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.
The Love of Chrysanthemum
The Story Without a Name
(The Cripple)
A Man Betrayed
(Club Inferno Patron (uncredited))
Siren of the Sea
(Fisherman)
Johnny Get Your Hair Cut
(Baxter Ryan)
Man and Wife
(Caleb Perkins)
Alice in Movieland
(Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited))
The Inherited Taint
(Herbert Warning)
How She Won Him
(Arthur Lewis)
Barriers Burned Away
(John Martin - First Brother)
The Sleep Walker
(Dr. Allan Langham)
For Her Brother's Sake
(Albert Black - The Brother)
A Quaker Mother
(John Harmon - A Quaker Husband)
A Princess of Bagdad
(Seyn - the Cobbler)
She Came, She Saw, She Conquered
(Herbert - Rose's Fiance)
For Love and Glory
(Lt. Osmond)
Richard III
The Last Alarm
(The Captain of the Fire Brigade - Tom's Father)
Conscience
(Harold Winter)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(Lysander)
Leah the Forsaken
Fellow Voyagers
(Tom Blake)
Some Steamer Scooping
(Baron Lafitte)
The Geranium
(Daniel Briton)
His Sister's Children
(Harry Burton - the Children's Uncle)
Etta of the Footlights
(Lord Wentworth)
Too Much Burglar
(Tom Perry)
The Evil Men Do
(David Horton)
For the Honor of the Family
(Guy Ryder aka Guy Denton)
Some Good in All
(Bill - a Providential Thief)
The Money Kings
(Roy Brain)
The Heart of Jim Brice
(Jim Brice)
Wanted... a Grandmother
(Mr. Hale)
Bobby's Father
(Dick Ramsay - Bobby's Father)
Her Grandchild
(Donald Grant - the Son)
The Hindoo Charm
(Sir Edward Tilbury)
A Tale of Two Cities
(Sydney Carton)
A Vitagraph Romance
(Maurice Costello)
Roulette
(Ben Corcoran)
The First Violin
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
(Lambert Chase)
On the Pupil of His Eye
(Lambert Chase, Detective)
The Two Battles
(Gordon Frazier)
The Black Sheep
(Harold Moreland - the Black Sheep's Brother)
The Sacrifice
(Nick Austin)
Getting Up a Practice
(Dr. Lyons)
The Sale of a Heart
(Charles Lindgard)
Iron and Steel
(John Smardon)
Lady from Louisiana
(Edwards)
Water Lilies
(Maurice)
Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
The Wagon Show
(Colonel Beldan)
Little Nemo
(Himself)
Citizen Kane
(Extra (uncredited))
A Man to Remember
(Town Councilor (uncredited))
The Roaring Twenties
(Nightclub Patron (uncredited))
The Crimson Stain Mystery
(Harold Stanley)
It's a Wonderful World
(Guest (uncredited))
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(Diggs (uncredited))
The Picture Idol
(Howard Hanson)
Practically Yours
(Senate Stenographer (uncredited))
Comet Over Broadway
(Actor at Dress Rehearsal (uncredited))
Hollywood Boulevard
(Director in Commissary)
Dr. LaFleur's Theory
(Dr. LaFleur)
The Glass Key
(Card Player (uncredited))
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
(Ringsider at Fight (uncredited))
All This, and Heaven Too
(Extra (uncredited))
The New Stenographer
(The boss)
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
(Hart)
The Spider's Web
(Trevor Lawlor - A Young Attorney)
Search for Beauty
(Health Acres Guest (uncredited))
Edison, the Man
(Broker)
Half a Hero
(Joe Godfrey)
The Merchant of Venice
Fog Bound
(Deputy Brown)
The Mad Marriage
(Walter Butler)
The Way of the Cross
The Days of Terror; or, In the Reign of Terror
Aunty's Romance
(Stephen Fiske Jr.)
The Loyalty of Sylvia
(Dr. Dudley Lawrence)
Delayed Proposals
(Jack Hardy)
As You Like It
(Orlando)
The Lonely Princess
(Endicott, an American Millionaire)
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
Eagle of the Night
Foreign Correspondent
(Man (uncredited))
Tin Pan Alley
((uncredited))
The Sea Hawk
(Man Carrying Spear)
Third Finger, Left Hand
(Man at Railroad Station)
Johnny Apollo
(Extra (uncredited))
It All Came Out in the Wash
(Barry Wall)
Lulu's Doctor
(Doctor John Lewis)
The Meeting of the Ways
(Tom - an Honest Attorney)
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
('Enry Awkins)
The Show Girl
(Dr. Renfrew)
When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet
(Henry Ford)
The Peacemaker
(Himself - Cameo Appearance)
Camille
(Armand's father)
The Crown Prince's Double
(Prince Oscar / Barry Lawrence)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
(Rodeo Spectator with Martin Manning (uncredited))
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
(Man in Audience (uncredited))
The Shamrock and the Rose
(Father O'Brien)
Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian
(Marc Antony)
Du Barry was a Lady
(Passerby)
Happily Buried
(Board Member)
The Bride of Lammermoor
(Edgar Ravenswood)
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
(Jesus Christ)
Rose Leaves
Auld Lang Syne
(Tammas)
The Adventure of the Italian Model
(Lambert Chase - the Detective)
The Old Silver Watch
(Frank as an Adult)
The Glimpses of the Moon
(Fred Gillow)
Proving His Love; or, The Ruse of a Beautiful Woman
(Lloyd Stanwood)
What a Change of Clothes Did
(John Mason)
The Moonstone of Fez
(Schuyler Van Norden)
The Mysterious Lodger
(Ralph Brent - the Mysterious Lodger)
Salome (The Dance of Seven Veils)
(King Herod)
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
The Climax
(Audience Member (Uncredited))
The Ghost Comes Home
(Townsman at Banquet (uncredited))
His Mother
(Donald Gray)
Dead Man’s Honor
(Hugh)
Over the Garden Wall
The Changing of Silas Warner
(Silas Warner's Son)
A Fig Leaf for Eve
(Nightclub Patron)
None So Blind
(Russell Mortimer)
Love of Women
(Mr. Redfield)
Conscience
(Director)
Some Good in All
(Director)
The Hindoo Charm
(Director)
Some Steamer Scooping
(Director)
Fellow Voyagers
(Director)
Fellow Voyagers
(Scenario Writer)
The Evil Men Do
(Director)
Etta of the Footlights
(Director)
Too Much Burglar
(Director)
The Heart of Jim Brice
(Director)
On the Pupil of His Eye
(Director)
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
(Director)
Iron and Steel
(Director)
Getting Up a Practice
(Director)
Dr. LaFleur's Theory
(Director)
The Lonely Princess
(Director)
It All Came Out in the Wash
(Director)
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
(Director)
The Spider's Web
(Director)
The Sale of a Heart
(Director)
What a Change of Clothes Did
(Director)
The Moonstone of Fez
(Director)
The Mysterious Lodger
(Director)