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Known For
Directing
Birthday
January 1, 1944
Died
July 5, 2023
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Russ Carlson
- Lars Tobin
- Eclair von Ott
- Otto Von Lickit
- Harry Gordon
- Jack Hammer
- Helmuth Richler
- Kenneth Schwartz
- John Stover
- Oscar Tripe
- Nicholas Berland
- Amanda Barton
- Warren Evans
- Arlo Benson
- Martin Jones
- Arthur van Deuvel
- Joel Devlin
- Stephen Steinberg
- Jerry Conti
- Howard Steinman
- Howard Stein
- Rick Livermoore
Shaun Costello
1.4 Popularity
Biography
Shaun Costello began directing for "loops" (10-minute scenes shown in coin-operated viewers in adult theaters) in NYC in the early 1970s, and soon was directing (and acting in) full porn movies and other grindhouse "roughies" shown in Times Square's 42nd Street adult theaters. Costello took work where he could get it, often working for the Mob, who owned many adult theaters and distribution, and working under different aliases for different theaters so that no one (at the time) knew that he was his own competition. Eventually moving on to a mainstream documentary career, Costello written and directed grindhouse movies - rough and violent and reflecting of their times - have seen a resurgence as the 2010's have seen these movies be remastered and re-released and often seen for the first time in decades. Anyone interested in the history of American porn or grindhouse/exploitation theater of the late 1960s and 1970s will likely have encountered Shaun Costello's work, often unknowingly due to his prolific use of aliases.
Known For
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Self (archive footage)
Hymns from the Abyss
2021
2.3
Cigar Shop Man
Enrapture
1990
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(as Russ Carlson)
Double Pleasure
1982
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Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Mistress Electra
1982
7.0
Waiter / Man in Audition Line
Pandora's Mirror
1981
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New York Construction Co.
1980
7.7
Martin Randall
More Than Sisters
1979
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Bob O'Connor
The Two Lives of Jennifer
1979
6.5
Richard Anselm / Masked Guy
Slave of Pleasure
1978
2.0
S.R.
A Taste Of Bette
1978
Credits
Hymns from the Abyss
as Self (archive footage)
2021
0.0
Enrapture
as Cigar Shop Man
1990
2.3
🎬
Double Pleasure
as (as Russ Carlson)
1982
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Mistress Electra
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1982
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Pandora's Mirror
as Waiter / Man in Audition Line
1981
7.0
New York Construction Co.
1980
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More Than Sisters
as Martin Randall
1979
7.7
The Two Lives of Jennifer
as Bob O'Connor
1979
0.0
Slave of Pleasure
as Richard Anselm / Masked Guy
1978
6.5
A Taste Of Bette
as S.R.
1978
2.0
Daughters of Discipline
as Bruno
1978
3.0
The Fire in Francesca
as Troy Winston
1977
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Joy Of Humiliation
as Biker with Cigarette
1977
7.5
Cherry Hustlers
as Company Investigator
1977
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Betrayed Teens
as Bobby
1977
3.5
Schoolgirl's Reunion
as Football Announcer (voice) / Autograph Seeker / Guy at Party
1977
7.0
Dirty Susan
as Bob Gilroy
1977
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The Dark Side of Danielle
as Bruce / Betty's Master
1976
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Tortured Woman
as El Gringo
1976
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Water Power
as Police Station Cop / Man at Car Window
1976
5.2
That Lady from Rio
as Sex Slave (uncredited)
1976
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The Fury in Alice
as Chip Carson
1976
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Girl Scout Cookies
as Mr. O'Malley
1976
4.0
The Story of Eloise
as Edgar Frank
1976
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Sensuous Fly Girls
as Man in Stable
1976
7.0
Midnight Desires
as Chauffeur / Highwayman (uncredited)
1976
3.0
The Untamed Vixens
as Jerry
1976
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Venture Into the Bizzare
as Closing Narration (voice)
1976
10.0
The Summer of Suzanne
as Chip
1976
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She's No Angel
as Dr. Warren Counter
1976
6.0
The Travails of June
as Willy
1976
4.0
Cheryl's Surrender
as Ray Lavagis
1975
6.0
Kathy's Graduation Present
as Randy
1975
7.0
China Doll
as Bert
1975
10.0
Baby Oil
as Orgy Guy with Two Girls
1975
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Gladys and Her All Girl Band
as Lola
1975
4.0
Lisa Meets Mr. Big
as Minister
1975
4.0
The Passions of Carol
as The Spirits
1975
5.1
Two Senoritas
as Guy with Glasses
1975
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Private Practice
as Mr. Barnes
1975
0.0
The School for Sexual Arts
as Guy in Final Class
1975
1.8
Sin of Lust
as Bob Hartman
1975
3.0
Hotel Hooker
as Pete
1975
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The Love Bus
as George
1974
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Come Fly with Us
as Jay Basby
1974
0.0
Teenage Nurses
as Joe / TV Reporter
1974
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Lady on the Couch
as Poker Buddy (uncredited)
1974
6.0
Pen Pals
as Good Samaritan / Man in Black
1974
3.0
Lip Service
as Hired Guy
1974
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The Tycoon's Daughter
as Newspaper Reader / Radio Newscaster
1973
2.0
Go Fly a Kite
as John Spaulding
1973
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Honeymoon Suite
as Jamie
1973
8.0
Sexual Freedom in the Ozarks
as Newscaster / Homer Heaply
1973
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Sweet Sexteen
as Jerry
1973
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Come And Be Purified
as Brother Francis
1973
5.0
Teachers and Cream
as Mr. Boynton
1973
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Tina Makes a Deal
as Customs Agent
1973
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Joe Rock Superstar
as Rock the Guitarist / Voice of Walter Cockite
1973
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Guess Who's Coming
as Peter
1973
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Forced Entry
as David
1973
5.1
The Porn Brokers
as Self
1973
6.5
Sexual Customs in Scandinavia
as Mr. Thorens
1972
0.0
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Selling It
as (archive footage)
1972
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Love in the Rain
as Shaun (uncredited)
1971
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The Magical Ring
as First Fantasy Lover
1971
3.0
Feel
1971
4.0
Sensuous Vixens
as Photo Model with Mustache
1971
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