Lou Costello

Known For

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Wilbur Grey

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Lou Francis

Hold That Ghost

Ferdinand Jones

Buck Privates

Herbie Brown

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

Freddie Franklin

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Tubby

The Time of Their Lives

Horatio Prim

The Battle of the Century

Boxing Hall Extra (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (88)

Movies (81)

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

2025

as Self - (archive footage)

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

2013

as Self (archive footage)

5.5

The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?

2011

as Self (archive footage)

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

2011

as Self (archive footage)

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

2008

as Self (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2

2007

Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1

2007

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

2000

as (archive footage)

7.3

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

2000

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000

as Wilbur Gray (archive footage)

3.5

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

1999

as Self (archive footage)

6.9

The Best of Abbott & Costello Live

1997

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

1996

as Self (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

1994

as Self (Archive Footage)

7.0

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

as Wilbur Grey / Tubby (archive footage)

5.7

Abbott & Costello in the Movies

1990

as Self (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello in the Movies

1990

as Himself

Classic Comedy Teams

1986

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.5

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

as (archive footage)

10.0

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982

as Self (archive footage)

The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

The Hollywood Clowns

as (archive footage)

Hey Abbott

1978

as Self

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

6.9

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

as Self (archive footage)

Brasileiros em Hollywood

1970

as Self (archive footage)

The Movie Orgy

1968

as Self (archive footage)

The World of Abbott and Costello

1965

as Character in Film Clips (archive footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

as Wishy in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock

as Artie Pinsetter

Dance with Me, Henry

as Lou Henry

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

1955

as Freddie Franklin

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

1955

as Willie 'Tubby' Piper

6.1

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1953

as Tubby

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

1953

as Orville

5.4

Abbott and Costello Christmas Show

as Costello

5.5

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

as Captain 'Puddin' head' Feathergill

5.9

Jack and the Beanstalk

as Jack / Jack Strong

Lost in Alaska

as George Bell

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

1951

as Lou Francis

Comin' Round the Mountain

1951

as Wilbert Smith

5.8

Knights of the Bath

1951

as Albert (archive footage)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

1950

as Lou Hotchkiss

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

as Freddie Phillips

Africa Screams

as Stanley Livington

Kitchen Mechanics

Fun on the Run

10,000 Kids and a Cop

1948

as Self

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

as Wilbur Grey

The Noose Hangs High

as Homer Hinchcliffe

Mexican Hayride

as Joe Bascom / Harry Fish

Buck Privates Come Home

1947

as Herbie Brown

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

as Chester Wooley

Little Giant

as Benny Miller

The Time of Their Lives

1946

as Horatio Prim

7.1

Here Come the Co-Eds

1945

as Oliver Quackenbush

5.7

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945

as Abercrombie

The Naughty Nineties

1945

as Sebastian Dinwiddle

Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

In Society

as Albert Mansfield

Lost in a Harem

as Harvey Garvey

Hit the Ice

as Weejie 'Tubby' McCoy

It Ain't Hay

as Wilbur Hoolihan

Rio Rita

as Wishy

Who Done It?

as Mervin Q. Milgrim

Pardon My Sarong

as Wellington Pflug, aka Moola

Buck Privates

as Herbie Brown

Keep 'Em Flying

as Heathcliff

Hold That Ghost

as Ferdinand Jones

In the Navy

as Pomeroy Watson

Ride 'Em Cowboy

as Willoughby

One Night in the Tropics

1940

as Costello

Circus Rookies

1928

as Extra

The Cossacks

1928

as Extra (uncredited)

7.0

The Fair Co-Ed

1927

5.5

The Battle of the Century

1927

as Boxing Hall Extra (uncredited)

6.8

Bardelys the Magnificent

1926

as Extra (uncredited)

7.4

Midget Car Maniacs

as Costello

Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious!

as Himself

Television (7)

Studio 42 with Bob Costas

2009

as Self (archive footage)

The Lux Show

as Self

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - "Who's On First?"

General Electric Theater

1953

as Neal Andrews

6.4

The Abbott and Costello Show

as Lou Costello

7.2

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self - Host

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Crew (3)

Movies (2)

Jack and the Beanstalk

Producer

The Noose Hangs High

Executive Producer

Television (1)

The Abbott and Costello Show