Acting
Lou Costello
Born 1906-03-06
Paterson, New Jersey, USA
Department: Acting
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 shouted line of "HEEEEYYY ABBOTT!!."
Known For
Prominent works featuring Lou Costello
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948
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The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
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The Steve Allen Show
1956
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
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The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
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Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953
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Buck Privates
1941
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Hold That Ghost
1941
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (96 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies | Self - (archive footage) | Movie | 2025 |
 | Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First? | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2011 |
 | Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2011 |
 | Studio 42 with Bob Costas | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2008 |
 | Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 |
 | Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 |
 | Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2000 |
 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters! | (archive footage) | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Many Faces of Dracula | Wilbur Gray (archive footage) | Movie | 2000 |
 | Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1999 |
 | Vaudeville | Self (archive footage) (as Abbott & Costello) | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Best of Abbott & Costello Live | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1997 |
 | Abbott & Costello Meet Biography | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1996 |
 | Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld | Self (Archive Footage) | Movie | 1994 |
 | Dracula in the Movies | (archive footage) | Movie | 1992 |
| Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Wilbur Grey / Tubby (archive footage) | Movie | 1991 | |
 | Abbott and Costello in the Movies | Himself | Movie | 1990 |
| Abbott & Costello in the Movies | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1990 | |
 | Classic Comedy Teams | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1986 |
 | Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1985 |
 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 1983 |
 | Showbiz Goes to War | (archive footage) | Movie | 1982 |
 | Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Hollywood Clowns | (archive footage) | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Horror Show | (archive footage) | Movie | 1979 |
 | Hey Abbott | Self | Movie | 1978 |
| Bob Hope's World of Comedy | Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage) | Movie | 1976 | |
 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | Movie | 1976 |
 | Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1972 |
 | Brasileiros em Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1968 |
 | The World of Abbott and Costello | Character in Film Clips (archive footage) | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Big Parade of Comedy | Wishy in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage) | Movie | 1964 |
 | The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock | Artie Pinsetter | Movie | 1959 |
| The Lux Show | Self | TV Series | 1957 | |
 | Dance with Me, Henry | Lou Henry | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Steve Allen Show | Self | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy | Lou Costello | Movie | 1955 |
 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops | Willie 'Tubby' Piper | Movie | 1955 |
 | Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Tubby | Movie | 1953 |
 | Abbott and Costello Go to Mars | Orville | Movie | 1953 |
 | General Electric Theater | Neal Andrews | TV Series | 1953 |
 | Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd | Captain 'Puddin' head' Feathergill | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Abbott and Costello Show | Lou Costello | TV Series | 1952 |
| The Abbott and Costello Show | Writer | TV Series | 1952 |
 | Lost in Alaska | George Bell | Movie | 1952 |
 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Jack / Jack Strong | Movie | 1952 |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | Producer | Movie | 1952 |
 | Abbott and Costello Christmas Show | Costello | Movie | 1952 |
 | Comin' Round the Mountain | Wilbert Smith | Movie | 1951 |
 | Knights of the Bath | Albert (archive footage) | Movie | 1951 |
 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man | Lou Francis | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Host | TV Series | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion | Lou Hotchkiss | Movie | 1950 |
| Fun on the Run | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1949 | |
 | Kitchen Mechanics | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1949 |
 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff | Freddie Phillips | Movie | 1949 |
 | Africa Screams | Stanley Livington | Movie | 1949 |
 | Mexican Hayride | Joe Bascom / Harry Fish | Movie | 1948 |
 | 10,000 Kids and a Cop | Self | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV Series | 1948 |
 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein | Wilbur Grey | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Noose Hangs High | Homer Hinchcliffe | Movie | 1948 |
| The Noose Hangs High | Executive Producer | Movie | 1948 |
| Oysters and Muscles | Oliver | Movie | 1948 | |
 | The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap | Chester Wooley | Movie | 1947 |
 | Buck Privates Come Home | Herbie Brown | Movie | 1947 |
 | The Time of Their Lives | Horatio Prim | Movie | 1946 |
 | Little Giant | Benny Miller | Movie | 1946 |
 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood | Abercrombie | Movie | 1945 |
 | The Naughty Nineties | Sebastian Dinwiddle | Movie | 1945 |
 | Here Come the Co-Eds | Oliver Quackenbush | Movie | 1945 |
 | Lost in a Harem | Harvey Garvey | Movie | 1944 |
 | In Society | Albert Mansfield | Movie | 1944 |
 | Twenty Years After | (archive footage) | Movie | 1944 |
 | Hit the Ice | Weejie 'Tubby' McCoy | Movie | 1943 |
 | It Ain't Hay | Wilbur Hoolihan | Movie | 1943 |
 | Who Done It? | Mervin Q. Milgrim | Movie | 1942 |
 | Pardon My Sarong | Wellington Pflug, aka Moola | Movie | 1942 |
 | Rio Rita | Wishy | Movie | 1942 |
 | Keep 'Em Flying | Heathcliff | Movie | 1941 |
 | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Willoughby | Movie | 1941 |
 | Hold That Ghost | Ferdinand Jones | Movie | 1941 |
 | In the Navy | Pomeroy Watson | Movie | 1941 |
 | Buck Privates | Herbie Brown | Movie | 1941 |
 | One Night in the Tropics | Costello | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Cossacks | Extra (uncredited) | Movie | 1928 |
| Circus Rookies | Extra | Movie | 1928 | |
 | The Battle of the Century | Boxing Hall Extra (uncredited) | Movie | 1927 |
 | The Fair Co-Ed | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1927 |
 | Bardelys the Magnificent | Extra (uncredited) | Movie | 1926 |
| Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious! | Himself | Movie | — | |
| Midget Car Maniacs | Costello | Movie | — |