ACTOR
Lou Costello
Known for Buck Privates · That's Entertainment, Part II · The Ed Sullivan Show
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!!."
Snapshot 2026-10-16
- Born
- Mar 6, 1906
- Died
- Mar 3, 1959
- Birthplace
- Paterson, New Jersey, USA
- Known For
- 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!!."
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Known For
MOVIE
Buck PrivatesHerbie Brown · 1941
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
MOVIE
That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage) · 1976
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
TV
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 1948
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
TV
The Abbott and Costello ShowLou Costello · 1952
★ 7.2
★ 7.2
MOVIE
The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage) · 1968
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
TV
The Colgate Comedy HourSelf - Host · 1950
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
TV
General Electric TheaterNeal Andrews · 1953
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
MOVIE
The Big Parade of ComedyWishy in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage) · 1964
★ 7.2
★ 7.2
Filmography
Movies
Bardelys the MagnificentExtra (uncredited)
1926
The Battle of the CenturyBoxing Hall Extra (uncredited)
1927
The Fair Co-Ed
1927CR
Circus RookiesExtra
1928
The CossacksExtra (uncredited)
1928
One Night in the TropicsCostello
1940
Buck PrivatesHerbie Brown
1941
Hold That GhostFerdinand Jones
1941
In the NavyPomeroy Watson
1941
Keep 'Em FlyingHeathcliff
1941
Pardon My SarongWellington Pflug, aka Moola
1942
Ride 'Em CowboyWilloughby
1942
Rio RitaWishy
1942
Who Done It?Mervin Q. Milgrim
1942
Hit the IceWeejie 'Tubby' McCoy
1943
It Ain't HayWilbur Hoolihan
1943
In SocietyAlbert Mansfield
1944
Lost in a HaremHarvey Garvey
1944
Twenty Years After(archive footage)
1944
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in HollywoodAbercrombie
1945
Here Come the Co-EdsOliver Quackenbush
1945
The Naughty NinetiesSebastian Dinwiddle
1945
Little GiantBenny Miller
1946
The Time of Their LivesHoratio Prim
1946
Buck Privates Come HomeHerbie Brown
1947
The Wistful Widow of Wagon GapChester Wooley
1947
10,000 Kids and a CopSelf
1948
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet FrankensteinWilbur Grey
1948
Mexican HayrideJoe Bascom / Harry Fish
1948OA
Oysters and MusclesOliver
1948
The Noose Hangs HighHomer Hinchcliffe
1948The Noose Hangs HighExecutive Producer
1948
Africa ScreamsStanley Livington
1949
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris KarloffFreddie Phillips
1949FO
Fun on the Run
1949
Kitchen Mechanics
1949
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign LegionLou Hotchkiss
1950
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible ManLou Francis
1951
Comin' Round the MountainWilbert Smith
1951
Knights of the BathAlbert (archive footage)
1951
Abbott and Costello Christmas ShowCostello
1952
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain KiddCaptain 'Puddin' head' Feathergill
1952
Jack and the BeanstalkJack / Jack Strong
1952Jack and the BeanstalkProducer
1952
Lost in AlaskaGeorge Bell
1952
Abbott and Costello Go to MarsOrville
1953
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeTubby
1953
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone KopsWillie 'Tubby' Piper
1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the MummyLou Costello
1955
Dance with Me, HenryLou Henry
1956
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy RockArtie Pinsetter
1959
The Big Parade of ComedyWishy in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)
1964
The World of Abbott and CostelloCharacter in Film Clips (archive footage)
1965
The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)
1968
Brasileiros em HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
1970
Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)
1972
That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)
1976
Hey AbbottSelf
1978
The Hollywood Clowns(archive footage)
1979
The Horror Show(archive footage)
1979
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!Self (archive footage)
1982
Showbiz Goes to War(archive footage)
1982
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star BloopersSelf (archive footage)
1985
Classic Comedy TeamsSelf (archive footage)
1986A&
Abbott & Costello in the MoviesSelf (archive footage)
1990
Abbott and Costello in the MoviesHimself
1990FA
Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookWilbur Grey / Tubby (archive footage)
1991
Dracula in the Movies(archive footage)
1992
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry SeinfeldSelf (Archive Footage)
1994
Abbott & Costello Meet BiographySelf (archive footage)
1996
The Best of Abbott & Costello Live
1997
VaudevilleSelf (archive footage) (as Abbott & Costello)
1997
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Self (archive footage)
1999
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!(archive footage)
2000
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition UnearthedSelf (archive footage)
2000
The Many Faces of DraculaWilbur Gray (archive footage)
2000
The Great Man: W.C. FieldsSelf (archive footage)
2005
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1
2007
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2
2007
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original StoogeSelf (archive footage)
2008
Eric & Ernie: Behind the ScenesSelf (archive footage)
2011
The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?Self (archive footage)
2011
Classic Movie Bloopers: UncensoredSelf (archive footage)
2013
Abbott and Costello: Life and LegacySelf (Archive Footage)
2019
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesSelf (archive footage)
2025A&
Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!Himself
Midget Car ManiacsCostello
Television
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 3 eps
1948
The Colgate Comedy HourSelf - Host · 14 eps
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf · 3 eps
1950
The Abbott and Costello ShowLou Costello · 52 eps
1952The Abbott and Costello ShowWriter
1952
General Electric TheaterNeal Andrews · 1 eps
1953
The Steve Allen ShowSelf · 8 eps
1956TL
The Lux ShowSelf · 1 eps
1957
Studio 42 with Bob CostasSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
2009Photos
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