Don Costello
Biography
Don Costello was an American actor who worked in stage, screen and radio. Born in New Orleans, he was educated by Jesuit Fathers and first planned to study law before turning to acting. In the mid 1920s he worked as a stage manager for the Wright Players, based in Louisville, Kentucky, and later joined the Majestic Players in Elmira, New York. He entered films in 1935 and was under contract with MGM by 1939. Known for a wicked sense of humor, he often played a menace or a tough guy. He was probably best known as Lefty in Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941); his other films included The Blue Dahlia (1946), Another Thin Man (1939) and Johnny Eager (1941). On Broadway he appeared in Face the Music (1933), The Last Mile (1930) and Jerry-for-Short (1929).
44years old at death
- Born New Orleans
- Died Hollywood
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Eldon Costello and Eldon Lawrence Costello
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 7 years1939 to 1946
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A change of course
In the mid 1920s, Costello served as stage manager for a Louisville, Kentucky troupe called the Wright Players. Before the decade was over, he was acting with the Majestic Players in Elmira, New York.
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