Acting
Lou Costello
- Career
Active from 1927 to 2000, with a break from 1980 to 1999, busiest in 1952 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 43top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
Hold That Ghost87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.7, average 5.4
- Psychological1.9, average 5.5
- Melancholy1.4, average 4.7
- Pathos2.3, average 5.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Family-Friendly 10
- Abbott and Costello 8
- Slapstick Humor 8
- Classic Comedy 6
- Slapstick 5
- Nostalgic 5
- Wholesome Entertainment 5
- Classic Slapstick Comedy 4
- Classic Comedy Duo 4
- Comedy Horror 3
- Situational Comedy 3
- Mistaken Identity 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Bud AbbottActorThe Abbott and Costello Show, Rio Rita, Buck Privates, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, One Night in the Tropics, +40 more- JJohn GrantWriterBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Hold That Ghost, The Naughty Nineties, Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, +22 more
- CCharles Van EngerCinematographerBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Hit the Ice, The Time of Their Lives, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, Buck Privates Come Home, +7 more
- GGeorge RobinsonCinematographerAbbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, The Naughty Nineties, Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Jack and the Beanstalk, +5 more
Charles LamontDirectorAbbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Hit the Ice, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd, +4 more
Charles BartonDirectorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, The Time of Their Lives, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, Buck Privates Come Home, The Noose Hangs High, +4 more
Jean YarbroughDirectorThe Abbott and Costello Show, The Naughty Nineties, Jack and the Beanstalk, Lost in Alaska, In Society, +3 more- FFrederic I. RinaldoWriterBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Hold That Ghost, Hit the Ice, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Buck Privates Come Home, +2 more
- FFrank GrossEditorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Hit the Ice, It Ain't Hay, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, +2 more
- PPhilip CahnEditorBuck Privates, Hold That Ghost, The Time of Their Lives, Keep 'Em Flying, Ride 'Em Cowboy, +2 more
- RRobert LeesWriterBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Hold That Ghost, Hit the Ice, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Buck Privates Come Home, +2 more
Arthur LubinDirectorBuck Privates, Hold That Ghost, Keep 'Em Flying, Ride 'Em Cowboy, In the Navy
Movies and TV shows
58Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by
Upcoming
1 title
as Costello
2000s
2 titles · average score 72
GoodWatch score 72as (archive footage)
as Wilbur Gray (archive footage)
1990s
2 titles
as (archive footage)
as Wilbur Grey / Tubby (archive footage)
1980s
1 title
as (archive footage)
1970s
3 titles · average score 70
as (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
GoodWatch score 70as (archive footage)
1960s
2 titles · average score 65
GoodWatch score 65as Character in Film Clips (archive footage)
GoodWatch score 65as Wishy in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)
1950s
16 titles · average score 55
GoodWatch score 56as Artie Pinsetter
GoodWatch score 40as Lou Costello
GoodWatch score 59as Willie 'Tubby' Piper
GoodWatch score 64as Tubby
GoodWatch score 42as Orville
GoodWatch score 51TV show · as Lou Costello
GoodWatch score 57as Jack / Jack Strong
GoodWatch score 48as Captain 'Puddin' head' Feathergill
GoodWatch score 56as George Bell
GoodWatch score 71as Lou Francis
GoodWatch score 54as Wilbert Smith
GoodWatch score 61as Lou Hotchkiss
1940s
27 titles · average score 63
GoodWatch score 64as Freddie Phillips
GoodWatch score 76as Wilbur Grey
GoodWatch score 66as Herbie Brown
GoodWatch score 73as Horatio Prim
GoodWatch score 72as Sebastian Dinwiddle
GoodWatch score 56as Abercrombie
GoodWatch score 48as Harvey Garvey
GoodWatch score 61as Weejie 'Tubby' McCoy
GoodWatch score 57as Wishy
GoodWatch score 62as Wellington Pflug, aka Moola
GoodWatch score 70as Herbie Brown
GoodWatch score 87as Ferdinand Jones
1920s
4 titles · average score 71
as Extra
GoodWatch score 71as Extra (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 70as Boxing Hall Extra (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 72as Extra (uncredited)