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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

Known For

6.7

Leo

The Blue Dahlia

1946

5.0

Joe, Bartender

Crime of the Century

1946

6.0

Nick

Follow That Woman

1945

0.0

Henchman Pretty Boy Murphy

Marshal of Laredo

1945

6.6

Charles Masack

The Red Dragon

1945

4.6

Gus Vettori (uncredited)

Incendiary Blonde

1945

5.6

Leo Gledhill

Along Came Jones

1945

0.0

Jed Quinlan

Great Stagecoach Robbery

1945

5.7

Diamond (uncredited)

Here Come the Co-Eds

1945

3.5

Bud Trilling

Mystery Man

1944

Credits

The Blue Dahlia

as Leo

1946

6.7

Crime of the Century

as Joe, Bartender

1946

5.0

Follow That Woman

as Nick

1945

6.0

Marshal of Laredo

as Henchman Pretty Boy Murphy

1945

0.0

The Red Dragon

as Charles Masack

1945

6.6

Incendiary Blonde

as Gus Vettori (uncredited)

1945

4.6

Along Came Jones

as Leo Gledhill

1945

5.6

Great Stagecoach Robbery

as Jed Quinlan

1945

0.0

Here Come the Co-Eds

as Diamond (uncredited)

1945

5.7

Mystery Man

as Bud Trilling

1944

3.5

The Whistler

as Lefty Vigran aka Gorss (Uncredited)

1944

6.1

Texas Masquerade

as Ace Maxson

1944

3.0

Murder on the Waterfront

as Gordon Shane

1943

5.0

A Lady Takes a Chance

as Drunk

1943

5.6

Crime Doctor

as Nick Ferris / Jim Warren

1943

6.2

Air Raid Wardens

as Heydrich

1943

7.1

Truck Busters

as Anthony 'Tony' Bonetti

1943

6.0

A Night to Remember

as Eddie Turner

1942

6.6

Just Off Broadway

as George Dolphin

1942

5.0

A-Haunting We Will Go

as Doc Lake

1942

6.0

Sundown Jim

as Dobe Hyde

1942

0.0

Joe Smith, American

as Mead

1942

5.8

Johnny Eager

as Billiken

1941

6.1

Unholy Partners

as Georgie Pelotti

1941

7.0

Last of the Duanes

as Jim Bland

1941

6.0

Whistling in the Dark

as 'Noose' Green

1941

5.8

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

as Lefty

1941

6.9

I'll Wait for You

as Police Sergeant Brent

1941

6.8

Ride on Vaquero

as Redge

1941

4.2

Sleepers West

as Carl Izzard

1941

6.3

Wildcat Bus

as Sid Casey

1940

4.9

One Crowded Night

as Lefty

1940

4.0

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

as Fred

1939

2.0

Another Thin Man

as "Diamond Back" Vogel

1939

7.1

Hot News Margie

as Football Player (uncredited)

1931

6.0