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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey (a city he invariably mentioned... more
Trivia:
As an amateur boxer in Paterson, New Jersey, Costello won 32 straight... more
Awards:
2 wins more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
(From Extra. 4 November 2009, 4:45 AM, PST)
Review: 'Plastic Man the Complete Collection'
(From Comicmix. 28 October 2009, 7:09 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Abbott & Costello | Abbott and Costello | Costello | Lou Cristillo | Sebastian Cristillo
Filmography
Actor:
- The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959) .... Artie Pinsetter
... aka Lou Costello and His 30 Foot Bride
... aka The Secret Bride of Candy Rock - "Wagon Train" .... Tobias Jones (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
- The Tobias Jones Story (1958) TV episode .... Tobias Jones - "The Abbott and Costello Show" .... Lou Costello / ... (53 episodes, 1952-1958)
- Pots and Pans (1958) TV episode .... Lou Costello
- $1000 TV Prize (1953) TV episode .... Lou Costello
- Bank Holdup (1953) TV episode .... Lou Costello
- Barber Lou (1953) TV episode .... Lou Costello
- Beauty Contest (1953) TV episode .... Lou Costello
(48 more) - "General Electric Theater" .... Neal Andrews (1 episode, 1958)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- Blaze of Glory (1958) TV episode .... Neal Andrews - "The Steve Allen Show" .... Comedian-Charlie Carwash / ... (5 episodes, 1957-1958)
... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #3.34 (1958) TV episode .... Comedian-Drill Sergeant
- Episode #3.24 (1958) TV episode .... Comedian-Charlie Carwash
- Episode #3.13 (1957) TV episode .... Comedian-Con Artist
- Episode #2.23 (1957) TV episode .... Comedian-Telephone Call
- New York FIlm Critics Awards (1957) TV episode .... Comedian-The Student Prince - Dance with Me Henry (1956) .... Lou Henry
... aka Dance with Me, Henry (USA: poster title) - Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955) .... Willie Piper
- Fireman Save My Child (1954) (uncredited) .... Man in Long Shots
- Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) .... Tubby
- Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953) .... Orville
... aka On to Mars
... aka Rocket and Roll - Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) .... Captain 'Puddin' head' Feathergill
- Lost in Alaska (1952) .... George Bell
... aka Abbott and Costello Lost in Alaska (UK) - Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) .... Jack / Jack Strong
- Comin' Round the Mountain (1951) .... Wilbert Smith
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) .... Lou Francis
... aka Meet the Invisible Man - Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950) .... Lou Hotchkiss
... aka Foreign Legion (USA: short title) - Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) .... Freddie Phillips
... aka Abbot and Costello Meet the Killer
... aka Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff (USA: long title)
... aka Meet the Killer - Africa Screams (1949) .... Stanley Livington
... aka Abbott and Costello in Africa - Mexican Hayride (1948) .... Joe Bascom / Humphrey Fish
- Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) .... Wilbur Grey
... aka Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (USA: alternative title)
... aka Abbott and Costello Meet the Ghosts (UK) - The Noose Hangs High (1948) .... Homer Hinchcliffe
- The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947) .... Chester Wooley
... aka The Wistful Widow (UK) - Buck Privates Come Home (1947) .... Herbie Brown
... aka Rookies Come Home (UK) - The Time of Their Lives (1946) .... Horatio Prim
... aka The Ghost Steps Out - Little Giant (1946) .... Benny Miller
... aka On the Carpet (UK) - Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945) .... Abercrombie
... aka Abbott and Costello in Hollywood (USA: short title) - The Naughty Nineties (1945) .... Sebastian Dinwiddle
- Here Come the Co-eds (1945) .... Oliver Quackenbush
- Lost in a Harem (1944) .... Harvey Garvey
- In Society (1944) .... Albert Mansfield
... aka Abbott and Costello in Society - Hit the Ice (1943) .... Weejie 'Tubby' McCoy
... aka Oh Doctor - It Ain't Hay (1943) .... Wilbur Hoolihan
