Don Costello
Acting
Biography
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
Born: September 5, 1901
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Known For
Another Thin Man
Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.
Air Raid Wardens
Two bumblers, failures as businessmen and air raid wardens, stumble across a nest of Nazi saboteurs bent on blowing up the local magnesium plant.
Unholy Partners
A crusading newsman starts up a tabloid with a gangster as his 50-50 partner.
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes...because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe's spirit prematurely from his body. Before the matter can be rectified, Joe's body is cremated; so the celestial Mr. Jordan grants him the use of the body of wealthy Bruce Farnsworth, who's just been murdered by his wife. Joe tries to remake Farnsworth's unworthy life in his own clean-cut image, but then falls in love; and what about that murderous wife?
I'll Wait for You
A gangster hides out on a farm and falls for the farmer's daughter.
The Blue Dahlia
Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer.
The Red Dragon
Chan is faced with suspects in a stolen atomic bomb formula case, that are being killed with bullets that are not fired from a gun.
A Night to Remember
A woman rents a gloomy basement apartment in Greenwich Village thinking it will provide the perfect atmosphere for her mystery writer husband to create his next book. They soon find themselves in the middle of a real-life mystery when a corpse turns up in their apartment.
Sleepers West
Private eye Mike Shayne encounters a large amount of trouble while attempting to guard a murder witness.
Crime Doctor
Robert is found beside the highway with a head injury and amnesia. His amnesia motivates him to become a Physician and the country's leading criminal psychologist.
Filmography
as Leo
as Joe, Bartender
as Nick
as Henchman Pretty Boy Murphy
as Charles Masack
as Gus Vettori (uncredited)
as Leo Gledhill
as Jed Quinlan
as Diamond (uncredited)
as Bud Trilling
as Lefty Vigran aka Gorss (Uncredited)
as Ace Maxson
as Gordon Shane
as Drunk
as Nick Ferris / Jim Warren
as Heydrich
as Anthony 'Tony' Bonetti
as Eddie Turner
as George Dolphin
as Doc Lake
as Dobe Hyde
as Mead
as Billiken
as Georgie Pelotti
as Jim Bland
as 'Noose' Green
as Lefty
as Police Sergeant Brent
as Redge
as Carl Izzard
as Sid Casey
as Lefty
as "Diamond Back" Vogel
as Football Player (uncredited)