Don Costello

Personal Info

Birthday

September 5, 1901

Day of Death

1945-10-24

(44 years old)

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Also Known As

Eldon Lawrence Costello

Don Costello

Biography

A Broadway stage actor, Costello entered films in 1935 and in 1939 was put under contract with MGM. Known for his wicked sense of humor, Costello often times played the role of a menace or a tough guy. Date of Death 24 October 1945, Hollywood, California

Known For

A Night to Remember

Another Thin Man

The Blue Dahlia

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Here Come the Co-Eds

A-Haunting We Will Go

Crime of the Century

Johnny Eager

Filmography

1946
The Blue Dahlia
as Leo
Crime of the Century
as Joe, Bartender
1945
Follow That Woman
as Nick
Marshal of Laredo
as Henchman Pretty Boy Murphy
The Red Dragon
as Charles Masack
Incendiary Blonde
as Gus Vettori (uncredited)
Along Came Jones
as Leo Gledhill
Great Stagecoach Robbery
as Jed Quinlan
Here Come the Co-Eds
as Diamond (uncredited)
1944
Mystery Man
as Bud Trilling
The Whistler
as Lefty Vigran aka Gorss (Uncredited)
Texas Masquerade
as Ace Maxson
1943
Murder on the Waterfront
as Gordon Shane
A Lady Takes a Chance
as Drunk
Crime Doctor
as Nick Ferris / Jim Warren
Air Raid Wardens
as Heydrich
Truck Busters
as Anthony 'Tony' Bonetti
1942
A Night to Remember
as Eddie Turner
Just Off Broadway
as George Dolphin
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Doc Lake
Sundown Jim
as Dobe Hyde
Joe Smith, American
as Mead
1941
Johnny Eager
as Billiken
Unholy Partners
as Georgie Pelotti
Last of the Duanes
as Jim Bland
Whistling in the Dark
as 'Noose' Green
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Lefty
I'll Wait for You
as Police Sergeant Brent
Ride on Vaquero
as Redge
Sleepers West
as Carl Izzard
1940
Wildcat Bus
as Sid Casey
One Crowded Night
as Lefty
1939
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Fred
Another Thin Man
as "Diamond Back" Vogel
1931
Hot News Margie
as Football Player (uncredited)