Portrait of Don Costello

Acting

Don Costello

Career

Active from 1931 to 1945, busiest in 1942 and 1945 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for I'll Wait for You
I'll Wait for You
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Don Costello Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.1, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    2.5, average 4.9
  • Politics
    0.8, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Mistaken Identity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

32 titles ยท average score 62
Along Came Jones
Along Came Jones (1945)
GoodWatch score 49

as Leo Gledhill

Mystery Man
Mystery Man (1944)

as Bud Trilling

A Lady Takes a Chance
A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
GoodWatch score 53

as Drunk

Crime Doctor
Crime Doctor (1943)
GoodWatch score 53

as Nick Ferris / Jim Warren

Murder on the Waterfront
Murder on the Waterfront (1943)

as Gordon Shane

A-Haunting We Will Go
A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)
GoodWatch score 62

as Doc Lake

Sundown Jim
Sundown Jim (1942)

as Dobe Hyde

Joe Smith, American
Joe Smith, American (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mead

Just Off Broadway
Just Off Broadway (1942)
GoodWatch score 59

as George Dolphin

I'll Wait for You
I'll Wait for You (1941)
GoodWatch score 66

as Police Sergeant Brent

Sleepers West
Sleepers West (1941)
GoodWatch score 63

as Carl Izzard

Wildcat Bus
Wildcat Bus (1940)
GoodWatch score 53

as Sid Casey

1930s

3 titles ยท average score 72
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

as 'Diamond Back' Vogel

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)

as Fred

Hot News Margie
Hot News Margie (1931)

as Football Player (uncredited)