Acting
Don Costello
Born September 5, 1901 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died October 24, 1945 · aged 44
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
Known For
The Blue Dahlia · 1946The Blue Dahlia
★ 6.71946
MovieCrimeMystery
Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer.
Along Came Jones · 1945Along Came Jones
★ 5.81945
MovieWesternComedy
An easy-going cowboy is mistaken by the townsfolk for a notorious gunman. The cowboy decides it would be best to leave town, until he meets the gunman's girlfriend.
Another Thin Man · 1939Another Thin Man
★ 7.11939
MovieComedyMystery
Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.
Here Comes Mr. Jordan · 1941Here Comes Mr. Jordan
★ 7.01941
MovieComedyFantasy
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?
Incendiary Blonde · 1945Incendiary Blonde
★ 5.11945
MovieMusicRomance
Paramount's highly-fictionalized 1945 musical biography of Texas Guinan, the Roaring '20s New York nightclub owner and celebrity with alleged underworld connections who famously greeted her customers with the phrase, "Hello, suckers!"
A Night to Remember · 1942A Night to Remember
★ 6.71942
MovieComedyMystery
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.
Johnny Eager · 1941Johnny Eager
★ 6.21941
MovieCrimeDrama
A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.
A Lady Takes a Chance · 1943A Lady Takes a Chance
★ 5.91943
MovieComedyRomance
A city girl on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her city suitors.
Filmography
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Crime Doctor · 1943Crime Doctor
★ 6.41943
MovieCrime
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.
Nick Ferris / Jim Warren
The Whistler · 1944The Whistler
★ 6.01944
MovieThrillerMystery
A guilt-ridden man blames himself for his wife's death and secretly pays an assassin to kill him. But then he finds out that his wife isn't dead at all. And now the assassin is on his trail, with no way to call off the hit.
Lefty Vigran aka Gorss (Uncredited)













