Lou Costello
Actor
- Born
- March 6, 1906 · Paterson, New Jersey, USA
- Died
- March 3, 1959 (age 52)
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 Frankenstein
June 1, 1948
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
April 16, 1955
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
March 14, 1951
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
August 1, 1953
Hold That Ghost
August 7, 1941
Buck Privates
January 31, 1941
Africa Screams
May 4, 1949
Jack and the Beanstalk
April 7, 1952
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
May 26, 1949
The Battle of the Century
December 31, 1927
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
April 6, 1953
The Time of Their Lives
August 13, 1946
Acting86
- 2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies as Self (archive footage)
- 2019Abbott and Costello: Life and Legacy as Self (Archive Footage)
- 2013Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored as Self (archive footage)
- 2011The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First? as Self (archive footage)
- 2011Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes as Self (archive footage)
- 2008Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge as Self (archive footage)
- 2007Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1
- 2007Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2
- 2005The Great Man: W.C. Fields as Self (archive footage)