Lou Costello

Lou Costello

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 sho…

Filmography

The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · TV
as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · TV
as Self - Host
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · TV
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · TV
as Self
The Abbott and Costello Show
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952 · TV
as Lou Costello
Studio 42 with Bob Costas
Studio 42 with Bob Costas
2009 · TV
as Self (archive footage)
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
1953 · TV
as Neal Andrews
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948 · Movie
as Wilbur Grey
Rio Rita
Rio Rita
1942 · Movie
as Wishy
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953 · Movie
as Tubby
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955 · Movie
as Lou Costello
Buck Privates
Buck Privates
1941 · Movie
as Herbie Brown
One Night in the Tropics
One Night in the Tropics
1940 · Movie
as Costello
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951 · Movie
as Lou Francis
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk
1952 · Movie
as Jack / Jack Strong
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
1949 · Movie
as Freddie Phillips
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · Movie
as (archive footage)
Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost
1941 · Movie
as Ferdinand Jones
Comin' Round the Mountain
Comin' Round the Mountain
1951 · Movie
as Wilbert Smith
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
1953 · Movie
as Orville
Here Come the Co-Eds
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945 · Movie
as Oliver Quackenbush
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945 · Movie
as Abercrombie
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950 · Movie
as Lou Hotchkiss