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Lou Costello

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American actor and comedian (1906-1959)

United StatesActorsLived 1906 to 1959 · aged 52
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Languages26
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Louis Francis Cristillo, better known as Lou Costello, was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known for his double act with Bud Abbott and their routine "Who's on First?".

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Photos 4

Costello being surprised on This Is Your Life in 1956Costello being surprised on This Is Your Life in 1956The crypts of Costello and his wife AnneThe crypts of Costello and his wife AnneThe Lou Costello statue in Paterson, New JerseyThe Lou Costello statue in Paterson, New Jersey

Filmography 40

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein1948 · ★ 7.1
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man1951 · ★ 6.3
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy1955 · ★ 6.0
Buck Privates1941 · ★ 6.7
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1953 · ★ 6.3
Hold That Ghost1941 · ★ 6.8
Africa Screams1949 · ★ 5.7
Jack and the Beanstalk1952 · ★ 5.7
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars1953 · ★ 5.4
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff1949 · ★ 6.6
The Time of Their Lives1946
The Battle of the Century1927 · ★ 6.9
That's Entertainment, Part II1976
Who Done It?1942
In Society1944
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion1950
In the Navy1941
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops1955
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd1952
Buck Privates Come Home1947
Rio Rita1942
Here Come the Co-Eds1945
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood1945
Hit the Ice1943
The Naughty Nineties1945
Ride 'Em Cowboy1941
Pardon My Sarong1942
Comin' Round the Mountain1951
One Night in the Tropics1940
The Noose Hangs High1948
Keep 'Em Flying1941
The Movie Orgy1968
Little Giant1946
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap1947
Mexican Hayride1948
Lost in Alaska1952
Dance with Me, Henry1956
Lost in a Harem1944
It Ain't Hay1943
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock1959

98 credits on file

Television 7

The Ed Sullivan Show1948
The Colgate Comedy Hour1950
The Steve Allen Show1956
The Abbott and Costello Show1952
General Electric Theater1953
Studio 42 with Bob Costas2009
The Lux Show1957

Awards 2

2009New Jersey Hall of Fame
1960star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

In their orbit 2

Connected to Lou 6

Franklin D. RooseveltAlso in Buck Privates (1941)Ella FitzgeraldAlso in Ride 'Em Cowboy (1941)Boris KarloffAlso in Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)Margaret HamiltonAlso in Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)Vincent PriceAlso in Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)Charles LaughtonAlso in Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 1959 · aged 52
Written about in
26 languages

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