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.

Known For	Acting
Most Rating	9.748
Birthday	1877-02-20
Place of Birth	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As	Maurice George Costello,

The Love of Chrysanthemum

The Story Without a Name

A Man Betrayed

Siren of the Sea

Johnny Get Your Hair Cut

Man and Wife

Alice in Movieland

How She Won Him

The Inherited Taint

For Her Brother's Sake

The Sleep Walker

Barriers Burned Away

A Quaker Mother

A Princess of Bagdad

She Came, She Saw, She Conquered

For Love and Glory

Richard III

The Last Alarm

Conscience

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Leah the Forsaken

Fellow Voyagers

The Geranium

Some Steamer Scooping

His Sister's Children

Etta of the Footlights

Too Much Burglar

The Evil Men Do

Some Good in All

For the Honor of the Family

The Money Kings

The Heart of Jim Brice

Wanted... a Grandmother

Her Grandchild

Bobby's Father

The Hindoo Charm

A Tale of Two Cities

A Vitagraph Romance

Roulette

The First Violin

The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance

On the Pupil of His Eye

The Black Sheep

The Two Battles

The Sacrifice

Getting Up a Practice

The Sale of a Heart

Iron and Steel

Lady from Louisiana

Water Lilies

Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy

The Wagon Show

Little Nemo

Citizen Kane

A Man to Remember

The Roaring Twenties

The Crimson Stain Mystery

It's a Wonderful World

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

The Picture Idol

Practically Yours

Comet Over Broadway

Hollywood Boulevard

Dr. LaFleur's Theory

The Glass Key

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

All This, and Heaven Too

The New Stenographer

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

The Spider's Web

Search for Beauty

Edison, the Man

Half a Hero

The Merchant of Venice

Fog Bound

The Mad Marriage

The Way of the Cross

The Days of Terror; or, In the Reign of Terror

Aunty's Romance

The Loyalty of Sylvia