Lou Costello

Acting

Born March 6, 1906 — Died March 3, 1959

From Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Also known as Louis Francis Cristillo, Lou Cristillo, Sebastian Cristillo

Biography

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 sho...

Filmography

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Self - (archive footage)

2025

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Self (archive footage)

20135.5

The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?

Self (archive footage)

20118.0

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

Self (archive footage)

2011

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

Self (archive footage)

2008

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1

20078.0

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2

2007

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

Self (archive footage)

20007.0

The Many Faces of Dracula

Wilbur Gray (archive footage)

20003.5

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

(archive footage)

20007.3

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

Self (archive footage)

19997.3

Vaudeville

Self (archive footage) (as Abbott & Costello)

19978.0

The Best of Abbott & Costello Live

1997

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

Self (archive footage)

1996

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

Self (Archive Footage)

19948.5

Dracula in the Movies

(archive footage)

199210.0

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Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Wilbur Grey / Tubby (archive footage)

19916.3

Abbott and Costello in the Movies

Himself

1990

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Abbott & Costello in the Movies

Self (archive footage)

1990

Classic Comedy Teams

Self (archive footage)

19867.0

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Self (archive footage)

19852.0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

19837.0

Showbiz Goes to War

(archive footage)

198210.0

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Self (archive footage)

19826.0

The Hollywood Clowns

(archive footage)

1979

The Horror Show

(archive footage)

19793.4

Hey Abbott

Self

19788.0

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Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

19767.0

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage)

19727.3

Brasileiros em Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

1970

The Movie Orgy

Self (archive footage)

19686.7

The World of Abbott and Costello

Character in Film Clips (archive footage)

19656.8

The Big Parade of Comedy

Wishy in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)

19647.2

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock

Artie Pinsetter

19595.6

Dance with Me, Henry

Lou Henry

19565.2

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

Freddie Franklin

19556.0

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Willie 'Tubby' Piper

19556.2

Abbott & Costello Meet the Creature From the Black Lagoon

Self

1954

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Tubby

19536.3

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

Orville

19535.4

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

Captain 'Puddin' head' Feathergill

19526.0

Lost in Alaska

George Bell

19526.2

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack / Jack Strong

19525.7

Abbott and Costello Christmas Show

Costello

19525.5

Comin' Round the Mountain

Wilbert Smith

19516.1

Knights of the Bath

Albert (archive footage)

19519.0

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Lou Francis

19516.3

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

Lou Hotchkiss

Fun on the Run

Kitchen Mechanics

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Freddie Phillips

19496.6

Africa Screams

Stanley Livington

19495.8

Mexican Hayride

Joe Bascom / Harry Fish

19486.1

10,000 Kids and a Cop

Self

19487.0

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Wilbur Grey

19487.1

The Noose Hangs High

Homer Hinchcliffe

19486.9

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Oysters and Muscles

Oliver

1948

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

Chester Wooley

19476.3

Buck Privates Come Home

Herbie Brown

19476.4

The Time of Their Lives

Horatio Prim

19467.2

Little Giant

Benny Miller

19465.3

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Abercrombie

19455.8

The Naughty Nineties

Sebastian Dinwiddle

19456.7

Here Come the Co-Eds

Oliver Quackenbush

19455.9

Lost in a Harem

Harvey Garvey

19445.6

In Society

Albert Mansfield

19445.8

Twenty Years After

(archive footage)

19448.0

Hit the Ice

Weejie 'Tubby' McCoy

19436.0

It Ain't Hay

Wilbur Hoolihan

19436.5

Who Done It?

Mervin Q. Milgrim

19427.0

Pardon My Sarong

Wellington Pflug, aka Moola

19426.5

Rio Rita

Wishy

19426.0

Keep 'Em Flying

Heathcliff

19416.2

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Willoughby

19416.0

Hold That Ghost

Ferdinand Jones

19416.8

In the Navy

Pomeroy Watson

19416.4

Buck Privates

Herbie Brown

19416.7

One Night in the Tropics

Costello

19405.8

The Cossacks

Extra (uncredited)

19287.4

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Circus Rookies

Extra

19288.0

The Battle of the Century

Boxing Hall Extra (uncredited)

19276.9

The Fair Co-Ed

19276.7

Bardelys the Magnificent

Extra (uncredited)

19267.4

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Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!

Himself

N/A8.0

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Midget Car Maniacs

Costello

N/A