... aka Money for Jam (UK) - Who Done It? (1942) .... Mervin Q. Milgrim / Voice of Himself on Radio
- Pardon My Sarong (1942) .... Wellington Pflug, aka Moola
- Rio Rita (1942) .... 'Wishy'
- Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942) .... Willoughby
- Keep 'Em Flying (1941) .... Heathcliff
- Hold That Ghost (1941) .... Ferdinand Jones
... aka Oh, Charlie - In the Navy (1941) .... Pomeroy Watson
... aka Abbott and Costello in the Navy (Australia) - Buck Privates (1941) .... Herbie Brown
... aka Rookies (UK) - One Night in the Tropics (1940) .... Costello
- The Cossacks (1928) (uncredited) .... Extra
- Circus Rookies (1928) (uncredited) .... Extra
- Rose-Marie (1928) (uncredited) .... Extra
- The Battle of the Century (1927) (uncredited) .... Boxing Hall extra
- The Fair Co-Ed (1927) (uncredited) .... Extra
- The Taxi Dancer (1927) (uncredited) .... Extra
- Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) (uncredited) .... Extra
Soundtrack:
- Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) (performer: "Tonight We Sail")
- "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1 episode, 1952)
... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #3.13 (1952) TV episode (performer: "White Christmas") - Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) (performer: "I Fear Nothing", "Jack and the Beanstalk", "Dreamer's Cloth")
- The Time of Their Lives (1946) ("Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes" (1616) (uncredited))
... aka The Ghost Steps Out - The Naughty Nineties (1945) ("My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean")
- Here Come the Co-eds (1945) (performer: "Let's Play House")
- Pardon My Sarong (1942) ("Deep in the Heart of Texas" (1942) (uncredited))
- In the Navy (1941) (performer: "A Sailor's Life for Me" (1941)) ("You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith" (1941) (uncredited))
... aka Abbott and Costello in the Navy (Australia) - Hold That Ghost (1941) ("The Blue Danube Waltz" (1867) (uncredited))
... aka Oh, Charlie - Buck Privates (1941) (performer: "When Private Brown Becomes a Captain") ("You're in the Army Now" (uncredited))
... aka Rookies (UK)
Producer:
- "I'm the Law" (1953) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) (executive producer) (uncredited)
- Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) (producer)
- 10,000 Kids and a Cop (1948) (producer)
- The Noose Hangs High (1948) (executive producer) (uncredited)
- A Wave, a WAC and a Marine (1944) (executive producer) (as Sebastian Cristillo)
Writer:
- "The Abbott and Costello Show" (1 episode, 1953)
- Barber Lou (1953) TV episode (writer)
Stunts:
- The Trail of '98 (1928) (stunt double: Dolores del Rio, window-jumping scene)
Self:
- "Toast of the Town" .... Comedian / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1958)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #12.10 (1958) TV episode .... Comedian
- Episode #9.11 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Comedian / ... (5 episodes, 1956-1958)
... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
- From the Riviera Hotel, Havana Cuba (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
- Episode #3.5 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - House of the Monster Sketch
- Episode #2.44 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
- Episode #2.38 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
- Salute to Baseball (1956) TV episode .... Himself - "Who's On First?" - "I've Got a Secret" .... Celebrity Guest (1 episode, 1957)
- Episode dated 26 June 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Celebrity Guest - "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
- Lou Costello (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) .... Himself/Freddie Franklin
... aka Meet the Mummy - "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Host / ... (20 episodes, 1951-1955)
... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #5.27 (1955) TV episode (as Abbott and Costello) .... Himself - Comic Actor
- Episode #5.20 (1955) TV episode (as Abbott & Costello) .... Himself - Comedian
- Episode #4.33 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Episode #4.28 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Episode #4.25 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Host
