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Pat Costello(1902-1990)

  • Producer
  • Actor
  • Stunts
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Older brother of film comic Lou Costello. A stuntman and actor, he often doubled for Lou in many Abbott and Costello films. His biggest onscreen role came as a plain-clothes policeman in the Abbott and Costello film Mexican Hayride (1948). Outlived his younger brother by over thirty years.
BornDecember 10, 1902
DiedFebruary 13, 1990(87)
BornDecember 10, 1902
DiedFebruary 13, 1990(87)
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Known for

Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Dorothy Ford in Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)
Jack and the Beanstalk
5.8
Movie
  • Producer
  • 1952
George Raft in I'm the Law (1953)
I'm the Law
6.7
TV Series
  • Producer
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
The Abbott and Costello Show
8.1
TV Series
  • Producer
Robert Ames, Walter Byron, and Lois Moran in Not Damaged (1930)
Not Damaged
Movie
  • Sound Department
  • 1930

Credits

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Producer

  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
    The Abbott and Costello Show
    8.1
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1952–1954
  • George Raft in I'm the Law (1953)
    I'm the Law
    6.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1953
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Dorothy Ford in Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)
    Jack and the Beanstalk
    5.8
    • executive producer
    • 1952

Actor

  • Janet Leigh and Jerry Lewis in Three on a Couch (1966)
    Three on a Couch
    5.8
    • Black Suit Man at Party (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Vince Barnett, Leon Errol, and Dorothy Granger in Sweet Cheat (1949)
    Sweet Cheat
    6.2
    Short
    • Neighbor (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Virginia Grey, John Hubbard, and Luba Malina in Mexican Hayride (1948)
    Mexican Hayride
    6.1
    • Tim Williams
    • 1948
  • Jane Adams, Rondo Hatton, Donald MacBride, and Tom Neal in The Brute Man (1946)
    The Brute Man
    4.4
    • Car 22 Patrolman (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Brenda Joyce in Little Giant (1946)
    Little Giant
    6.7
    • Customer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Iris Adrian, William 'Billy' Benedict, Louise Currie, Gabriel Dell, Leo Gorcey, and Huntz Hall in Million Dollar Kid (1944)
    Million Dollar Kid
    6.0
    • Spike
    • 1944
  • Constance Bennett, Edward Brophy, and Don Porter in Madame Spy (1942)
    Madame Spy
    5.9
    • Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Tom Brown, Ian Keith, Tina Thayer, and Lee Tracy in The Pay Off (1942)
    The Pay Off
    5.5
    • Pat - Reporter
    • 1942
  • Bela Lugosi, Vince Barnett, John Berkes, Lew Kelly, Wanda McKay, and Tom Neal in Bowery at Midnight (1942)
    Bowery at Midnight
    5.3
    • Tramp Questioned by Richard (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Tom Brown, Gabriel Dell, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, and Florence Rice in Let's Get Tough! (1942)
    Let's Get Tough!
    5.2
    • Navy Recruiter (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Bela Lugosi, Joan Barclay, Frank Moran, and Luana Walters in The Corpse Vanishes (1942)
    The Corpse Vanishes
    4.6
    • Attendant at Alice's Wedding (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Anne Gwynne, Warren Hymer, Horace McMahon, Robert Paige, and Nat Pendleton in Jail House Blues (1942)
    Jail House Blues
    6.3
    • Flute Player (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Bela Lugosi, David Gorcey, Leo Gorcey, Donald Haines, Huntz Hall, Ernest Morrison, Bobby Jordan, and Dorothy Short in Spooks Run Wild (1941)
    Spooks Run Wild
    5.3
    • Bus Driver (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Dick Foran, Anne Gwynne, and Billy Halop in Mob Town (1941)
    Mob Town
    6.0
    • Gang Member (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Antonio El Bailarín, Mischa Auer, Walter Catlett, Johnny Downs, Jane Frazee, Sunnie O'Dea, and Rosario in Sing Another Chorus (1941)
    Sing Another Chorus
    5.8
    • Actor (uncredited)
    • 1941

Stunts

  • Lou Costello in The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959)
    The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
    5.4
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Brenda Joyce in Little Giant (1946)
    Little Giant
    6.7
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Bud Abbott, Lois Collier, Lou Costello, Alan Curtis, Rita Johnson, Joe Sawyer, and Henry Travers in The Naughty Nineties (1945)
    The Naughty Nineties
    7.0
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Martha O'Driscoll, and Peggy Ryan in Here Come the Co-eds (1945)
    Here Come the Co-eds
    6.6
    • stunt double: Lou Costello (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Grace McDonald, Leighton Noble, Patsy O'Connor, and Eugene Pallette in It Ain't Hay (1943)
    It Ain't Hay
    6.5
    • stunt double: Lou Costello (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • William Bendix, Bud Abbott, Louise Allbritton, Lou Costello, William Gargan, and Patric Knowles in Who Done It? (1942)
    Who Done It?
    7.3
    • stunt double: Lou Costello (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Nan Wynn in Pardon My Sarong (1942)
    Pardon My Sarong
    6.8
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Bud Abbott, John Carroll, Lou Costello, and Kathryn Grayson in Rio Rita (1942)
    Rio Rita
    6.0
    • stunt double: Lou Costello (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Anne Gwynne in Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942)
    Ride 'Em Cowboy
    6.5
    • stunt double: Lou Costello (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Anne Gwynne, Warren Hymer, Horace McMahon, Robert Paige, and Nat Pendleton in Jail House Blues (1942)
    Jail House Blues
    6.3
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Bud Abbott, Carol Bruce, Lou Costello, Dick Foran, and Martha Raye in Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
    Keep 'Em Flying
    6.5
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Bud Abbott, Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Evelyn Ankers, Mischa Auer, Richard Carlson, Lou Costello, Joan Davis, Ted Lewis, and The Andrews Sisters in Hold That Ghost (1941)
    Hold That Ghost
    7.2
    • stunt double: Lou Costello (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Bud Abbott, Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Lou Costello, Dick Powell, and The Andrews Sisters in In the Navy (1941)
    In the Navy
    6.7
    • stunt double: Lou Costello (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Bud Abbott, Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Lou Costello, and The Andrews Sisters in Buck Privates (1941)
    Buck Privates
    7.0
    • stunt double: Lou Costello (uncredited)
    • 1941

Personal details

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  • Born
    • December 10, 1902
    • Paterson, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • February 13, 1990
    • Encino, California, USA(congestive heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Marty ? - 1990 (his death, 1 child)
  • Relatives
    • Lou Costello(Sibling)

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