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Actor
Lou Costello
- Born March 6, 1906 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA
- Died March 3, 1959
Louis Francis Costello (March 6, 1906 – March 3, 1959) was an American actor and comedian best known as half of the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, with Bud Abbott. Costello was famous for his bumbling, chubby, clean-cut image that has appealed to many Americans over the decades, and for his shouted line of "HEEEEYYY ABBOTT!!."
Known for
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein1948
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy1955
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man1951
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1953
Hold That Ghost1941
Buck Privates1941
Africa Screams1949
Jack and the Beanstalk1952
Filmography
- TBAAbbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!FilmHimself
- 2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2019Abbott and Costello: Life and LegacyFilmSelf (Archive Footage)
- 2013Classic Movie Bloopers: UncensoredFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2011The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2011Eric & Ernie: Behind the ScenesFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2009Studio 42 with Bob CostasSeriesSelf (archive footage)
- 2008Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original StoogeFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2007Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1Film
- 2007Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2Film
- 2005The Great Man: W.C. FieldsFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2000Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition UnearthedFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2000Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!Film(archive footage)
- 2000The Many Faces of DraculaFilmWilbur Gray (archive footage)
- 1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1997VaudevilleFilmSelf (archive footage) (as Abbott & Costello)
- 1997The Best of Abbott & Costello LiveFilm
- 1996Abbott & Costello Meet BiographyFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1994Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry SeinfeldFilmSelf (Archive Footage)
- 1992Dracula in the MoviesFilm(archive footage)
- 1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookFilmWilbur Grey / Tubby (archive footage)
- 1990Abbott and Costello in the MoviesFilmHimself
- 1990Abbott & Costello in the MoviesFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1986Classic Comedy TeamsFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1985Hollywood's Funniest All-Star BloopersFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageFilmSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1982Showbiz Goes to WarFilm(archive footage)
- 1982Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1979The Horror ShowFilm(archive footage)
- 1979The Hollywood ClownsFilm(archive footage)
- 1978Hey AbbottFilmSelf
- 1976That's Entertainment, Part IIFilm(archive footage)
- 1972Hollywood: The Dream FactoryFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1970Brasileiros em HollywoodFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1968The Movie OrgyFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1965The World of Abbott and CostelloFilmCharacter in Film Clips (archive footage)
- 1964The Big Parade of ComedyFilmWishy in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)
- 1959The 30 Foot Bride of Candy RockFilmArtie Pinsetter
- 1957The Lux ShowSeriesSelf
- 1956Dance with Me, HenryFilmLou Henry
- 1956The Steve Allen ShowSeriesSelf
- 1955Abbott and Costello Meet the MummyFilmLou Costello
- 1955Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone KopsFilmWillie 'Tubby' Piper
- 1953Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilmTubby
- 1953Abbott and Costello Go to MarsFilmOrville
- 1953General Electric TheaterSeriesNeal Andrews
- 1952Jack and the BeanstalkFilmJack / Jack Strong, Producer
- 1952Abbott and Costello Meet Captain KiddFilmCaptain 'Puddin' head' Feathergill
- 1952Lost in AlaskaFilmGeorge Bell
- 1952The Abbott and Costello ShowSeriesLou Costello, Writer
- 1952Abbott and Costello Christmas ShowFilmCostello
- 1951Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible ManFilmLou Francis
- 1951Comin' Round the MountainFilmWilbert Smith
- 1951Knights of the BathFilmAlbert (archive footage)
- 1950Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign LegionFilmLou Hotchkiss
- 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSeriesSelf - Host, Self
- 1950Midget Car ManiacsFilmCostello
- 1949Africa ScreamsFilmStanley Livington
- 1949Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris KarloffFilmFreddie Phillips
- 1949Kitchen MechanicsFilm
- 1949Fun on the RunFilm
- 1948Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet FrankensteinFilmWilbur Grey
- 1948The Noose Hangs HighFilmHomer Hinchcliffe, Executive Producer
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf
- 1948Mexican HayrideFilmJoe Bascom / Harry Fish
- 194810,000 Kids and a CopFilmSelf
- 1948Oysters and MusclesFilmOliver
- 1947Buck Privates Come HomeFilmHerbie Brown
- 1947The Wistful Widow of Wagon GapFilmChester Wooley
- 1946The Time of Their LivesFilmHoratio Prim
- 1946Little GiantFilmBenny Miller
- 1945The Naughty NinetiesFilmSebastian Dinwiddle
- 1945Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in HollywoodFilmAbercrombie
- 1945Here Come the Co-EdsFilmOliver Quackenbush
- 1944In SocietyFilmAlbert Mansfield
- 1944Lost in a HaremFilmHarvey Garvey
- 1944Twenty Years AfterFilm(archive footage)
- 1943Hit the IceFilmWeejie 'Tubby' McCoy
- 1943It Ain't HayFilmWilbur Hoolihan
- 1942Who Done It?FilmMervin Q. Milgrim