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Maurice Costello

Cast & creator

Maurice Costello

1877-02-20 (died at 73) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAIMDb

Best known for Citizen Kane, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Sea Hawk

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.

Also known as: Maurice George Costello

Movies

164

film credits

Series

0

television credits

Career

140

1908–1944 · acting roles

Credit score

7.1

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

Extra (uncredited) · 1941

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Diggs (uncredited) · 1939

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

Man Carrying Spear · 1940

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

Man (uncredited) · 1940

The Geranium

Daniel Briton · 1911

Across film & television

Filmography (164)

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Showing 164 of 164 credits

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

Extra (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Diggs (uncredited)

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

Man Carrying Spear

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

Man (uncredited)

The Geranium

Daniel Briton

All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too

Extra (uncredited)

The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Ringsider at Fight (uncredited)

Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

Broker

Du Barry Was a Lady

Du Barry Was a Lady

Passerby (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

Guest (uncredited)

The Glass Key

The Glass Key

Card Player (uncredited)

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Rodeo Spectator with Martin Manning (uncredited)

Her Grandchild

Donald Grant - the Son

Johnny Apollo

Johnny Apollo

Extra (uncredited)

Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand

Man at Railroad Station

The Climax

The Climax

Audience Member (Uncredited)

The Ghost Comes Home

The Ghost Comes Home

Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)

The Meeting of the Ways

Tom - an Honest Attorney

A Man to Remember

A Man to Remember

Town Councilor (uncredited)

Fellow Voyagers

Fellow Voyagers

Tom Blake

Fellow Voyagers

Fellow Voyagers

Director

Fellow Voyagers

Fellow Voyagers

Scenario Writer

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Lysander

Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

The Tower of Jewels

The Tower of Jewels

Fraser Grimstead

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

Man in Audience (uncredited)

Ruy Blas

Ruy Blas

The Evil Men Do

The Evil Men Do

David Horton

The Evil Men Do

The Evil Men Do

Director

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

Hart

Happily Buried

Happily Buried

Board Member

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

Sydney Carton

Practically Yours

Practically Yours

Senate Stenographer (uncredited)

Virtuous Liars

Virtuous Liars

Josiah Wright

The Shamrock and the Rose

The Shamrock and the Rose

Father O'Brien

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

Jesus Christ

The Merchant of Venice

The Adventure of the Italian Model

Lambert Chase - the Detective

Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy

Johnny Get Your Hair Cut

Johnny Get Your Hair Cut

Baxter Ryan

Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard

Director in Commissary

The Captain's Captain

The Captain's Captain

Lawford Tapp

The Spider's Web

The Spider's Web

Trevor Lawlor - A Young Attorney

The Spider's Web

The Spider's Web

Director

The Crimson Stain Mystery

The Crimson Stain Mystery

Harold Stanley

Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy

Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley

(uncredited)

The Sale of a Heart

Charles Lindgard

The Sale of a Heart

Director

Water Lilies

Water Lilies

Maurice

A Man Betrayed

A Man Betrayed

Club Inferno Patron (uncredited)

The Old Silver Watch

Frank as an Adult

Etta of the Footlights

Etta of the Footlights

Lord Wentworth

Etta of the Footlights

Etta of the Footlights

Director

The Glimpses of the Moon

The Glimpses of the Moon

Fred Gillow

Lady from Louisiana

Lady from Louisiana

Edwards

Little Nemo

Little Nemo

Himself

Alice in Movieland

Alice in Movieland

Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)

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

Comet Over Broadway

Comet Over Broadway

Actor at Dress Rehearsal (uncredited)

The Hindoo Charm

Sir Edward Tilbury

The Hindoo Charm

Director

As You Like It

As You Like It

Orlando

Over the Garden Wall

His Mother

Donald Gray

Some Good in All

Bill - a Providential Thief

Some Good in All

Director

Week End Husbands

Week End Husbands

John Keane

The Story Without a Name

The Story Without a Name

The Cripple

A Fig Leaf for Eve

A Fig Leaf for Eve

Nightclub Patron

His Sister's Children

His Sister's Children

Harry Burton - the Children's Uncle

Dead Man’s Honor

Hugh

What a Change of Clothes Did

John Mason

What a Change of Clothes Did

Director

The Heart of Jim Brice

The Heart of Jim Brice

Jim Brice

The Heart of Jim Brice

The Heart of Jim Brice

Director

Love of Chrysanthemum

The Crown Prince's Double

The Crown Prince's Double

Prince Oscar / Barry Lawrence

The Black Sheep

Harold Moreland - the Black Sheep's Brother

The False Alarm

The False Alarm

The Last Alarm

The Captain of the Fire Brigade - Tom's Father

For the Honor of the Family

Guy Ryder aka Guy Denton

Rags and the Girl

Tom Raine

Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra

Marc Antony

Elektra

Elektra

The Movie Album

The Movie Album

(archive footage)

