Maurice Costello
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.
139 acting credits · 23 directing credits
Acting · 139
Citizen Kane
1941
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Foreign Correspondent
1940
The Glass Key
1942
The Roaring Twenties
1939
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
The Sea Hawk
1940
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
The Climax
1944
All This, and Heaven Too
1940
Edison, the Man
1940
It's a Wonderful World
1939
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
Johnny Apollo
1940
A Man Betrayed
1941
Lady from Louisiana
1941
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
Comet Over Broadway
1938
Practically Yours
1944
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939
Alice in Movieland
1940
Camille
1927
Roulette
1924
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
1939
Her Grandchild
1912
Johnny Get Your Hair Cut
1927
The Ghost Comes Home
1940
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1909
Conscience
1912
Tin Pan Alley
1940
The Shamrock and the Rose
1927
The Sacrifice
1911
A Man to Remember
1938
Some Steamer Scooping
1914
The Crown Prince's Double
1916
Etta of the Footlights
1914
Happily Buried
1939
The Money Kings
1912
The Days of Terror; or, In the Reign of Terror
1912
Little Nemo
1911
The Glimpses of the Moon
1923
The Last Alarm
1926
Deadline at Eleven
1920
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
1908
As You Like It
1912
Over the Garden Wall
1910
Wanted... a Grandmother
1912
Search for Beauty
1934
The First Violin
1912
Bobby's Father
1912
The Hindoo Charm
1913
Aunty's Romance
1912
Fog Bound
1923
The Story Without a Name
1924
The Adventure of the Italian Model
1912
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
1911
For Love and Glory
1911
A Fig Leaf for Eve
1944
Virtuous Liars
1924
The Crimson Stain Mystery
1916
His Sister's Children
1911
Too Much Burglar
1914
The Merchant of Venice
1908
The Wagon Show
1928
Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
1908
It All Came Out in the Wash
1912
The Mad Marriage
1925
The Meeting of the Ways
1912
On the Pupil of His Eye
1912
Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
1910
The Geranium
1911
The Tower of Jewels
1919
Water Lilies
1911
The Picture Idol
1912
Delayed Proposals
1913
Lulu's Doctor
1912
The Captain's Captain
1919
Love of Women
1924
A Tale of Two Cities
1911
Eagle of the Night
1928
The Show Girl
1911
The Peacemaker
1914
His Mother
1911
The Lonely Princess
1913
A Vitagraph Romance
1912
The New Stenographer
1911
Elektra
1910
The Old Silver Watch
1912
The Cambric Mask
1919
The Spider's Web
1912
Half a Hero
1912
The Evil Men Do
1915
Iron and Steel
1914
The Black Sheep
1912
Week End Husbands
1924
For the Honor of the Family
1912
Fellow Voyagers
1913
None So Blind
1923
Dead Man’s Honor
1911
The Movie Album
1932
Getting Up a Practice
1913
The False Alarm
1926
The Inherited Taint
1911
For Her Brother's Sake
1911
The Changing of Silas Warner
1911
Barriers Burned Away
1911
A Princess of Bagdad
1913
Some Good in All
1911
The Mysterious Lodger
1914
Auld Lang Syne
1911
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
1912
The Heart of Jim Brice
1915
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
1913
A Quaker Mother
1911
The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome
1909
Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian
1908
The Sleep Walker
1911
Rags and the Girl
1915
The Loyalty of Sylvia
1912
The Sale of a Heart
1913
She Came, She Saw, She Conquered
1911
Rose Leaves
1910
Leah the Forsaken
1908
The Love of Chrysanthemum
1910
The Moonstone of Fez
1914
The Two Battles
1912
When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet
1912
Man and Wife
1923
Dr. LaFleur's Theory
1912
How She Won Him
1910
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
1908
Proving His Love; or, The Ruse of a Beautiful Woman
1911
Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils
1908
What a Change of Clothes Did
1913
Saul and David
1909
Jack's Chrysanthemum
1913
The Bride of Lammermoor
1909
Siren of the Sea
1911
Directing · 23
Conscience
1912
Some Steamer Scooping
1914
Etta of the Footlights
1914
The Hindoo Charm
1913
Too Much Burglar
1914
It All Came Out in the Wash
1912
On the Pupil of His Eye
1912
The Lonely Princess
1913
The Spider's Web
1912
The Evil Men Do
1915
Iron and Steel
1914
Fellow Voyagers
1913
Getting Up a Practice
1913
Some Good in All
1911
The Mysterious Lodger
1914
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
1912
The Heart of Jim Brice
1915
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
1913
The Sale of a Heart
1913
The Moonstone of Fez
1914
Dr. LaFleur's Theory
1912
What a Change of Clothes Did
1913
Jack's Chrysanthemum
1913