Maurice Costello
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Also Known As
Maurice Herbert Blythe Costello
Birth Place
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Born
February 22, 1877
Died
October 28, 1950
Biography
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Matinee idol, in films from 1909. Costello was often in adaptations of prestigious literary works, most notably "A Tale of Two Cities" (1911). Also known as 'The Dimpled Darling', he was the father of leading ladies Dolores and Helene Costello. The former was once married to John Barrymore....
Filmography
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The Daughter of the Don
(1916)
Assistant Director
The Man Who Couldn't Beat God
(1915)
Director
The Evil Men Do
(1915)
Director
Mr. Barnes of New York
(1914)
Director
The Blood Ruby
(1914)
Director
The Moonstone of Fez
(1914)
Director
Family & Companions
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Mae Altschul
Wife
Actor. Born 1882; died 1929; mother of Dolores and Helene.
Ruth Reeves
Wife
Actor.
Biography
Matinee idol, in films from 1909. Costello was often in adaptations of prestigious literary works, most notably "A Tale of Two Cities" (1911). Also known as 'The Dimpled Darling', he was the father of leading ladies Dolores and Helene Costello. The former was once married to John Barrymore.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
The Daughter of the Don
(1916)
Assistant Director
The Man Who Couldn't Beat God
(1915)
Director
The Evil Men Do
(1915)
Director
Mr. Barnes of New York
(1914)
Director
The Blood Ruby
(1914)
Director
The Moonstone of Fez
(1914)
Director
Her Great Scoop
(1914)
Director
The Plot
(1914)
Director
The Adventures of the Counterfeit Bills
(1913)
Director
Cupid versus Women's Rights
(1913)
Director
The Ambassador's Disappearance
(1913)
Director
The Sale of a Heart
(1913)
Director
Fellow Voyagers
(1913)
Director
Cast (Feature Film)
The Doughgirls
(1944)
Lady from Louisiana
(1941)
Edwards
Glamour Boy
(1941)
The Sea Hawk
(1940)
Man carrying spear
A Little Bit of Heaven
(1940)
Uncle Louie
Edison, the Man
(1940)
Broker
Third Finger, Left Hand
(1940)
Man at railroad station
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Diggs
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
(1939)
Hart
It's a Wonderful World
(1939)
Guest
There's That Woman Again
(1938)
Headwaiter
Hollywood Boulevard
(1936)
Director
The Wagon Show
(1928)
Colonel Beldan
Black Feather
(1928)
The Eagle of the Night
(1928)
Camille
(1927)
Armand's father
The Shamrock and the Rose
(1927)
Father O'Brien
Johnny Get Your Hair Cut
(1927)
Baxter Ryan
Spider Webs
(1927)
Jeffrey Stanton
The Last Alarm
(1926)
Father of a fireman
Wolves of the Air
(1926)
Bob's father
The Wives of the Prophet
(1926)
William Neil
The Mad Marriage
(1925)
Week End Husbands
(1924)
John Keane
Roulette
(1924)
Ben Corcoran
Love of Women
(1924)
Mr. Redfield
Heart of Alaska
(1924)
Virtuous Liars
(1924)
Josiah Wright
The Law and the Lady
(1924)
Cyrus Blake
The Story Without a Name
(1924)
The cripple
Let Not Man Put Asunder
(1924)
Sir Humphrey
Fog Bound
(1923)
Deputy Brown
The Glimpses of the Moon
(1923)
Fred Gillow
Man and Wife
(1923)
Caleb Perkins
None So Blind
(1923)
Russell Mortimer
Determination
(1922)
Putnam
Conceit
(1921)
Barbe la Fleche
Human Collateral
(1920)
Richard Morton
Deadline at Eleven
(1920)
Paul Klocke
The Tower of Jewels
(1919)
Fraser Grimstead
The Cambric Mask
(1919)
John Sark
The Man Who Won
(1919)
Henry Longfield
The Girl-Woman
(1919)
Sanford
The Captain's Captain
(1919)
Lawford Tapp
Cap'n Abe's Niece
(1918)
The Crown Prince's Double
(1916)
Prince Oscar of Ostrau/Barry Lawrence
The Crimson Stain Mystery
(1916)
The Man Who Couldn't Beat God
(1915)
Martin Henchford
Tried For His Own Murder
(1915)
Mr. Barnes of New York
(1914)
Mr. Barnes
The Blood Ruby
(1914)
The Moonstone of Fez
(1914)
The Mill of Life
(1914)
The Plot
(1914)
The Peacemaker
(1914)
The Ambassador's Disappearance
(1913)
Cupid versus Women's Rights
(1913)
The Sale of a Heart
(1913)
The Money Kings
(1912)
The First Violin
(1912)
The Adventure of an Italian Model
(1912)
As You Like It
(1912)
Aunty's Romance
(1912)
Lulu's Doctor
(1912)
Dr. Lafleur's Theory
(1912)
The Night Before Christmas
(1912)
Her Hero
(1911)
The Thumb Print
(1911)
The Wooing of Winnifred
(1911)
Rose Leaves
(1910)
How She Won Him
(1910)
St. Elmo
(1910)
Over the Garden Wall
(1910)
The Love of Chrysanthemum
(1910)
A Pair of Schemers; or, My Wife and My Uncle
(1910)
The Law and the Man
(1910)
The Turn of the Balance
(1910)
A Woman's Love
(1910)
Through the Darkness
(1910)
Elektra
(1910)
The Sepoy's Wife
(1910)
A Tin-Type Romance
(1910)
Conscience or the Baker Boys
(1910)
The Bride of Lammermoor, a Tragedy of Bonnie Scotland
(1909)
The Romance of an Umbrella
(1909)
Jean Valjean
(1909)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1909)
Saul and David: The Biblical Story of the Shepherd Boy Who Became King of the Israelites
(1909)
Saul and David
(1909)
Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils
(1908)
Richard III
(1908)
Anthony and Cleopatra
(1908)
Writer (Feature Film)
Aunty's Romance
(1912)
Screenwriter
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
They Live
(1988)
Other
Christine
(1983)
Other
Escape From New York
(1981)
Other
Cast (Short)
Alice in Movieland
(1940)
Happily Buried
(1939)
Convict No. 796
(1910)
Life Events
1908
Film acting debut, "Salome"
1912
Screenwriting debut, "Aunty's Romance"
1913
Directorial debut, "Exremities"
1914
First collaboration with Roger Gaillord, with whom he co-directed, "Mr. Barnes of New York"
1915
Final directorial effort, "The Evil Men Do"
1936
Appeared in first sound film with "Hollywood Boulevard"
1941
Final feature appearace, "Lady From Louisiana"
Family
Dolores Costello
Daughter
Actor.
Helene Costello
Daughter
Actor.
Companions
Mae Altschul
Wife
Actor. Born 1882; died 1929; mother of Dolores and Helene.
Ruth Reeves
Wife
Actor.
