Maurice Costello

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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.

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1877-02-20
  • event Death Date 1950-10-29
  • school Known for: Acting
  • star Popularity: 3.6
  • info Birth Place Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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The Love of Chrysanthemum

1910-05-28

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The Story Without a Name

1924-10-27

5.5

A Man Betrayed

1941-03-07

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Siren of the Sea

1911-01-01

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Johnny Get Your Hair Cut

1927-01-15

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Man and Wife

1923-03-25

6.3

Alice in Movieland

1940-03-03

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The Inherited Taint

1911-03-31

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The Sleep Walker

1911-06-23

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Barriers Burned Away

1911-06-24

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How She Won Him

1910-09-09

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For Her Brother's Sake

1911-06-06

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A Quaker Mother

1911-06-27

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A Princess of Bagdad

1913-09-01

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She Came, She Saw, She Conquered

1911-07-26

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For Love and Glory

1911-08-14

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Richard III

1908-09-26

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The Last Alarm

1926-06-15

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Conscience

1912-07-15

4.9

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1909-12-25

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Leah the Forsaken

1908-10-10

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Fellow Voyagers

1913-11-26

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The Geranium

1911-07-15

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His Sister's Children

1911-09-26

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Some Steamer Scooping

1914-02-12

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Etta of the Footlights

1914-05-23

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Too Much Burglar

1914-11-19

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The Evil Men Do

1915-01-19

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For the Honor of the Family

1912-01-27

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Some Good in All

1911-12-25

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The Money Kings

1912-07-15

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The Heart of Jim Brice

1915-04-01

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Wanted... a Grandmother

1912-08-09

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Her Grandchild

1912-08-19

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Bobby's Father

1912-09-23

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The Hindoo Charm

1913-09-17

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A Tale of Two Cities

1911-02-20

4.8

A Vitagraph Romance

1912-09-17

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Roulette

1924-01-19

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The First Violin

1912-02-02

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The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance

1913-01-10

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On the Pupil of His Eye

1912-07-05

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The Black Sheep

1912-07-19

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The Sacrifice

1911-06-09

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The Two Battles

1912-08-17

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Getting Up a Practice

1913-03-27

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The Sale of a Heart

1913-07-18

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Iron and Steel

1914-02-21

5.2

Lady from Louisiana

1941-04-22

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Water Lilies

1911-01-13

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Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy

1910-01-02

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The Wagon Show

1928-02-19

6.4

Little Nemo

1911-04-08

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Citizen Kane

1941-04-17

6.5

A Man to Remember

1938-10-14

7.5

The Roaring Twenties

1939-10-28

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The Crimson Stain Mystery

1916-08-21

6.4

It's a Wonderful World

1939-05-19

7.9

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939-10-19

5

The Picture Idol

1912-05-31

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Practically Yours

1944-12-20

5

Comet Over Broadway

1938-12-03

2.5

Hollywood Boulevard

1936-08-20

2.5

Dr. LaFleur's Theory

1912-05-05

6.6

The Glass Key

1942-09-08

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Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941-08-07

7.3

All This, and Heaven Too

1940-07-05

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The New Stenographer

1911-02-18

6.3

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

1939-08-22

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The Spider's Web

1912-05-14

5.9

Search for Beauty

1934-02-02

6.7

Edison, the Man

1940-05-10

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Half a Hero

1912-06-07

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The Merchant of Venice

1908-01-01

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Fog Bound

1923-05-27

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The Mad Marriage

1925-01-30

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The Way of the Cross

1909-08-21

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

1912-06-13

4

Aunty's Romance

1912-05-12

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The Loyalty of Sylvia

1912-09-12

5

Delayed Proposals

1913-06-19

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As You Like It

1912-10-06

5

The Lonely Princess

1913-09-03

5.5

Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

1908-12-01

5

Eagle of the Night

1928-10-20

7

Foreign Correspondent

1940-08-16

5

Tin Pan Alley

1940-11-29

7.2

The Sea Hawk

1940-08-10

6.8

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940-10-11

6.8

Johnny Apollo

1940-04-19

4

The Meeting of the Ways

1912-01-12

2.5

Lulu's Doctor

1912-06-09

4

It All Came Out in the Wash

1912-12-29

5

Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins

1912-03-13

6

The Show Girl

1911-05-18

4

When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet

1912-10-08

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The Peacemaker

1914-10-14

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The Crown Prince's Double

1916-02-07

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Camille

1927-09-04

5.9

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1942-02-13

5.5

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

1939-07-21

5.5

The Shamrock and the Rose

1927-04-14

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

1908-11-03

6.1

Du Barry was a Lady

1943-08-13

4.5

Happily Buried

1939-04-14

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The Bride of Lammermoor

1909-06-17

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Auld Lang Syne

1911-11-07

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Rose Leaves

1910-08-27

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The Battle Hymn of the Republic

1911-06-30

4

The Adventure of the Italian Model

1912-09-21

4

The Old Silver Watch

1912-03-19

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The Glimpses of the Moon

1923-03-25

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Proving His Love; or, The Ruse of a Beautiful Woman

1911-06-16

0

What a Change of Clothes Did

1913-01-20

0

The Moonstone of Fez

1914-07-07

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The Mysterious Lodger

1914-08-27

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Salome (The Dance of Seven Veils)

1908-08-29

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The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain

1908-12-19

5.4

The Climax

1944-10-20

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The Ghost Comes Home

1940-03-08

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His Mother

1911-05-09

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Dead Man’s Honor

1911-05-23

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Over the Garden Wall

1910-06-10

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The Changing of Silas Warner

1911-06-10

4.4

A Fig Leaf for Eve

1944-07-04

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