Birthday
1901/09/05
Day of death
1945/10/24 (44 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Also know as
Eldon Lawrence Costello
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
(1941) Johnny Eager
as Billiken
(1939) Another Thin Man
as "Diamond Back" Vogel
(1942) A-Haunting We Will Go
as Doc Lake
(1943) Air Raid Wardens
as Heydrich
(1946) The Blue Dahlia
as Leo
(1945) The Red Dragon
as Charles Masack
(1941) Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Lefty
(1944) Mystery Man
as Bud Trilling
(1944) Texas Masquerade
as Ace Maxson
(1945) Along Came Jones
as Leo Gledhill
(1941) Whistling in the Dark
as 'Noose' Green
(1943) Crime Doctor
as Nick Ferris / Jim Warren
(1942) A Night to Remember
as Eddie Turner
(1941) Unholy Partners
as Georgie Pelotti
(1942) Just Off Broadway
as George Dolphin
(1941) Sleepers West
as Carl Izzard
(1943) Truck Busters
as Anthony 'Tony' Bonetti
(1941) I'll Wait for You
as Police Sergeant Brent
(1943) Murder on the Waterfront
as Gordon Shane
(1940) Wildcat Bus
as Sid Casey
(1941) Ride on Vaquero
as Redge
(1941) Last of the Duanes
as Jim Bland
(1946) Crime of the Century
as Joe, Bartender
(1931) Hot News Margie
as Football Player (uncredited)
(1942) Joe Smith, American
as Mead
(1944) The Whistler
as Lefty Vigran aka Gorss (Uncredited)
(1945) Marshal of Laredo
as Henchman Pretty Boy Murphy
(1945) Great Stagecoach Robbery
as Jed Quinlan
(1942) Sundown Jim
as Dobe Hyde
(1943) A Lady Takes a Chance
as Drunk
(1945) Incendiary Blonde
as Gus Vettori (uncredited)
(1940) One Crowded Night
as Lefty
(1945) Follow That Woman
as Nick
(1939) Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Fred
(1945) Here Come the Co-eds
as Diamond (uncredited)