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| Don Costello |
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born:
05 September 1901 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America |
died:
24 October 1945 Sherman Oaks, California, United States of America (barbiturate poisoning, age 44) |
| American actor from Broadway, who often appeared on screen as a tough or heavy. He was found dead at his Sherman Oaks home from an overdose of sleeping capsules; his body was found lying across the bed, fully dressed, by his wife Louise. Investigators were unable to determine whether his death was accidental or a suicide; no note was found. |
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Real name: Eldon Lawrence Costello Height: 5'9" |
Films listed on this page: all films with Laurel & Hardy. |
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| ▼ NON-HAL ROACH FILMS |
 1942 |
A-Haunting We Will Go Doc Lake |
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1943 |
Air Raid Wardens Heydrich |
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| Acknowledgements: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W1DP-KK6Z (birth record) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGF4-H4YB (WWII draft reg. card) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPWP-6BK3 (death certificate) https://www.newspapers.com/search/results/?county=Los+Angeles&date=1945-10&keyword=%22don+costello%22®ion=us-ca&sort=paper-date-asc (Newspapers.com, search) Jesse Brisson (research) This page was last updated on: 09 September 2025 |