Acting
Lou Costello
- Titles
- 81movies7TV shows
- Career
Active from 1927 to 2000, with a break from 1980 to 1999, busiest in 1941 and 1952 with 5 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 43top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
Hold That Ghost88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Physical Comedy7.8average 2.4
- Situational Comedy7.5average 2.7
- Nostalgia7.1average 3.7
- Wholesome6.0average 3.3
- Absurdist Humor4.5average 2.0
- Wit & Wordplay5.8average 3.7
- Historical4.5average 2.6
- Showbiz3.1average 1.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.6, average 5.4
- Psychological2.1, average 5.6
- Melancholy1.5, average 4.7
- Pathos2.5, average 5.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Family-Friendly 10
- Abbott and Costello 8
- Slapstick Humor 8
- Classic Comedy 6
- Nostalgic 5
- Slapstick 5
- Wholesome Entertainment 4
- Comedy Horror 3
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Physical Slapstick 3
- Classic Comedy Duo 3
- Musical Comedy 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Bud AbbottActorThe Abbott and Costello Show, In Society, Buck Privates, Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, +40 more- JJohn GrantWriterIn Society, Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, +22 more
- CCharles Van EngerCinematographerBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, Hit the Ice, The Time of Their Lives, It Ain't Hay, +7 more
- GGeorge RobinsonCinematographerAbbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion, Here Come the Co-Eds, +5 more
Charles LamontDirectorAbbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Hit the Ice, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, +4 more
Charles BartonDirectorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, The Time of Their Lives, Buck Privates Come Home, The Noose Hangs High, +4 more
Jean YarbroughDirectorThe Abbott and Costello Show, In Society, Here Come the Co-Eds, Lost in Alaska, Jack and the Beanstalk, +3 more- FFrederic I. RinaldoWriterBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Hit the Ice, Hold That Ghost, 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, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion, It Ain't Hay, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, +2 more
- RRobert LeesWriterBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Hit the Ice, Hold That Ghost, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Buck Privates Come Home, +2 more
- PPhilip CahnEditorIn Society, Buck Privates, Hold That Ghost, The Time of Their Lives, Keep 'Em Flying, +2 more
- AArthur HiltonEditorHere Come the Co-Eds, Keep 'Em Flying, Pardon My Sarong, The Naughty Nineties, Who Done It?
Movies and TV shows
58Upcoming
1 title
as Costello
2000s
2 titles · average score 72
as (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)
as (archive footage)
1960s
2 titles · average score 65
as Character in Film Clips (archive footage)
as Wishy in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)
1950s
16 titles · average score 55
as Lou Henry
as Lou Costello
as Willie 'Tubby' Piper
as Orville
TV show · as Lou Costello
as Jack / Jack Strong
as George Bell
as Captain 'Puddin' head' Feathergill
as Wilbert Smith
as Lou Hotchkiss
1940s
27 titles · average score 63
as Freddie Phillips
as Wilbur Grey
as Herbie Brown
as Horatio Prim
as Abercrombie
as Oliver Quackenbush
as Albert Mansfield
as Weejie 'Tubby' McCoy
as Herbie Brown
as Ferdinand Jones
as Pomeroy Watson
as Heathcliff
1920s
4 titles · average score 71
as Extra
as Extra (uncredited)
as Boxing Hall Extra (uncredited)
as Extra (uncredited)