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Maurice Costello‌

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Maurice Costello

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Maurice Costello

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1877-02-20

Popularity

star3.6

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.

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The Love of Chrysanthemum

The Love of Chrysanthemum‌
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calendar 1910

The Story Without a Name

The Story Without a Name‌
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calendar 1924

A Man Betrayed

A Man Betrayed‌
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calendar 1941

Siren of the Sea

Siren of the Sea‌
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calendar 1911

Johnny Get Your Hair Cut

Johnny Get Your Hair Cut‌
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calendar 1927

Man and Wife

Man and Wife‌
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calendar 1923

Alice in Movieland

Alice in Movieland‌
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calendar 1940

The Inherited Taint

The Inherited Taint‌
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calendar 1911

How She Won Him

How She Won Him‌
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calendar 1910

Barriers Burned Away

Barriers Burned Away‌
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calendar 1911

The Sleep Walker

The Sleep Walker‌
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calendar 1911

For Her Brother's Sake

For Her Brother's Sake‌
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calendar 1911

A Quaker Mother

A Quaker Mother‌
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calendar 1911

A Princess of Bagdad

A Princess of Bagdad‌
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calendar 1913

She Came, She Saw, She Conquered

She Came, She Saw, She Conquered‌
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calendar 1911

For Love and Glory

For Love and Glory‌
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calendar 1911

Richard III

Richard III‌
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calendar 1908

The Last Alarm

The Last Alarm‌
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calendar 1926

Conscience

Conscience‌
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calendar 1912

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream‌
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calendar 1909

Leah the Forsaken

Leah the Forsaken‌
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calendar 1908

Fellow Voyagers

Fellow Voyagers‌
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calendar 1913

Some Steamer Scooping

Some Steamer Scooping‌
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calendar 1914

The Geranium

The Geranium‌
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calendar 1911

His Sister's Children

His Sister's Children‌
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calendar 1911

Etta of the Footlights

Etta of the Footlights‌
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calendar 1914

Too Much Burglar

Too Much Burglar‌
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calendar 1914

The Evil Men Do

The Evil Men Do‌
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calendar 1915

For the Honor of the Family

For the Honor of the Family‌
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calendar 1912

Some Good in All

Some Good in All‌
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calendar 1911

The Money Kings

The Money Kings‌
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calendar 1912

The Heart of Jim Brice

The Heart of Jim Brice‌
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calendar 1915

Wanted... a Grandmother

Wanted... a Grandmother‌
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calendar 1912

Bobby's Father

Bobby's Father‌
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calendar 1912

Her Grandchild

Her Grandchild‌
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calendar 1912

The Hindoo Charm

The Hindoo Charm‌
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calendar 1913

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities‌
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calendar 1911

A Vitagraph Romance

A Vitagraph Romance‌
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calendar 1912

Roulette

Roulette‌
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calendar 1924

The First Violin

The First Violin‌
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calendar 1912

The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance

The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance‌
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calendar 1913

On the Pupil of His Eye

On the Pupil of His Eye‌
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calendar 1912

The Two Battles

The Two Battles‌
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calendar 1912

The Black Sheep

The Black Sheep‌
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calendar 1912

The Sacrifice

The Sacrifice‌
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calendar 1911

Getting Up a Practice

Getting Up a Practice‌
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calendar 1913

The Sale of a Heart

The Sale of a Heart‌
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calendar 1913

Iron and Steel

Iron and Steel‌
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calendar 1914

Lady from Louisiana

Lady from Louisiana‌
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calendar 1941

Water Lilies

Water Lilies‌
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calendar 1911

Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy

Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy‌
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calendar 1910

The Wagon Show

The Wagon Show‌
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calendar 1928

Little Nemo

Little Nemo‌
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calendar 1911

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane‌
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calendar 1941

A Man to Remember

A Man to Remember‌
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calendar 1938

The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties‌
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calendar 1939

The Crimson Stain Mystery

The Crimson Stain Mystery‌
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calendar 1916

It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World‌
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calendar 1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington‌
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calendar 1939

The Picture Idol

The Picture Idol‌
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calendar 1912

