Maurice Costello
AKA: Maurice George Costello
Birthday: 1877-02-20
Died: 1950-10-29
Birthplace: 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.
Filmography
Character: Club Inferno Patron (uncredited)
Character: Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
Character: Herbert Warning
Character: Dr. Allan Langham
Character: John Martin - First Brother
Character: Albert Black - The Brother
Character: John Harmon - A Quaker Husband
Character: Seyn - the Cobbler
Character: Herbert - Rose's Fiance
Character: The Captain of the Fire Brigade - Tom's Father
Character: Harry Burton - the Children's Uncle
Character: Lord Wentworth
Character: Guy Ryder aka Guy Denton
Character: Bill - a Providential Thief
Character: Donald Grant - the Son
Character: Dick Ramsay - Bobby's Father
Character: Sir Edward Tilbury
Character: Maurice Costello
Character: Lambert Chase, Detective
Character: Harold Moreland - the Black Sheep's Brother
Character: Gordon Frazier
Character: Charles Lindgard
Character: Colonel Beldan
Character: Extra (uncredited)
Character: Town Councilor (uncredited)
Character: Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Character: Harold Stanley
Character: Guest (uncredited)
Character: Diggs (uncredited)
Character: Senate Stenographer (uncredited)
Character: Actor at Dress Rehearsal (uncredited)
Character: Director in Commissary
Character: Card Player (uncredited)
Character: Ringsider at Fight (uncredited)
Character: Extra (uncredited)
Character: Trevor Lawlor - A Young Attorney
Character: Health Acres Guest (uncredited)
Character: Stephen Fiske Jr.
Character: Dr. Dudley Lawrence
Character: Endicott, an American Millionaire
Character: Man (uncredited)
Character: Man Carrying Spear
Character: Man at Railroad Station
Character: Extra (uncredited)
Character: Tom - an Honest Attorney
Character: Doctor John Lewis
Character: Himself - Cameo Appearance
Character: Prince Oscar / Barry Lawrence
Character: Armand's father
Character: Rodeo Spectator with Martin Manning (uncredited)
Character: Man in Audience (uncredited)
Character: Father O'Brien
Character: Edgar Ravenswood
Character: Lambert Chase - the Detective
Character: Frank as an Adult
Character: Lloyd Stanwood
Character: Schuyler Van Norden
Character: Ralph Brent - the Mysterious Lodger
Character: Audience Member (Uncredited)
Character: Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
Character: Silas Warner's Son
Character: Nightclub Patron