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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

Gender

Male

Birthday

1906-03-06

Day of Death

1959-03-03 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Louis Francis Cristillo

Lou Cristillo

Sebastian Cristillo

Lou Costello

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

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1

The Cossacks

The Cossacks

Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!

Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!

The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?

The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?

Bardelys the Magnificent

Bardelys the Magnificent

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

Acting

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

as

Self (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1953

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as

Tubby

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

1948

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

as

Wilbur Grey

The Movie Orgy

1968

The Movie Orgy

as

Self (archive footage)

Africa Screams

1949

Africa Screams

as

Stanley Livington

Pardon My Sarong

1942

Pardon My Sarong

as

Wellington Pflug, aka Moola

Mexican Hayride

1948

Mexican Hayride

as

Joe Bascom / Harry Fish

Abbott and Costello in the Movies

1990

Abbott and Costello in the Movies

as

Himself

Lost in Alaska

1952

Lost in Alaska

as

George Bell

In the Navy

1941

In the Navy

as

Pomeroy Watson

The Naughty Nineties

1945

The Naughty Nineties

as

Sebastian Dinwiddle

The Noose Hangs High

1948

The Noose Hangs High

as

Homer Hinchcliffe

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1942

Ride 'Em Cowboy

as

Willoughby

The Time of Their Lives

1946

The Time of Their Lives

as

Horatio Prim

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

1947

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

as

Chester Wooley

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

1955

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

as

Freddie Franklin

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

1953

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

as

Orville

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

1950

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

as

Lou Hotchkiss

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

1951

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

as

Lou Francis

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

1955

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

as

Willie 'Tubby' Piper

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

1949

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

as

Freddie Phillips

Buck Privates Come Home

1947

Buck Privates Come Home

as

Herbie Brown

Comin' Round the Mountain

1951

Comin' Round the Mountain

as

Wilbert Smith

Dance with Me, Henry

1956

Dance with Me, Henry

as

Lou Henry

Here Come the Co-Eds

1945

Here Come the Co-Eds

as

Oliver Quackenbush

Hit the Ice

1943

Hit the Ice

as

Weejie 'Tubby' McCoy

Keep 'Em Flying

1941

Keep 'Em Flying

as

Heathcliff

The Horror Show

1979

The Horror Show

as

(archive footage)

The Hollywood Clowns

1979

The Hollywood Clowns

as

(archive footage)

Buck Privates

1941

Buck Privates

as

Herbie Brown

One Night in the Tropics

1940

One Night in the Tropics

as

Costello

In Society

1944

In Society

as

Albert Mansfield

Little Giant

1946

Little Giant

as

Benny Miller

Hold That Ghost

1941

Hold That Ghost

as

Ferdinand Jones

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

1952

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

as

Captain 'Puddin' head' Feathergill

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

as

Abercrombie

Who Done It?

1942

Who Done It?

as

Mervin Q. Milgrim

Jack and the Beanstalk

1952

Jack and the Beanstalk

as

Jack / Jack Strong

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

as

(archive footage)

It Ain't Hay

1943

It Ain't Hay

as

Wilbur Hoolihan

Rio Rita

1942

Rio Rita

as

Wishy

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Knights of the Bath

1951

Knights of the Bath

as

Albert (archive footage)

Lost in a Harem

1944

Lost in a Harem

as

Harvey Garvey

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as

Self (archive footage)

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock

1959

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock

as

Artie Pinsetter

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000

The Many Faces of Dracula

as

Wilbur Gray (archive footage)

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as

Wilbur Grey / Tubby (archive footage)

The Fair Co-Ed

1927

The Fair Co-Ed

as

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

as

Self (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1

2007

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1

as

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2

2007

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2

as

The World of Abbott and Costello

1965

The World of Abbott and Costello

as

Character in Film Clips (archive footage)

Fun on the Run

1949

Fun on the Run

as

Kitchen Mechanics

1949

Kitchen Mechanics

as

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

2013

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

as

Self (archive footage)

The Cossacks

1928

The Cossacks

as

Extra (uncredited)

Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!

Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!

as

Himself

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

2011

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

as

Self (archive footage)

The Battle of the Century

1927

The Battle of the Century

as

Boxing Hall Extra (uncredited)

10,000 Kids and a Cop

1948

10,000 Kids and a Cop

as

Self

Abbott & Costello in the Movies

1990

Abbott & Costello in the Movies

as

Self (archive footage)

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

2000

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

as

Self (archive footage)

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

2008

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

as

Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as

(archive footage)

Twenty Years After

1944

Twenty Years After

as

(archive footage)

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

1994

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

as

Self (Archive Footage)

The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?

2011

The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?

as

Self (archive footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as

Wishy in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)

Bardelys the Magnificent

1926

Bardelys the Magnificent

as

Extra (uncredited)

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

1996

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

as

Self (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello Christmas Show

1952

Abbott and Costello Christmas Show

as

Costello

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

2000

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

as

(archive footage)

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

1999

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

as

Self (archive footage)

The Best of Abbott & Costello Live

1997

The Best of Abbott & Costello Live

as

Midget Car Maniacs

Midget Car Maniacs

as

Costello

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as

Self - Host

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Neal Andrews

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

as

Lou Costello

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self - "Who's On First?"

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as

Self

Svengoolie

Svengoolie

as

Wilbur Grey

The Lux Show

The Lux Show

as

Self

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self - Comedian

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self - House of the Monster Sketch

Studio 42 with Bob Costas

Studio 42 with Bob Costas

as

Self (archive footage)

Production

The Noose Hangs High

1948

The Noose Hangs High

as

Jack and the Beanstalk

1952

Jack and the Beanstalk

as

Crew

Directing