Deadline at Eleven

Deadline at Eleven

Paul Klocke

She Came, She Saw, She Conquered

Herbert - Rose's Fiance

Roulette

Roulette

Ben Corcoran

Getting Up a Practice

Dr. Lyons

Getting Up a Practice

Director

A Princess of Bagdad

A Princess of Bagdad

Seyn - the Cobbler

Lulu's Doctor

Doctor John Lewis

When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet

Henry Ford

Eagle of the Night

Eagle of the Night

Rose Leaves

Rose Leaves

The Loyalty of Sylvia

Dr. Dudley Lawrence

The Picture Idol

The Picture Idol

Howard Hanson

The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance

Lambert Chase

The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance

Director

How She Won Him

Arthur Lewis

The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome

The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome

The Changing of Silas Warner

Silas Warner's Son

The Cambric Mask

The Cambric Mask

John Sark

A Vitagraph Romance

A Vitagraph Romance

Maurice Costello

The Moonstone of Fez

The Moonstone of Fez

Schuyler Van Norden

The Moonstone of Fez

The Moonstone of Fez

Director

The Bride of Lammermoor

The Bride of Lammermoor

Edgar Ravenswood

The First Violin

The First Violin

The Money Kings

Roy Brain

Siren of the Sea

Fisherman

Barriers Burned Away

John Martin - First Brother

Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins

'Enry Awkins

Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins

Director

A Quaker Mother

John Harmon - A Quaker Husband

The Inherited Taint

Herbert Warning

Man and Wife

Man and Wife

Caleb Perkins

Dr. LaFleur's Theory

Dr. LaFleur

Dr. LaFleur's Theory

Director

Half a Hero

Joe Godfrey

The Lonely Princess

The Lonely Princess

Endicott, an American Millionaire

The Lonely Princess

The Lonely Princess

Director

On the Pupil of His Eye

Lambert Chase, Detective

On the Pupil of His Eye

Director

Auld Lang Syne

Auld Lang Syne

Tammas

Aunty's Romance

Aunty's Romance

Stephen Fiske Jr.

The Mad Marriage

The Mad Marriage

Walter Butler

The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain

It All Came Out in the Wash

Barry Wall

It All Came Out in the Wash

Director

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

Lloyd Stanwood

Search for Beauty

Search for Beauty

Health Acres Guest (uncredited)

For Her Brother's Sake

Albert Black - The Brother

Camille

Camille

Armand's father

For Love and Glory

Lt. Osmond

Bobby's Father

Dick Ramsay - Bobby's Father

The Wagon Show

The Wagon Show

Colonel Beldan

The New Stenographer

The New Stenographer

The boss

Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils

King Herod

Wanted... a Grandmother

Mr. Hale

Iron and Steel

Iron and Steel

John Smardon

Iron and Steel

Iron and Steel

Director

Saul and David

David

Too Much Burglar

Tom Perry

Too Much Burglar

Director

The Show Girl

The Show Girl

Dr. Renfrew

Some Steamer Scooping

Baron Lafitte

Some Steamer Scooping

Director

Conscience

Harold Winter

Conscience

Director

Jack's Chrysanthemum

Jack's Chrysanthemum

Jack's Chrysanthemum

Jack's Chrysanthemum

Director

Fog Bound

Fog Bound

Deputy Brown

Delayed Proposals

Jack Hardy

Leah, the Forsaken

Rudolf

Love of Women

Love of Women

Mr. Redfield

The Two Battles

Gordon Frazier

The Sleep Walker

Dr. Allan Langham

The Mysterious Lodger

Ralph Brent - the Mysterious Lodger

The Mysterious Lodger

Director

The Peacemaker

The Peacemaker

Himself - Cameo Appearance

The Sacrifice

Nick Austin

None So Blind

None So Blind

Russell Mortimer