Lou Costello
Known for: Acting
Born: March 6, 1906
Died: March 3, 1959
Place of birth: Paterson, New Jersey, USA
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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Filmography
85 movies · 7 TV shows, newest first
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Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
5.5
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013
8.0
The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?
2011
NR
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011
10.0
Studio 42 with Bob Costas
2009
NR
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
2008
8.0
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1
2007
NR
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2
2007
7.0
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000
7.3
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
2000
3.5
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
7.3
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999
8.0
Vaudeville
1997
NR
The Best of Abbott & Costello Live
1997
NR
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996
8.5
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
1994
10.0
Dracula in the Movies
19926.3
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
NR
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
1990NR
Abbott & Costello in the Movies
1990
7.0
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
2.0
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
7.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
10.0
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
6.0
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
NR
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
3.4
The Horror Show
1979
8.0
Hey Abbott
1978NR
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
7.0
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
7.2
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
NR
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970
6.8
The Movie Orgy
1968
6.8
The World of Abbott and Costello
1965
7.2
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
5.6
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
19596.0
The Lux Show
1957
5.2
Dance with Me, Henry
1956
6.2
The Steve Allen Show
1956
6.0
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955
6.2
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
1955
6.3
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953
5.4
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
6.0
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
1952
7.2
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
6.2
Lost in Alaska
1952
5.7
Jack and the Beanstalk
1952
5.5
Abbott and Costello Christmas Show
1952
6.1
Comin' Round the Mountain
1951
9.0
Knights of the Bath
1951
6.3
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
6.1
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950
7.5
Kitchen Mechanics
19498.0
Fun on the Run
1949
6.6
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
1949
5.8
Africa Screams
1949
6.1
Mexican Hayride
1948
7.0
10,000 Kids and a Cop
1948
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
7.1
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948
6.9
The Noose Hangs High
1948NR
Oysters and Muscles
1948
6.2
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947
6.4
Buck Privates Come Home
1947
7.2
The Time of Their Lives
1946
5.3
Little Giant
1946
5.8
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
6.7
The Naughty Nineties
1945
5.9
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945
5.6
Lost in a Harem
1944
5.8
In Society
1944
8.0
Twenty Years After
1944
6.0
Hit the Ice
1943
6.5
It Ain't Hay
1943
7.0
Who Done It?
1942
6.5
Pardon My Sarong
1942
6.0
Rio Rita
1942
6.2
Keep 'Em Flying
1941
6.0
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
6.8
Hold That Ghost
1941
6.4
In the Navy
1941
6.8
Buck Privates
1941
5.8
One Night in the Tropics
1940
7.4
The Cossacks
19288.0
Circus Rookies
1928
6.9
The Battle of the Century
1927
6.7
The Fair Co-Ed
1927
7.4
Bardelys the Magnificent
19268.0
Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!
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Midget Car Maniacs
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