louisiana
Edwards
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Man in Audience (uncredited)
A Man Betrayed
Club Inferno Patron (uncredited)
Third Finger, Left Hand
Man at Railroad Station
Search for Beauty
Health Acres Guest (uncredited)
Tin Pan Alley
(uncredited)
A Fig Leaf for Eve
Nightclub Patron
Alice in Movieland
Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
A Man to Remember
Town Councilor (uncredited)
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
Hart
The Picture Idol
Howard Hanson
Hollywood Boulevard
Director in Commissary
Happily Buried
Board Member
A Vitagraph Romance
Maurice Costello
Comet Over Broadway
Actor at Dress Rehearsal (uncredited)
The Lonely Princess
Endicott, an American Millionaire
The Show Girl
Dr. Renfrew
Camille
Armand's father
The Shamrock and the Rose
Father O'Brien
The Ghost Comes Home
Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
A Tale of Two Cities
Sydney Carton