Portrait of Maurice Costello

Acting

Maurice Costello

Career

Active from 1908 to 1939, busiest in 1912 with 23 main titles.

Leading roles
79
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
GoodWatch score56/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Maurice Costello Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5
  • Pop Culture
    1.4, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 4
  • Silent Film 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Early 20th Century 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

122
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

19 titles Β· average score 65
The Climax
The Climax (1944)
GoodWatch score 43

as Audience Member (Uncredited)

Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Passerby (uncredited)

The Glass Key
The Glass Key (1942)
GoodWatch score 78

as Card Player (uncredited)

Ride 'Em Cowboy
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

as Rodeo Spectator with Martin Manning (uncredited)

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane (1941)
GoodWatch score 91

as Extra (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
GoodWatch score 72

as Ringsider at Fight (uncredited)

A Man Betrayed
A Man Betrayed (1941)
GoodWatch score 41

as Club Inferno Patron (uncredited)

Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
GoodWatch score 80

as Man (uncredited)

The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk (1940)
GoodWatch score 85

as Man Carrying Spear

All This, and Heaven Too
All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
GoodWatch score 79

as Extra (uncredited)

Edison, the Man
Edison, the Man (1940)
GoodWatch score 73

as Broker

Third Finger, Left Hand
Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)
GoodWatch score 67

as Man at Railroad Station

1930s

10 titles Β· average score 63
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83

as Diggs (uncredited)

Happily Buried
Happily Buried (1939)

as Board Member

The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
GoodWatch score 77

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939)
GoodWatch score 57

as Man in Audience (uncredited)

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew (1939)
GoodWatch score 68

as Hart

A Man to Remember
A Man to Remember (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

as Town Councilor (uncredited)

Comet Over Broadway
Comet Over Broadway (1938)
GoodWatch score 57

as Actor at Dress Rehearsal (uncredited)

Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood Boulevard (1936)

as Director in Commissary

Search for Beauty
Search for Beauty (1934)
GoodWatch score 42

as Health Acres Guest (uncredited)

The Movie Album
The Movie Album (1932)

as (archive footage)

1920s

16 titles
The Wagon Show
The Wagon Show (1928)

as Colonel Beldan

Johnny Get Your Hair Cut
Johnny Get Your Hair Cut (1927)

as Baxter Ryan

The Shamrock and the Rose
The Shamrock and the Rose (1927)

as Father O'Brien

Camille
Camille (1927)

as Armand's father

The Last Alarm
The Last Alarm (1926)

as The Captain of the Fire Brigade - Tom's Father

The Mad Marriage
The Mad Marriage (1925)

as Walter Butler

Virtuous Liars
Virtuous Liars (1924)

as Josiah Wright

Roulette
Roulette (1924)

as Ben Corcoran

Love of Women
Love of Women (1924)

as Mr. Redfield

Week End Husbands
Week End Husbands (1924)

as John Keane

Man and Wife
Man and Wife (1923)

as Caleb Perkins

The Glimpses of the Moon
The Glimpses of the Moon (1923)

as Fred Gillow

1910s

71 titles
The Crimson Stain Mystery
The Crimson Stain Mystery (1916)

as Harold Stanley

The Lonely Princess
The Lonely Princess (1913)

as Endicott, an American Millionaire

The Picture Idol
The Picture Idol (1912)

as Howard Hanson

Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins (1912)

as 'Enry Awkins

Lulu's Doctor
Lulu's Doctor (1912)

as Doctor John Lewis

When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet
When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet (1912)

as Henry Ford

The Old Silver Watch
The Old Silver Watch (1912)

as Frank as an Adult

As You Like It
As You Like It (1912)

as Orlando

Dr. LaFleur's Theory
Dr. LaFleur's Theory (1912)

as Dr. LaFleur

A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities (1911)

as Sydney Carton

The Show Girl
The Show Girl (1911)

as Dr. Renfrew

Water Lilies
Water Lilies (1911)

as Maurice

1900s

6 titles Β· average score 56
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1909)
GoodWatch score 56

as Lysander

Saul and David
Saul and David (1909)

as David

The Bride of Lammermoor
The Bride of Lammermoor (1909)

as Edgar Ravenswood

Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils
Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils (1908)

as King Herod

Leah, the Forsaken
Leah, the Forsaken (1908)

as Rudolf

Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra (1908)

as Marc Antony