(15 more) - Screen Snapshots Series 33, No. 10: Hollywood Grows Up (1954) .... Himself
... aka Screen Snapshots No. 225 (USA: alternative title) - News of the Day (1952) .... Himself
- "The Milton Berle Show" .... Himself - Comedian (1 episode, 1949)
... aka Texaco Star Theater (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Buick-Berle Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #1.34 (1949) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian - 10,000 Kids and a Cop (1948) .... Himself
- Picture People No. 10: Hollywood at Home (1942) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 21, No. 6 (1942) .... Himself
- Meet the Stars #4: Variety Reel #2 (1941) .... Himself
... aka Los Angeles Examiner Benefit (USA: short title)
... aka Meet the People (USA: alternative title) - The Baer-Galento Bout (1940) .... Himself (interviewed in locker room)
Archive Footage:
-
"Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America"
- Sock it to Me?: Satire and Parody (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Morecambe and Wise: The Show What Paul Merton Did (2009) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
-
"The O'Reilly Factor"
- Episode dated 29 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Wilbur Grey - Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge (2008) (V) .... Himself
-
"The Story of Light Entertainment"
- Double Acts (2006) TV episode (as Abbott and Costello) - ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999) (TV)
- "The Century: America's Time" (1999) .... Himself - selling war bonds
- Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (1999) (V) .... Freddie
- Classified X (1998) (TV) .... Himself
-
"Biography"
- Bud Abbott & Lou Costello: Abbott & Costello Meet Biography (1996) TV episode .... Himself - Ed Sullivan All-Star Comedy Special (1995) (TV) .... Himself
- Television's Christmas Classics (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994) (TV)
- "Baseball" (1994) .... Himself (Who's on First routine)
- Legends of Comedy (1992) (TV)
- When It Was a Game (1991) (TV) .... Himself
- Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) .... Wilbur Grey/Tubby
- The Three Stooges 60th Anniversary Special (1990) (TV)
- Classic Comedy Teams (1986) (V) .... Himself
- Into the Night (1985/I) .... Wilbur Grey in 'Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein'
- Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... Wilbur Grey (Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein)
- The Great Standups (1984) (TV) .... Himself
- Stooge Snapshots (1984) (TV) .... Himself
-
"Simon & Simon"
- Sometimes Dreams Come True (1982) TV episode .... Orville - The Horror Show (1979)
- The Hollywood Clowns (1979) (V)
- Funny Business (1978) (TV) .... Himself
- Hey, Abbott! (1978)
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (as Costello) .... Clips from 'Rio Rita'
- The World of Abbott and Costello (1965)
- Hollywood My Home Town (1965) .... Himself
-
"Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At..."
- The Westerns (1965) TV episode - The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) .... Actor in 'Rio Rita'
-
"The Steve Allen Show"
- Episode #4.30 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Clumsy Soldier - Champs of the Chase (1954) .... Albert
- Oh, My Achin' Tooth! (1954) .... Lou
-
"The Colgate Comedy Hour"
- Episode #4.5 (1953) TV episode .... Himself -
"I'm the Law"
- Husband and Wife Murder Story (1953) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself - Gobs in a Mess (1953) .... Pomeroy
- Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952) .... Himself
- Knights of the Bath (1951) .... Albert
- Kitchen Mechanics (1949) .... Oliver [Lou, in silent versions]
- Fun on the Run (1949) .... Oliver [Lou, in silent versions]
- Oysters and Muscles (1948) .... Oliver [Lou, in silent versions]
- Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 8: Looking Back (1946) .... Himself
- The Autobiography of a 'Jeep' (1943) (uncredited) .... Himself - in a Jeep in Parade
Additional Details
Publicity Listings:
3 Biographical Movies | 6 Portrayals | 6 Print Biographies | 1 Article more
Plot Keywords:
Abbott And Costello | Beautiful Woman | Character Name In Title | Singer more
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