Lou Costello
ActorProducerWriter
- Born
- March 6, 1906
- Died
- March 3, 1959
Lou Costello was born Louis Francis Cristillo in Paterson, New Jersey, to Helen (Rege) and Sebastiano Cristillo. His father was from Calabria, Italy, and his mother was an American of Italian, French, and Irish ancestry. Raised in Paterson, Costello dropped out of high school and headed west to…
Writer
| The Abbott and Costello Show(1952) |
| Who's on First |
Actor
| Abbott & Costello in Africa Screams (In Color)(2011)as Lou |
| Abbott & Costello: Funniest Routines Volume 2(2007) |
| The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock(1959)as Artie Pinsetter |
| Wagon Train(1957)as Tobias Jones |
| General Electric Theater(1953)as Neal Andrews |
Producer
| I'm the Law(1953) |
| Jack and the Beanstalk(1952) |
| 10, 000 Kids and a Cop(1948) |
| The Noose Hangs High(1948) |
| A Wave, a WAC and a Marine(1944) |
Stunts
| The Trail of '98(1928) |
| Rose-Marie(1928) |
Thanks
| 7x13=28(2020) |
| Who's on First?!!? The Animated Version(2020) |
Soundtrack
| Dance with Me, Henry(1956) |
| Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd(1952) |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour(1950) |
| Lost in Alaska(1952) |
| Jack and the Beanstalk(1952) |
Self
| Abbott & Costello: Funniest Routines Volume 1(2007)as Self |
| The Ed Sullivan Show(1948)as Self, Self - Comedian |
| George Jessel Show(1958)as Self |
| The Lux Show(1957)as Self |
| The Steve Allen Show(1956)as Self, Self - Comedian, Self - "Who's On First?", Self - House of the Monster Sketch |
Archive Footage
| Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies(2025)as Self |
| Mr. Scorsese(2025)as Self - Comedian |
| Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV(2024)as Self |
| Ed Sullivan's Comedy Legends(2022)as Self |
| Dinosaur Quiz(2022) |
Archive Sound
| Diminishing Returns(2016)as Lou Costello |
Credit Score: Lou Costello
| # | Name | Score | Year | Win | Nom | Known | ★ | Wins | Noms | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein | 4.88 | 1948 | • | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 21612 | ||
| 2 | Who Done It? | 4.88 | 1942 | • | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 2931 | ||
| 3 | Hold That Ghost | 4.88 | 1941 | • | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 4627 | ||
| 4 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man | 3.25 | 1951 | • | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 6718 | ||
| 5 | Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff | 3.25 | 1949 | • | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 4520 | ||
| 6 | Africa Screams | 3.25 | 1949 | • | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 4333 | ||
| 7 | The Noose Hangs High | 3.25 | 1948 | • | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 1296 | ||
| 8 | In the Navy | 3.25 | 1941 | • | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 3364 | ||
| 9 | Buck Privates | 3.25 | 1941 | • | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 5041 | ||
| 10 | Jack and the Beanstalk | 3.09 | 1952 | • | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 3823 |