
Acting
Born February 20, 1877 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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 Heart of Jim Brice
1915

The Evil Men Do
1915

Too Much Burglar
1914
The Mysterious Lodger
1914

The Moonstone of Fez
1914

Etta of the Footlights
1914

Iron and Steel
1914
Some Steamer Scooping
1914

Fellow Voyagers
1913

The Hindoo Charm
1913

The Lonely Princess
1913
The Sale of a Heart
1913

Jack's Chrysanthemum
1913
Getting Up a Practice
1913
What a Change of Clothes Did
1913
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
1913
It All Came Out in the Wash
1912
Conscience
1912
On the Pupil of His Eye
1912

The Spider's Web
1912

Dr. LaFleur's Theory
1912

Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
1912
Some Good in All
1911

Practically Yours
1944

The Climax
1944

A Fig Leaf for Eve
1944

Du Barry Was a Lady
1943

The Glass Key
1942

Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941

Lady from Louisiana
1941

Citizen Kane
1941

A Man Betrayed
1941

Tin Pan Alley
1940

Third Finger, Left Hand
1940

Foreign Correspondent
1940

The Sea Hawk
1940

All This, and Heaven Too
1940

Edison, the Man
1940

Johnny Apollo
1940

The Ghost Comes Home
1940

Alice in Movieland
1940

The Roaring Twenties
1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
1939

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939

It's a Wonderful World
1939

Happily Buried
1939

Comet Over Broadway
1938

A Man to Remember
1938

Hollywood Boulevard
1936

Search for Beauty
1934