Ward Costello

Biography

Ward Costello was an American actor, composer and lyricist. Born in Boston in 1919, he spent his early years at sea and working on farms and ranches before becoming a newspaper reporter in New York. During World War II he served in Britain's Royal Air Force and the United States Army Signal Corps, and he was awarded the Silver Star along with three Distinguished Flying Crosses. He later worked for CBS in New York as a foreign-news editor. Costello wrote the music and lyrics for the theme of The Gallant Hours (1960). His acting credits included television appearances in Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Little House on the Prairie and Star Trek: The Next Generation. He retired from acting in 1989.

89years old at death

Born July 5, 1919Boston
Died June 4, 2009Redlands
Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22

Movie Career

Films: 8
Career span: 27 years1960 to 1987

Genres

Drama63%, 5 films
Sci-Fi38%, 3 films
Adventure25%, 2 films
Biography25%, 2 films
Comedy25%, 2 films

First and latest

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A change of course
After leaving the military, Costello worked in New York as a foreign-news editor for CBS, the network where he handled news from other countries.

Ward Costello movies on Netflix

Project X1987IMDb rating 6.2as Price
Firefox1982IMDb rating 5.9as General Rogers
Missing1982IMDb rating 7.7as Congressman
Bloody Birthday1981IMDb rating 5.7as Mr. Taylor
Whose Life Is It Anyway?1981IMDb rating 7.3as Mr. Eden
Return from Witch Mountain1978IMDb rating 5.7as Mr. Clearcole
MacArthur1977IMDb rating 6.5as General Marshall
The Gallant Hours1960IMDb rating 7.1as Capt. Harry Black

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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MacArthur1977 Biography, Drama, Historyas General Marshall
IMDb rating 6.55.7K votes
The Gallant Hours1960 Biography, Drama, Waras Capt. Harry Black
IMDb rating 7.12.3K votes
Return from Witch Mountain1978as Mr. Clearcole
IMDb rating 5.76.2K votes
Missing1982as Congressman
IMDb rating 7.725K votes
Firefox1982as General Rogers
IMDb rating 5.932K votes
Project X1987as Price
IMDb rating 6.212K votes
Whose Life Is It Anyway?1981as Mr. Eden
IMDb rating 7.33.8K votes
Bloody Birthday1981as Mr. Taylor
IMDb rating 5.76.4K votes

Worked with

Ward Costello made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Christopher Lee

Richard Dreyfuss

Stephen Lang

Bette Davis

Clint Eastwood

Bob Balaban

Clint EastwoodDirector, 1 film

Costa-GavrasDirector, 1 film

Jonathan KaplanDirector, 1 film

Films together

Christopher Lee1 film together, 1978
Christopher Lee's page
- Return from Witch Mountain1978IMDb rating 5.7Costello as Mr. ClearcoleLee as Victor
Richard Dreyfuss1 film together, 1981
Richard Dreyfuss's page
- Whose Life Is It Anyway?1981IMDb rating 7.3Costello as Mr. EdenDreyfuss as Ken Harrison
Stephen Lang1 film together, 1987
Stephen Lang's page
- Project X1987IMDb rating 6.2Costello as PriceLang as Watts
Bette Davis1 film together, 1978
Bette Davis's page
- Return from Witch Mountain1978IMDb rating 5.7Costello as Mr. ClearcoleDavis as Letha
Clint Eastwood1 film together, 1982
Clint Eastwood's page
- Firefox1982IMDb rating 5.9Costello as General RogersEastwood as Mitchell Gant
Bob Balaban1 film together, 1981
Bob Balaban's page
- Whose Life Is It Anyway?1981IMDb rating 7.3Costello as Mr. EdenBalaban as Carter Hill
Clint EastwoodDirector, 1 film, 1982
All films by Clint Eastwood
- Firefox1982IMDb rating 5.9Costello as General Rogers
Costa-GavrasDirector, 1 film, 1982
All films by Costa-Gavras
- Missing1982IMDb rating 7.7Costello as Congressman
Jonathan KaplanDirector, 1 film, 1987
All films by Jonathan Kaplan
- Project X1987IMDb rating 6.2Costello as Price

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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