Lou Costello
Date of birth: 1906-03-06
Place of birth: Paterson, New Jersey, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Louis Francis Cristillo, Lou Cristillo, Sebastian Cristillo
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!!."
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Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985-01-01
William Shatner, Liz Taylor and many more stars blow lines, lose their pants and more in this hilari
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953-08-01
As American policemen in London, Bud and Lou meet up with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948-06-15
The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster'
The Movie Orgy
1968-01-01
Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloop
Africa Screams
1949-05-04
When bookseller Buzz cons Diana into thinking that his friend Stanley knows all there is to know abo
Pardon My Sarong
1942-08-07
A pair of bus drivers accidentally steal their own bus. With the company issuing a warrant for their
Mexican Hayride
1948-12-27
Two con men selling phony stock flee to Mexico ahead of the law, where they run into a woman friend
Abbott and Costello in the Movies
1990-01-01
See America's funniest comedy team in rare movie trailers, hilarious highlights, belly-busting bloop
Lost in Alaska
1952-08-13
After two volunteer firemen rescue a gold prospector from suicide, they discover that the police mis
In the Navy
1941-05-30
Popular crooner Russ Raymond abandons his career at its peak and joins the Navy using an alias, Tomm
The Naughty Nineties
1945-06-20
In the gay '90s, cardsharps take over a Mississippi riverboat from a kindly captain. Their first act
The Noose Hangs High
1948-04-05
Two window washers who are mistaken by Nick Craig, a bookie, as the messengers he sent for to pick u
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941-11-17
Two peanut vendors at a rodeo show get in trouble with their boss and hide out on a railroad train h
The Time of Their Lives
1946-08-13
Two ghosts, who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War, return to 20th cen
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947-10-08
Chester Wooley and Duke Egan are travelling salesmen who make a stopover in Wagon Gap, Montana while
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955-06-23
Stranded in Egypt, Bud and Lou find themselves in the buried tomb of a living mummy.
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
1953-04-06
Lester and Orville accidentally launch a rocket which is supposed to fly to Mars. Instead it goes to
Dance with Me, Henry
1956-12-17
Bud and Lou are the owners of the amusement park Kiddieland. Bud, a compulsive gambler, gets in trou
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951-04-03
As novice detectives, Bud and Lou come face to face with the Invisible Man.
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950-08-05
Jonesy and Lou are in Algeria looking for a wrestler they are promoting. Sergeant Axmann tricks them
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
1949-05-26
Lost Caverns Hotel bellhop Freddie Phillips is suspected of murder. Swami Talpur tries to hypnotize
Buck Privates Come Home
1947-04-04
Two ex-soldiers return from overseas--one of them having smuggled into the country a French orphan g
Comin' Round the Mountain
1951-07-26
Al Stewart and Wilbert are magicians doing a stage act when they run into Wilbert's cousin, Dorothy
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
1955-02-02
Harry and Willie are scammed into buying the Thomas Edison studio lot by a man named Gorman. They de
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945-02-02
Molly, her brother, Slats, and his pal, Oliver, are taxi dancers at the Miramar Ballroom. As a publi
Keep 'Em Flying
1941-11-27
When a barnstorming stunt pilot decides to join the air corps, his two goofball assistants decide to
Hit the Ice
1943-06-02
After Flash Fulton and Weejie McCoy take pictures of a bank robbery, they're lured to the mountain r
The Horror Show
1979-02-06
A history of horror movies.
The Hollywood Clowns
1979-03-23
Glenn Ford narrates this hilarious look back at the greatest comedians in movie history.
Buck Privates
1941-01-31
Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop
One Night in the Tropics
1940-11-15
Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a 'lov
Little Giant
1946-02-22
Lou Costello plays a country bumpkin vacuum-cleaner salesman, working for the company run by the cro
In Society
1944-08-16
Two bumbling plumbers are hired by a socialite to fix a leak. A case of mistaken identity gets the p
Hold That Ghost
1941-08-07
Two bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will. The
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
1952-12-27
Two hapless waiters in a tavern on the Spanish Main play cupid between aristocratic Lady Jane and ta
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945-10-05
When two bumbling barbers act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, they stage a phony murder
Who Done It?
