
Maurice 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 ForActing
- Born20 February 1877 (age 148)
- Place of BirthPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Maurice Costello

- Known ForActing
- Born20 February 1877 (age 148)
- Place of BirthPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Practically Yours
1944

The Climax
1944

A Fig Leaf for Eve
1944

Du Barry Was a Lady
1943

The Glass Key
1942

Ride 'Em Cowboy
1942

A Man Betrayed
1941

Lady from Louisiana
1941

Citizen Kane
1941

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941

Alice in Movieland
1940

All This, and Heaven Too
1940

Edison, the Man
1940

Foreign Correspondent
1940

Tin Pan Alley
1940

The Sea Hawk
1940

Third Finger, Left Hand
1940

Johnny Apollo
1940

The Ghost Comes Home
1940

The Roaring Twenties
1939

It's a Wonderful World
1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
1939

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939

Happily Buried
1939

A Man to Remember
1938

Comet Over Broadway
1938

Hollywood Boulevard
1936

Search for Beauty
1934

The Wagon Show
1928

Eagle of the Night
1928

Johnny Get Your Hair Cut
1927

Camille
1927

The Shamrock and the Rose
1927
The Last Alarm
1926

The Mad Marriage
1925

The Story Without a Name
1924

Roulette
1924

Love of Women
1924

Man and Wife
1923

Fog Bound
1923

The Glimpses of the Moon
1923

None So Blind
1923

The Crimson Stain Mystery
1916

The Crown Prince's Double
1916

The Evil Men Do
1915
The Heart of Jim Brice
1915
Rags and the Girl
1915
Some Steamer Scooping
1914

Etta of the Footlights
1914
Too Much Burglar
1914

Iron and Steel
1914

The Moonstone of Fez
1914
The Mysterious Lodger
1914

The Peacemaker
1914
The Hindoo Charm
1913

Fellow Voyagers
1913
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
1913
Getting Up a Practice
1913

The Lonely Princess
1913
The Sale of a Heart
1913
What a Change of Clothes Did
1913

A Princess of Bagdad
1913

Delayed Proposals
1913
Conscience
1912
On the Pupil of His Eye
1912

Dr. LaFleur's Theory
1912
It All Came Out in the Wash
1912

Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
1912

The Spider's Web
1912
For the Honor of the Family
1912
The Money Kings
1912
Wanted... a Grandmother
1912
Bobby's Father
1912
Her Grandchild
1912

A Vitagraph Romance
1912

The First Violin
1912
The Two Battles
1912
The Black Sheep
1912

The Picture Idol
1912
Half a Hero
1912

The Days of Terror; or, In the Reign of Terror
1912

Aunty's Romance
1912

The Loyalty of Sylvia
1912

As You Like It
1912

Lulu's Doctor
1912

The Meeting of the Ways
1912

When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet
1912

The Adventure of the Italian Model
1912
The Old Silver Watch
1912
Some Good in All
1911
Siren of the Sea
1911
The Inherited Taint
1911
Barriers Burned Away
1911
The Sleep Walker
1911
For Her Brother's Sake
1911
A Quaker Mother
1911
She Came, She Saw, She Conquered
1911
For Love and Glory
1911
The Geranium
1911
His Sister's Children
1911

A Tale of Two Cities
1911
The Sacrifice
1911

Water Lilies
1911

Little Nemo
1911

The New Stenographer
1911

The Show Girl
1911

The Battle Hymn of the Republic
1911

Auld Lang Syne
1911
Proving His Love; or, The Ruse of a Beautiful Woman
1911
His Mother
1911
Dead Man’s Honor
1911
The Changing of Silas Warner
1911

The Love of Chrysanthemum
1910
How She Won Him
1910
Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
1910

Rose Leaves
1910
Over the Garden Wall
1910

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1909

The Way of the Cross
1909

The Bride of Lammermoor
1909
Saul and David
1909
Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
1908
Leah the Forsaken
1908
The Merchant of Venice
1908
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
1908
