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!!."
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!!."
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Filmography (Movies)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Character:Self - (archive footage)
Release Date:21/11/2025
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:29/01/2013
The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/02/2011
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2011
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/03/2008
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1
Character:
Release Date:06/11/2007
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2
Character:
Release Date:06/11/2007
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:29/08/2000
The Many Faces of Dracula
Character:Wilbur Gray (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2000
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2000
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1999
The Best of Abbott & Costello Live
Character:
Release Date:28/01/1997
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:29/04/1996
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Character:Self (Archive Footage)
Release Date:24/11/1994
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Character:Wilbur Grey / Tubby (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1991
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/1990
Abbott & Costello in the Movies
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1990
Classic Comedy Teams
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1986
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1985
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:25/02/1983
Showbiz Goes to War
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:31/12/1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1982
The Hollywood Clowns
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:23/03/1979
The Horror Show
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:06/02/1979
That's Entertainment, Part II
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:16/05/1976
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:10/01/1972
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1970
The Movie Orgy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1968
The World of Abbott and Costello
Character:Character in Film Clips (archive footage)
Release Date:01/04/1965
The Big Parade of Comedy
Character:Wishy in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)
Release Date:02/09/1964
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
Character:Artie Pinsetter
Release Date:06/08/1959
Dance with Me, Henry
Character:Lou Henry
Release Date:17/12/1956
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Character:Freddie Franklin
Release Date:16/04/1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Character:Willie 'Tubby' Piper
Release Date:02/02/1955
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Character:Tubby
Release Date:01/08/1953
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Character:Orville
Release Date:06/04/1953
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
Character:Captain 'Puddin' head' Feathergill
Release Date:27/12/1952
Lost in Alaska
Character:George Bell
Release Date:13/08/1952
Jack and the Beanstalk
Character:Jack / Jack Strong
Release Date:07/04/1952
Abbott and Costello Christmas Show
Character:Costello
Release Date:22/02/1952
Comin' Round the Mountain
Character:Wilbert Smith
Release Date:26/07/1951
Knights of the Bath
Character:Albert (archive footage)
Release Date:01/04/1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Character:Lou Francis
Release Date:14/03/1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Character:Lou Hotchkiss
Release Date:05/08/1950
Fun on the Run
Character:
Release Date:18/08/1949
Kitchen Mechanics
Character:
Release Date:18/08/1949
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Character:Freddie Phillips
Release Date:26/05/1949
Africa Screams
Character:Stanley Livington
Release Date:04/05/1949
Mexican Hayride
Character:Joe Bascom / Harry Fish
Release Date:27/12/1948
10,000 Kids and a Cop
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/1948
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Character:Wilbur Grey
Release Date:01/06/1948
The Noose Hangs High
Character:Homer Hinchcliffe
Release Date:05/04/1948
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Character:Chester Wooley
Release Date:08/10/1947
Buck Privates Come Home
Character:Herbie Brown
Release Date:04/04/1947
The Time of Their Lives
Character:Horatio Prim
Release Date:13/08/1946
Little Giant
Character:Benny Miller
Release Date:22/02/1946
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Character:Abercrombie
Release Date:05/10/1945
The Naughty Nineties
Character:Sebastian Dinwiddle
Release Date:20/06/1945
Here Come the Co-Eds
Character:Oliver Quackenbush
Release Date:02/02/1945
Lost in a Harem
Character:Harvey Garvey
Release Date:08/11/1944
In Society
Character:Albert Mansfield
Release Date:16/08/1944
Twenty Years After
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1944
Hit the Ice
Character:Weejie 'Tubby' McCoy
Release Date:02/06/1943
It Ain't Hay
Character:Wilbur Hoolihan
Release Date:22/02/1943
Who Done It?
Character:Mervin Q. Milgrim
Release Date:30/10/1942
Pardon My Sarong
Character:Wellington Pflug, aka Moola
Release Date:07/08/1942
Rio Rita
Character:Wishy
Release Date:11/03/1942
Keep 'Em Flying
Character:Heathcliff
Release Date:27/11/1941
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Character:Willoughby
Release Date:17/11/1941
Hold That Ghost
Character:Ferdinand Jones
Release Date:07/08/1941
In the Navy
Character:Pomeroy Watson
Release Date:30/05/1941
Buck Privates
Character:Herbie Brown
Release Date:31/01/1941
One Night in the Tropics
Character:Costello
Release Date:15/11/1940
The Cossacks
Character:Extra (uncredited)
Release Date:23/06/1928
Circus Rookies
Character:Extra
Release Date:31/03/1928
The Battle of the Century
Character:Boxing Hall Extra (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1927
The Fair Co-Ed
Character:
Release Date:22/10/1927
Bardelys the Magnificent
Character:Extra (uncredited)
Release Date:30/09/1926
Television Appearances
Studio 42 with Bob Costas
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Lux Show
Character:Self
The Steve Allen Show
Character:Self - "Who's On First?"
The Steve Allen Show
Character:Self
The Steve Allen Show
Character:Self - Comedian
The Steve Allen Show
Character:Self - House of the Monster Sketch
General Electric Theater
Character:Neal Andrews
The Abbott and Costello Show
Character:Lou Costello
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self - Host
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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