Practically Yours

Practically Yours‌
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calendar 1944

Comet Over Broadway

Comet Over Broadway‌
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calendar 1938

Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard‌
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calendar 1936

Dr. LaFleur's Theory

Dr. LaFleur's Theory‌
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calendar 1912

The Glass Key

The Glass Key‌
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calendar 1942

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Here Comes Mr. Jordan‌
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calendar 1941

All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too‌
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calendar 1940

The New Stenographer

The New Stenographer‌
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calendar 1911

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew‌
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calendar 1939

The Spider's Web

The Spider's Web‌
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calendar 1912

Search for Beauty

Search for Beauty‌
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calendar 1934

Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man‌
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calendar 1940

Half a Hero

Half a Hero‌
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calendar 1912

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice‌
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calendar 1908

Fog Bound

Fog Bound‌
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calendar 1923

The Mad Marriage

The Mad Marriage‌
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calendar 1925

The Way of the Cross

The Way of the Cross‌
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calendar 1909

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

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

Aunty's Romance

Aunty's Romance‌
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calendar 1912

The Loyalty of Sylvia

The Loyalty of Sylvia‌
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calendar 1912

Delayed Proposals

Delayed Proposals‌
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calendar 1913

As You Like It

As You Like It‌
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calendar 1912

The Lonely Princess

The Lonely Princess‌
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calendar 1913

Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy‌
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calendar 1908

Eagle of the Night

Eagle of the Night‌
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calendar 1928

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent‌
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calendar 1940

Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley‌
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calendar 1940

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk‌
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calendar 1940

Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand‌
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calendar 1940

Johnny Apollo

Johnny Apollo‌
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calendar 1940

It All Came Out in the Wash

It All Came Out in the Wash‌
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calendar 1912

Lulu's Doctor

Lulu's Doctor‌
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calendar 1912

The Meeting of the Ways

The Meeting of the Ways‌
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calendar 1912

Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins

Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins‌
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calendar 1912

The Show Girl

The Show Girl‌
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calendar 1911

When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet

When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet‌
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calendar 1912

The Peacemaker

The Peacemaker‌
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calendar 1914

Camille

Camille‌
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calendar 1927

The Crown Prince's Double

The Crown Prince's Double‌
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calendar 1916

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Ride 'Em Cowboy‌
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calendar 1942

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever‌
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calendar 1939

The Shamrock and the Rose

The Shamrock and the Rose‌
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calendar 1927

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

Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian‌
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calendar 1908

Du Barry was a Lady

Du Barry was a Lady‌
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calendar 1943

Happily Buried

Happily Buried‌
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calendar 1939

The Bride of Lammermoor

The Bride of Lammermoor‌
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calendar 1909

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

The Battle Hymn of the Republic‌
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calendar 1911

Rose Leaves

Rose Leaves‌
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calendar 1910

Auld Lang Syne

Auld Lang Syne‌
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calendar 1911

The Adventure of the Italian Model

The Adventure of the Italian Model‌
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calendar 1912

The Old Silver Watch

The Old Silver Watch‌
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calendar 1912

The Glimpses of the Moon

The Glimpses of the Moon‌
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calendar 1923

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

Proving His Love; or, The Ruse of a Beautiful Woman‌
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calendar 1911

What a Change of Clothes Did

What a Change of Clothes Did‌
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calendar 1913

The Moonstone of Fez

The Moonstone of Fez‌
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calendar 1914

The Mysterious Lodger

The Mysterious Lodger‌
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calendar 1914

Salome (The Dance of Seven Veils)

Salome (The Dance of Seven Veils)‌
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calendar 1908

The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain

The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain‌
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calendar 1908

The Climax

The Climax‌
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calendar 1944

The Ghost Comes Home

The Ghost Comes Home‌
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calendar 1940

His Mother

His Mother‌
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calendar 1911

Dead Man’s Honor

Dead Man’s Honor‌
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calendar 1911

Over the Garden Wall

Over the Garden Wall‌
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calendar 1910

The Changing of Silas Warner

The Changing of Silas Warner‌
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calendar 1911

A Fig Leaf for Eve

A Fig Leaf for Eve‌
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calendar 1944

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