Acting
Lou Costello
- Titles
- 80movies7TV 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 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Physical Comedy7.8average 2.5
- Situational Comedy7.5average 2.7
- Nostalgia7.1average 3.6
- Wholesome5.9average 3.3
- Absurdist Humor4.5average 2.0
- Historical4.8average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.8average 3.7
- Satire & Parody4.1average 2.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.7, average 5.2
- Psychological2.3, average 5.6
- Melancholy1.6, average 4.7
- Pathos2.6, average 5.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Family-Friendly 9
- Slapstick Humor 9
- Abbott and Costello 8
- Nostalgic 7
- Classic Comedy 6
- Slapstick 5
- Wholesome Entertainment 4
- Comedy Horror 4
- Situational Humor 3
- Classic Comedy Duo 3
- Situational Comedy 3
- Classic Slapstick Comedy 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Bud AbbottActorThe Abbott and Costello Show, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Hold That Ghost, Buck Privates, +40 more- JJohn GrantWriterBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Hold That Ghost, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, +22 more
- CCharles Van EngerCinematographerBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, The Time of Their Lives, It Ain't Hay, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, +7 more
- GGeorge RobinsonCinematographerAbbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Here Come the Co-Eds, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion, Dance with Me, Henry, +5 more
Charles BartonDirectorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, The Time of Their Lives, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, Dance with Me, Henry, +4 more
Charles LamontDirectorAbbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops, +4 more
Jean YarbroughDirectorThe Abbott and Costello Show, Here Come the Co-Eds, Jack and the Beanstalk, Lost in Alaska, In Society, +3 more- FFrank GrossEditorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion, It Ain't Hay, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, Hit the Ice, +2 more
- FFrederic I. RinaldoWriterBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Hold That Ghost, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, Buck Privates Come Home, +2 more
- RRobert LeesWriterBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Hold That Ghost, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, Buck Privates Come Home, +2 more
- PPhilip CahnEditorHold That Ghost, Buck Privates, The Time of Their Lives, Ride 'Em Cowboy, In Society, +2 more
- AArthur HiltonEditorHere Come the Co-Eds, Pardon My Sarong, The Naughty Nineties, Keep 'Em Flying, Who Done It?
Movies and TV shows
21950s
2 titles · average score 59
68
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV show · as Neal Andrews
51
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
TV show · as Lou Costello