Maurice Costello

Known for ActingBorn 1877-02-20Died 1950-10-29Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The False Alarm

The Mad Marriage

The Story Without a Name

Virtuous Liars

The Heart of Jim Brice

The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance

What a Change of Clothes Did

For the Honor of the Family

Her Grandchild

On the Pupil of His Eye

The Spider's Web

Siren of the Sea

The Sleep Walker

Barriers Burned Away

She Came, She Saw, She Conquered

For Love and Glory

Some Good in All

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils

The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain

The Movie Album

The Wagon Show

Week End Husbands

The Glimpses of the Moon

None So Blind

Etta of the Footlights

Too Much Burglar

Getting Up a Practice

Bobby's Father

The Two Battles

Half a Hero

The Inherited Taint

The Sacrifice

Citizen Kane

The Last Alarm

Roulette

Fog Bound

Deadline at Eleven

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

The Tower of Jewels

The Black Sheep

For Her Brother's Sake

How She Won Him

Rose Leaves

The Bride of Lammermoor

The Roaring Twenties

All This, and Heaven Too

The Sea Hawk