Maurice Costello
1877-02-20 ( 148 years old ) in 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.

Movies

Practically Yours 1944-12-20
The Climax 1944-10-20
A Fig Leaf for Eve 1944-07-04
Du Barry Was a Lady 1943-08-13
The Glass Key 1942-09-08
Ride 'Em Cowboy 1942-02-13
Here Comes Mr. Jordan 1941-08-07
Lady from Louisiana 1941-04-22
Citizen Kane 1941-04-17
A Man Betrayed 1941-03-07
Tin Pan Alley 1940-11-29
Third Finger, Left Hand 1940-10-11
Foreign Correspondent 1940-08-16
The Sea Hawk 1940-08-10
All This, and Heaven Too 1940-07-05
Edison, the Man 1940-05-10
Johnny Apollo 1940-04-19
The Ghost Comes Home 1940-03-08
Alice in Movieland 1940-03-03
The Roaring Twenties 1939-10-28
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939-10-19
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew 1939-08-22
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever 1939-07-21
It's a Wonderful World 1939-05-19
Happily Buried 1939-04-14
Comet Over Broadway 1938-12-03
A Man to Remember 1938-10-14
Hollywood Boulevard 1936-08-20
Search for Beauty 1934-02-02
Eagle of the Night 1928-10-20
The Wagon Show 1928-02-19
Camille 1927-09-04
The Shamrock and the Rose 1927-04-14
Johnny Get Your Hair Cut 1927-01-15
The Last Alarm 1926-06-15
The Mad Marriage 1925-01-30
The Story Without a Name 1924-10-27
Love of Women 1924-06-30
Roulette 1924-01-19
Fog Bound 1923-05-27
Man and Wife 1923-03-25
The Glimpses of the Moon 1923-03-25
None So Blind 1923-02-19
The Crimson Stain Mystery 1916-08-21
The Crown Prince's Double 1916-02-07
Rags and the Girl 1915-09-29
The Heart of Jim Brice 1915-04-01
The Evil Men Do 1915-01-19
Too Much Burglar 1914-11-19
The Peacemaker 1914-10-14
The Mysterious Lodger 1914-08-27
The Moonstone of Fez 1914-07-07
Etta of the Footlights 1914-05-23
Iron and Steel 1914-02-21
Some Steamer Scooping 1914-02-12
Fellow Voyagers 1913-11-26
The Hindoo Charm 1913-09-17
The Lonely Princess 1913-09-03
A Princess of Bagdad 1913-09-01
The Sale of a Heart 1913-07-18
Delayed Proposals 1913-06-19
Getting Up a Practice 1913-03-27
What a Change of Clothes Did 1913-01-20
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance 1913-01-10
It All Came Out in the Wash 1912-12-29
When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet 1912-10-08
As You Like It 1912-10-06
Bobby's Father 1912-09-23
The Adventure of the Italian Model 1912-09-21
A Vitagraph Romance 1912-09-17
The Loyalty of Sylvia 1912-09-12
Her Grandchild 1912-08-19
The Two Battles 1912-08-17
Wanted... a Grandmother 1912-08-09
The Black Sheep 1912-07-19
Conscience 1912-07-15
The Money Kings 1912-07-15
On the Pupil of His Eye 1912-07-05
The Days of Terror; or, In the Reign of Terror 1912-06-13
Lulu's Doctor 1912-06-09
Half a Hero 1912-06-07
The Picture Idol 1912-05-31
The Spider's Web 1912-05-14
Aunty's Romance 1912-05-12
Dr. LaFleur's Theory 1912-05-05
The Old Silver Watch 1912-03-19
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins 1912-03-13
The First Violin 1912-02-02
For the Honor of the Family 1912-01-27
The Meeting of the Ways 1912-01-12
Some Good in All 1911-12-25
Auld Lang Syne 1911-11-07
His Sister's Children 1911-09-26
For Love and Glory 1911-08-14
She Came, She Saw, She Conquered 1911-07-26
The Geranium 1911-07-15
The Battle Hymn of the Republic 1911-06-30
A Quaker Mother 1911-06-27
Barriers Burned Away 1911-06-24
The Sleep Walker 1911-06-23
Proving His Love; or, The Ruse of a Beautiful Woman 1911-06-16
The Changing of Silas Warner 1911-06-10
The Sacrifice 1911-06-09
For Her Brother's Sake 1911-06-06
Dead Man’s Honor 1911-05-23
The Show Girl 1911-05-18
His Mother 1911-05-09
Little Nemo 1911-04-08
The Inherited Taint 1911-03-31
A Tale of Two Cities 1911-02-20
The New Stenographer 1911-02-18
Water Lilies 1911-01-13
Siren of the Sea 1911-01-01
How She Won Him 1910-09-09
Rose Leaves 1910-08-27
Over the Garden Wall 1910-06-10
The Love of Chrysanthemum 1910-05-28
Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy 1910-01-02
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1909-12-25
The Way of the Cross 1909-08-21
The Bride of Lammermoor 1909-06-17
Saul and David 1909-02-27
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain 1908-12-19
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy 1908-12-01
Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian 1908-11-03
Leah the Forsaken 1908-10-10
Richard III 1908-09-26
Salome (The Dance of Seven Veils) 1908-08-29
The Merchant of Venice 1908-01-01

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