Don Costello

Known for

Acting

Born

September 5, 1901

Birthplace

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Died

October 24, 1945 (aged 44)

Biography

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

Best known work

The Blue Dahlia

1946

Another Thin Man

1939

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941

Johnny Eager

1941

A-Haunting We Will Go

1942

Along Came Jones

1945

The Whistler

1944

Here Come the Co-Eds

1945

Air Raid Wardens

1943

A Lady Takes a Chance

1943

Filmography

1946
The Blue Dahlia
as Leo
1946
Crime of the Century
as Joe, Bartender
1945
Follow That Woman
as Nick
1945
Marshal of Laredo
as Henchman Pretty Boy Murphy
1945
The Red Dragon
as Charles Masack
1945
Incendiary Blonde
as Gus Vettori (uncredited)
1945
Along Came Jones
as Leo Gledhill
1945
Great Stagecoach Robbery
as Jed Quinlan
1945
Here Come the Co-Eds
as Diamond (uncredited)
1944
Mystery Man
as Bud Trilling
1944
The Whistler
as Lefty Vigran aka Gorss (Uncredited)
1944
Texas Masquerade
as Ace Maxson
1943
Murder on the Waterfront
as Gordon Shane
1943
A Lady Takes a Chance
as Drunk
1943
Crime Doctor
as Nick Ferris / Jim Warren
1943
Air Raid Wardens
as Heydrich
1943
Truck Busters
as Anthony 'Tony' Bonetti
1942
A Night to Remember
as Eddie Turner
1942
Just Off Broadway
as George Dolphin
1942
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Doc Lake
1942
Sundown Jim
as Dobe Hyde
1942
Joe Smith, American
as Mead
1941
Johnny Eager
as Billiken
1941
Unholy Partners
as Georgie Pelotti
1941
Last of the Duanes
as Jim Bland