Lou Costello

Biography

Louis Francis Costello (March 6, 1906 – March 3, 1959) was an American actor and comedian best known as half of the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, with Bud Abbott. Costello was famous for his bumbling, chubby, clean-cut image that has appealed to many Americans over the decades, and for his shouted line of "HEEEEYYY ABBOTT!!."

Known For

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Steve Allen Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

General Electric Theater

The Time of Their Lives

Studio 42 with Bob Costas

All Movies (86)

• Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies2025 · as Self - (archive footage)
• Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored2013 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?2011 · as Self (archive footage)
• Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes2011 · as Self (archive footage)
• Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge2008 · as Self (archive footage)
• Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 12007
• Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 22007
• Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed2000 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Many Faces of Dracula2000 · as Wilbur Gray (archive footage)
• Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!2000 · as (archive footage)
• Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'1999 · as Self (archive footage)
• Vaudeville1997 · as Self (archive footage) (as Abbott & Costello)
• The Best of Abbott & Costello Live1997
• Abbott & Costello Meet Biography1996 · as Self (archive footage)
• Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld1994 · as Self (Archive Footage)
• Dracula in the Movies1992 · as (archive footage)
• Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook1991 · as Wilbur Grey / Tubby (archive footage)
• Abbott and Costello in the Movies1990 · as Himself
• Abbott & Costello in the Movies1990 · as Self (archive footage)
• Classic Comedy Teams1986 · as Self (archive footage)
• Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers1985 · as Self (archive footage)
• Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Showbiz Goes to War1982 · as (archive footage)
• Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!1982 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Hollywood Clowns1979 · as (archive footage)
• The Horror Show1979 · as (archive footage)
• Hey Abbott1978 · as Self
• Bob Hope's World of Comedy1976 · as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
• That's Entertainment, Part II1976 · as (archive footage)
• Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972 · as Self (archive footage)
• Brasileiros em Hollywood1970 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Movie Orgy1968 · as Self (archive footage)
• The World of Abbott and Costello1965 · as Character in Film Clips (archive footage)
• The Big Parade of Comedy1964 · as Wishy in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)
• The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock1959 · as Artie Pinsetter
• Dance with Me, Henry1956 · as Lou Henry
• Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy1955 · as Freddie Franklin
• Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops1955 · as Willie 'Tubby' Piper
• Abbott & Costello Meet the Creature From the Black Lagoon1954 · as Self
• Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1953 · as Tubby
• Abbott and Costello Go to Mars1953 · as Orville
• Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd1952 · as Captain 'Puddin' head' Feathergill
• Lost in Alaska1952 · as George Bell
• Jack and the Beanstalk1952 · as Jack / Jack Strong
• Abbott and Costello Christmas Show1952 · as Costello
• Comin' Round the Mountain1951 · as Wilbert Smith
• Knights of the Bath1951 · as Albert (archive footage)
• Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man1951 · as Lou Francis
• Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion1950 · as Lou Hotchkiss
• Kitchen Mechanics1949
• Fun on the Run1949
• Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff1949 · as Freddie Phillips
• Africa Screams1949 · as Stanley Livington
• Mexican Hayride1948 · as Joe Bascom / Harry Fish
• 10,000 Kids and a Cop1948 · as Self
• Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein1948 · as Wilbur Grey
• The Noose Hangs High1948 · as Homer Hinchcliffe
• Oysters and Muscles1948 · as Oliver
• The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap1947 · as Chester Wooley
• Buck Privates Come Home1947 · as Herbie Brown
• The Time of Their Lives1946 · as Horatio Prim
• Little Giant1946 · as Benny Miller
• Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood1945 · as Abercrombie
• The Naughty Nineties1945 · as Sebastian Dinwiddle
• Here Come the Co-Eds1945 · as Oliver Quackenbush
• Lost in a Harem1944 · as Harvey Garvey
• In Society1944 · as Albert Mansfield
• Twenty Years After1944 · as (archive footage)
• Hit the Ice1943 · as Weejie 'Tubby' McCoy
• It Ain't Hay1943 · as Wilbur Hoolihan
• Who Done It?1942 · as Mervin Q. Milgrim
• Pardon My Sarong1942 · as Wellington Pflug, aka Moola
• Rio Rita1942 · as Wishy
• Keep 'Em Flying1941 · as Heathcliff
• Ride 'Em Cowboy1941 · as Willoughby
• Hold That Ghost1941 · as Ferdinand Jones
• In the Navy1941 · as Pomeroy Watson
• Buck Privates1941 · as Herbie Brown
• One Night in the Tropics1940 · as Costello
• The Cossacks1928 · as Extra (uncredited)
• Circus Rookies1928 · as Extra
• The Battle of the Century1927 · as Boxing Hall Extra (uncredited)
• The Fair Co-Ed1927
• Bardelys the Magnificent1926 · as Extra (uncredited)
• Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!— · as Himself
• Midget Car Maniacs— · as Costello

All TV Shows (8)

• Studio 42 with Bob Costas2009 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Lux Show1957 · as Self
• The Steve Allen Show1956 · as Self
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Neal Andrews
• The Abbott and Costello Show1952 · as Lou Costello
• The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · as Self - Host
• The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · as Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self