Lou Costello: movies and TV shows
Lou Costello has 97 credits in the archive: 88 films and 9 TV series, from 1926 to 2025. Highest rated: The Abbott and Costello Show (7.2/10).
Career timeline
1926 – 2025 · busiest year: 1948 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies | Self - (archive footage) | Film | — | 119 |
| 2013 | Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.5 | 107 |
| 2011 | Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 105 |
| 2011 | The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First? | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 105 |
| 2009 | Studio 42 with Bob Costas | Self (archive footage) | TV | 10.0 | 103 |
| 2008 | Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 102 |
| 2007 | Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2 | Film | — | 101 | |
| 2007 | Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1 | Film | 8.0 | 101 | |
| 2000 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters! | (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 94 |
| 2000 | The Many Faces of Dracula | Wilbur Gray (archive footage) | Film | 3.5 | 94 |
| 2000 | Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 94 |
| 1999 | Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 93 |
| 1997 | Vaudeville | Self (archive footage) (as Abbott & Costello) | Film | 8.0 | 91 |
| 1997 | The Best of Abbott & Costello Live | Film | — | 91 | |
| 1996 | Abbott & Costello Meet Biography | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 90 |
| 1994 | Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld | Self (Archive Footage) | Film | 8.5 | 88 |
| 1992 | Dracula in the Movies | (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 86 |
| 1991 | Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Wilbur Grey / Tubby (archive footage) | Film | 6.3 | 85 |
| 1990 | Abbott & Costello in the Movies | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 84 |
| 1990 | Abbott and Costello in the Movies | Himself | Film | — | 84 |
| 1986 | Classic Comedy Teams | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 80 |
| 1985 | Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers | Self (archive footage) | Film | 2.0 | 79 |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 77 |
| 1982 | Showbiz Goes to War | (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 76 |
| 1982 | Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 76 |
| 1979 | The Hollywood Clowns | (archive footage) | Film | — | 73 |
| 1979 | The Horror Show | (archive footage) | Film | 3.4 | 73 |
| 1978 | Hey Abbott | Self | Film | 8.0 | 72 |
| 1976 | Bob Hope's World of Comedy | Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage) | Film | — | 70 |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 70 |
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 66 |
| 1970 | Brasileiros em Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 64 |
| 1968 | The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.6 | 62 |
| 1965 | The World of Abbott and Costello | Character in Film Clips (archive footage) | Film | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy | Wishy in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 58 |
| 1959 | The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock | Artie Pinsetter | Film | 5.6 | 53 |
| 1957 | The Lux Show | Self | TV | 6.0 | 51 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self | TV | 6.2 | 50 |
| 1956 | Dance with Me, Henry | Lou Henry | Film | 5.2 | 50 |
| 1955 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy | Freddie Franklin | Film | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1955 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops | Willie 'Tubby' Piper | Film | 6.2 | 49 |
| 1954 | Abbott & Costello Meet the Creature From the Black Lagoon | Self | Film | — | 48 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Neal Andrews | TV | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1953 | Abbott and Costello Go to Mars | Orville | Film | 5.4 | 47 |
| 1953 | Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Tubby | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello Show | Lou Costello | TV | 7.2 | 46 |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello Show | TV | 7.2 | 46 | |
| 1952 | Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd | Captain 'Puddin' head' Feathergill | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1952 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Jack / Jack Strong | Film | 5.7 | 46 |
| 1952 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Film | 5.7 | 46 | |
| 1952 | Lost in Alaska | George Bell | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1952 | Abbott and Costello Christmas Show | Costello | Film | 5.5 | 46 |
| 1951 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man | Lou Francis | Film | 6.3 | 45 |
| 1951 | Comin' Round the Mountain | Wilbert Smith | Film | 6.1 | 45 |
| 1951 | Knights of the Bath | Albert (archive footage) | Film | 9.0 | 45 |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 44 |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | TV | 6.9 | 44 |
| 1950 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion | Lou Hotchkiss | Film | 6.1 | 44 |
| 1949 | Kitchen Mechanics | Film | 7.5 | 43 | |
| 1949 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff | Freddie Phillips | Film | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1949 | Africa Screams | Stanley Livington | Film | 5.8 | 43 |
| 1949 | Fun on the Run | Film | 8.0 | 43 | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 42 |
| 1948 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein | Wilbur Grey | Film | 7.1 | 42 |
| 1948 | 10,000 Kids and a Cop | Self | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1948 | Oysters and Muscles | Oliver | Film | — | 42 |
| 1948 | The Noose Hangs High | Homer Hinchcliffe | Film | 6.9 | 42 |
| 1948 | The Noose Hangs High | Film | 6.9 | 42 | |
| 1948 | Mexican Hayride | Joe Bascom / Harry Fish | Film | 6.1 | 42 |
| 1947 | Buck Privates Come Home | Herbie Brown | Film | 6.4 | 41 |
| 1947 | The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap | Chester Wooley | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1946 | The Time of Their Lives | Horatio Prim | Film | 7.2 | 40 |
| 1946 | Little Giant | Benny Miller | Film | 5.3 | 40 |
| 1945 | The Naughty Nineties | Sebastian Dinwiddle | Film | 6.7 | 39 |
| 1945 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood | Abercrombie | Film | 5.8 | 39 |
| 1945 | Here Come the Co-Eds | Oliver Quackenbush | Film | 5.9 | 39 |
| 1944 | Twenty Years After | (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1944 | In Society | Albert Mansfield | Film | 5.8 | 38 |
| 1944 | Lost in a Harem | Harvey Garvey | Film | 5.6 | 38 |
| 1943 | Hit the Ice | Weejie 'Tubby' McCoy | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1943 | It Ain't Hay | Wilbur Hoolihan | Film | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1942 | Rio Rita | Wishy | Film | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1942 | Who Done It? | Mervin Q. Milgrim | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1942 | Pardon My Sarong | Wellington Pflug, aka Moola | Film | 6.5 | 36 |
| 1941 | Buck Privates | Herbie Brown | Film | 6.7 | 35 |
| 1941 | Hold That Ghost | Ferdinand Jones | Film | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1941 | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Willoughby | Film | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1941 | Keep 'Em Flying | Heathcliff | Film | 6.2 | 35 |
| 1941 | In the Navy | Pomeroy Watson | Film | 6.4 | 35 |
| 1940 | One Night in the Tropics | Costello | Film | 5.8 | 34 |
| 1928 | Circus Rookies | Extra | Film | 8.0 | 22 |
| 1928 | The Cossacks | Extra (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 22 |
| 1927 | The Battle of the Century | Boxing Hall Extra (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 21 |
| 1927 | The Fair Co-Ed | Film | 6.7 | 21 | |
| 1926 | Bardelys the Magnificent | Extra (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 20 |
| Abbott & Costello: Live & Hilarious! | Himself | Film | 8.0 | — | |
| Midget Car Maniacs | Costello | Film | — | — |