Maurice Costello

Acting

Born Feb 20, 1877

From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Died Oct 29, 1950

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.

Maurice Costello

Known For

Citizen Kane

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

The Roaring Twenties

It's a Wonderful World

The Sea Hawk

Foreign Correspondent

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Du Barry Was a Lady

All This, and Heaven Too

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Filmography — Acting

Citizen Kane

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

The Roaring Twenties

It's a Wonderful World

The Sea Hawk

Foreign Correspondent

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Du Barry Was a Lady

All This, and Heaven Too

Ride 'Em Cowboy

The Glass Key

Edison, the Man

The Climax

Third Finger, Left Hand

A Man Betrayed

Johnny Apollo

Lady from Louisiana

The Ghost Comes Home

A Man to Remember

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

Tin Pan Alley

Hollywood Boulevard

Johnny Get Your Hair Cut

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

Practically Yours

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Comet Over Broadway

A Fig Leaf for Eve

The Meeting of the Ways

The Shamrock and the Rose

Alice in Movieland

Camille

Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

The First Violin

A Tale of Two Cities

The Mad Marriage

Happily Buried

The Story Without a Name

As You Like It

The Wagon Show

The Old Silver Watch

Search for Beauty

The Peacemaker

Wanted... a Grandmother

Little Nemo

Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy

Roulette

The Glimpses of the Moon

The Hindoo Charm

Some Steamer Scooping

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

The Evil Men Do

Lulu's Doctor

The Geranium

The Crown Prince's Double

Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy

The Tower of Jewels

Aunty's Romance

Over the Garden Wall

The Changing of Silas Warner

Conscience

Getting Up a Practice

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

The Merchant of Venice

The Last Alarm

A Vitagraph Romance

For the Honor of the Family