Don Costello

Acting · 1901–1945 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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.

Full biography

Date of Death 24 October 1945, Hollywood, California

Known for

6.2

A-Haunting We Will Go

1942 · Doc Lake

5.8

Along Came Jones

1945 · Leo Gledhill

6.7

The Blue Dahlia

1946 · Leo

7.0

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941 · Lefty

5.8

A Lady Takes a Chance

1943 · Drunk

6.4

Sleepers West

1941 · Carl Izzard

6.4

Crime Doctor

1943 · Nick Ferris / Jim Warren

6.0

The Whistler

1944 · Lefty Vigran aka Gorss (Uncredited)

5.5

Wildcat Bus

1940 · Sid Casey

6.7

A Night to Remember

1942 · Eddie Turner

5.9

Whistling in the Dark

1941 · 'Noose' Green

7.1

Another Thin Man

1939 · 'Diamond Back' Vogel

All acting credits35

6.7

The Blue Dahlia

1946 · Leo

6.5

Crime of the Century

1946 · Joe, Bartender

5.8

Along Came Jones

1945 · Leo Gledhill

5.1

Incendiary Blonde

1945 · Gus Vettori (uncredited)

5.9

Here Come the Co-Eds

1945 · Diamond (uncredited)

7.0

Great Stagecoach Robbery

1945 · Jed Quinlan

6.6

The Red Dragon

1945 · Charles Masack

8.0

Marshal of Laredo

1945 · Henchman Pretty Boy Murphy

6.5

Follow That Woman

1945 · Nick

6.0

The Whistler

1944 · Lefty Vigran aka Gorss (Uncredited)

5.3

Mystery Man

1944 · Bud Trilling

6.5

Texas Masquerade

1944 · Ace Maxson

7.1

Air Raid Wardens

1943 · Heydrich

7.0

Murder on the Waterfront

1943 · Gordon Shane

5.8