1942-10-30
Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio stat
Jack and the Beanstalk
1952-04-07
A young boy trades the family cow for magic beans. Ascending the beanstalk with the butcher who sold
Showbiz Goes to War
1982-12-31
While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War
It Ain't Hay
1943-02-22
Abbot and Costello must find a replacement for a woman's horse they accidentally killed after feedin
Rio Rita
1942-03-11
Doc and Wishey run into some Nazi-agents, who want to smuggle bombs into the USA from a Mexican bord
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983-02-25
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, war
Knights of the Bath
1951-04-01
Short film cobbled from the Abbott & Costello feature In Society for the home movie market.
Lost in a Harem
1944-11-08
Two bumbling magicians help a Middle Eastern prince regain his rightful throne from his despotic unc
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972-01-10
A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to t
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
1959-08-06
In one of his rare performances without Bud Abbott, Lou Costello plays a rubbish collector and inven
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000-01-01
Hosted by Christopher Lee, this documentary examines the different actors who have portrayed Dracula
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991-01-01
Documentary with a treasure trove of rare footage and vintage trailers, offering a rich and unusual
The Fair Co-Ed
1927-10-22
Marion go off to college where she joins the basketball team to be near the coach, Bob. She instantl
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982-01-01
A collection of bloopers and outtakes from an enormous selection of Hollywood classic productions sp
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1
2007-11-06
Join the most popular comedy team in history with a collection of their most loved classic skits! Hi
Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2
2007-11-06
Offering 1950s television audiences night after night of vaudeville-style hilarity, comic legends Ab
The World of Abbott and Costello
1965-04-01
A compilation of clips from 19 Abbott & Costello features: The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, In the Na
Fun on the Run
1949-08-18
Bixby College needs to win the girls' basketball tourney prize-money in order to survive, but a pair
Kitchen Mechanics
1949-08-18
Lou and Bud start their new job as live-in caretakers on a college campus by trying - very trying -
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013-01-29
Uncensored. Laugh along with Hollywood's brightest stars in this hilarious compilation of bloopers f
The Cossacks
1928-06-23
Stirring romance, hard riding, desperate fighting with the Cossacks playing their game of war and ch
Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!
The best collection of the famous duel's live performances.
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011-01-01
A history of the British television comedy double act Morecambe & Wise to coincide with the BBC dram
The Battle of the Century
1927-12-31
Fight manager takes out an insurance policy on his puny pugilist and then proceeds to try to arrange
10,000 Kids and a Cop
1948-10-01
A documentary showing the constructive approach taken by the Lou Costello, Jr. Youth Foundation in L
Abbott & Costello in the Movies
1990-01-01
The funniest moments of legendary comedy duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are captured in this choice
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000-08-29
Documentary featured on the Classic Monster Collection and Monster Legacy Collection for The Mummy (
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
2008-03-18
A compilation that highlights works from the Three Stooges. It includes the shorts Brideless Groom,
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976-05-16
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time includi
Twenty Years After
1944-01-01
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
1994-11-24
Jerry Seinfeld celebrates the lives and careers of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Featured are clips f
The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?
2011-02-01
Featuring the routines that made them comedy legends like “Who’s On First?,” and “The Lemon Bit,” th
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964-09-02
Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
Bardelys the Magnificent
1926-09-30
Rafael Sabatini's story of the swashbuckling era and of Bardeleys, the handsome courtier who could w
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996-04-29
A biography of comedian double act Bud Abbott & Lou Costello
Abbott and Costello Christmas Show
1952-02-22
Celebrate the season with this collection of sketches starring the hilarious Abbott and Costello and
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
2000-01-01
A documentary from Universal about the movie Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein.
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999-01-01
Starting with "The Wolf Man" (in 1941), Universal Studios made five movies featuring The Wolf Man, a
The Best of Abbott & Costello Live
1997-01-28
"He-e-ey Abb-o-o-o-tt!!" screamed Lou. And all America knew the fun was about to begin. For decades
Midget Car Maniacs
Abbott and Costello partake in a midget car race, and things quickly go south.
Circus Rookies
1928-03-31
Francis Byrd is in love with circus acrobat, and daughter of the show's owner, La Belle, and tries t
Classic Comedy Teams
1986-01-01
Steve Allen hosts this collection of clips of some of the greatest comedy teams in movie and televis
Hey Abbott (1978)
Take a golden trip down memory lane with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello and their classic zany, rapid-f
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025-11-21
Dive into 60 minutes of blood, bravado and brilliant scares as we trace the evolution of horror cine