Maurice Costello

Movie Actor

Birthday February 22, 1877

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Pennsylvania

DEATH DATE Oct 28, 1950 (73)

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About

As one of the first on-screen romantic leads in Hollywood, he appeared as Sydney Carton in A Tale Of Two Cities. In 1909, he appeared in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Before Fame

He made his debut performance as the titular character in 1905's Sherlock Holmes.

Trivia

He discovered a young Moses Harry Horwitz when the latter was still an errand boy, and introduced him to Moe of the Three Stooges.

Family Life

His grandson was John Drew Barrymore.

Associated With

Though he vowed never to return to movies after the sound era, he continued to make small appearances, like in the John Wayne film, Lady from Louisiana.