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