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((short description|American actor (1901–1945)))
((More citations needed |date=October 2020)) 
((Infobox person
| name         = Don Costello 
| image        = Don Costello in Another Thin Man trailer.jpg
| imagesize    = 
| caption      = Costello in ''[[Another Thin Man]]'' (1939)
| birth_name   = Eldon Lawrence Costello
| birth_date   = ((birth date|1901|09|05))
| birth_place  = [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], U.S.
| death_date   = ((death date and age|1945|10|25|1901|09|05))
| death_place  = [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], [[California]], U.S.
| death_cause  = 
| restingplace = [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)]]
| occupation   = Actor
| years_active = 1929–1945
| spouse       = 
| children     = 
| relatives    = 
))

'''Eldon Lawrence Costello''' (September 5, 1901 – October 25, 1945) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio.

==Background==
Eldon Lawrence Costello was born on September 5, 1901, in New Orleans,<ref>((cite web |title=Eldon Lawrence Costello |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/287250:6587?tid=&pid=&queryId=de0c9db7b2f294b6892fa05af51865af&_phsrc=Dqh5839&_phstart=successSource |publisher=New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., Birth Records Index, 1790–1915 |access-date=24 April 2023))</ref><ref>((cite web |title=Don Costello |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1522880:5180?tid=&pid=&queryId=922bd2f850b0ff7dd5286fa75a2bd02e&_phsrc=Dqh5836&_phstart=successSource |publisher=California, U.S., Death Index, 1940–1997 |access-date=24 April 2023))</ref> where Jesuit Fathers educated him. His initial plans to study law gave way to his interest in acting.<ref name="nytobit">((cite news |title=Don Costello is dead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1945/10/26/archives/don-costello-is-dead-character-actor-had-appeared-in-many-films-in.html |access-date=March 5, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=October 26, 1945 |page=19|url-access=subscription))</ref>

==Career==
In the mid 1920s, Costello was stage manager for the Wright Players in [[Louisville, Kentucky]].<ref>((cite news|title=Handsome stage manager of Wright Players, doing his work, plays many parts|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17196904/don_costello/|work=The Courier-Journal|date=March 7, 1926|location=Kentucky, Louisville|page=31|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = February 5, 2018)) ((Open access))</ref> Later in that decade, he acted with the Majestic Players in [[Elmira, New York]].<ref>((cite news|title=Majestic Play Is Real Drama|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17197107/don_costello/|work=Star-Gazette|date=October 11, 1927|location=New York, Elmira|page=13|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = February 5, 2018)) ((Open access))</ref>

Costello entered films in 1935 and in 1939 was put under contract with [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]. Known for his wicked sense of humor, Costello oftentimes played the role of a menace or a tough guy. He is probably best known for his role as Lefty in the movie ''[[Here Comes Mr. Jordan]]'' (1941). He appeared in 37 movies (31 times credited), including ''[[Another Thin Man]]'' (1939), ''[[Johnny Eager]]'' (1941) and ''[[The Blue Dahlia]]'' (1946).((Citation needed |date=October 2020))

==Death==
Costello died of an overdose of sleeping tablets on October 25, 1945, at the age of 44. His wife, Louise, found him dead in the bedroom of their home in [[Sherman Oaks]]. He had earlier complained of being unable to get to sleep.<ref>((cite news |title=Don Costello, Film Actor, Found Dead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110027624/don-costello/ |access-date=September 23, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 26, 1945 |page=1|via = [[Newspapers.com]]))</ref>

==Broadway roles==
* ''Jerry-for-Short'' (1929) - Anthony La Vere 
* ''[[The Last Mile (play)|The Last Mile]]'' (1930) - Drake
* ''[[Face the Music (musical)|Face the Music]]'' (1933) - Louis / Mr. O'Ryan 
* ''The Ghost of Yankee Doodle'' (1937) - Ockleford

==Partial filmography==
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* ''[[Another Thin Man]]'' (1939) - 'Diamond Back' Vogel
* ''[[Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President]]'' (1939) - Fred
* ''[[One Crowded Night]]'' (1940) - Lefty
* ''[[Wildcat Bus]]'' (1940) - Sid Casey
* ''[[Sleepers West]]'' (1941) - Carl Izzard
* ''[[Ride on Vaquero]]'' (1941) - Redge
* ''[[I'll Wait for You (film)|I'll Wait for You]]'' (1941) - Police Sergeant Brent
* ''[[Here Comes Mr. Jordan]]'' (1941) - Lefty
* ''[[Whistling in the Dark (1941 film)|Whistling in the Dark]]'' (1941) - 'Noose' Green
* ''[[Last of the Duanes (1941 film)|Last of the Duanes]]'' (1941) - Jim Bland
* ''[[Unholy Partners]]'' (1941) - Georgie Pelotti
* ''[[Johnny Eager]]'' (1941) - Billiken
* ''[[Joe Smith, American]]'' (1942) - Mead
* ''[[Sundown Jim]]'' (1942) - Dobe Hyde
* ''[[A-Haunting We Will Go (1942 film)|A-Haunting We Will Go]]'' (1942) - Doc Lake
* ''[[Just Off Broadway]]'' (1942) - George Dolphin
* ''[[A Night to Remember (1942 film)|A Night to Remember]]'' (1942) - Eddie Turner
* ''[[Truck Busters]]'' (1943) - Anthony 'Tony' Bonetti
* ''[[Air Raid Wardens]]'' (1943) - Heydrich
* ''[[Crime Doctor (film)|Crime Doctor]]'' (1943) - Nick Ferris
* ''[[A Lady Takes a Chance]]'' (1943) - Drunk
* ''[[Murder on the Waterfront]]'' (1943) - Gordon Shane - 'The Great Rajah'
* ''[[Texas Masquerade]]'' (1944) - Ace Maxson
* ''[[Rationing (film)|Rationing]]'' (1944) - Ace (uncredited)
* ''[[The Whistler (1944 film)|The Whistler]]'' (1944) - Lefty Vigran aka Gorss (uncredited)
* ''[[Mystery Man (film)|Mystery Man]]'' (1944) - Bud Trilling
* ''[[Here Come the Co-Eds]]'' (1945) - Diamond (uncredited)
* ''[[Great Stagecoach Robbery]]'' (1945) - Jed Quinlan
* ''[[It's in the Bag!]]'' (1945) - Mickey (uncredited)
* ''[[Nob Hill (film)|Nob Hill]]'' (1945) - Steve, Fighting Bartender (uncredited)
* ''[[Along Came Jones (film)|Along Came Jones]]'' (1945) - Leo Gledhill
* ''[[Incendiary Blonde]]'' (1945) - Gus Vettori (uncredited)
* ''[[Marshal of Laredo]]'' (1945) - Henchman Pretty Boy Murphy
* ''[[Follow That Woman]]'' (1945) - Nick
* ''[[The Red Dragon (film)|The Red Dragon]]'' (1945) - Charles Masack
* ''[[Crime of the Century (1946 film)|Crime of the Century]]'' (1946) - Joe, Bartender
* ''[[The Blue Dahlia]]'' (1946) - Leo (final film role)
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==References==
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== External links ==
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* ((IMDb name|0182538))
* ((Find a Grave|20290))

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