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Lou Costello

Actor · 52 credits · 25 in highly-rated films

Best known for Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

Frequent collaborators: Bud Abbott, Lon Chaney Jr., Boris Karloff, Joe Kirk, Shemp Howard

Best Lou Costello movies by genre

Movies (52 total, ranked by score)

  1. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

    1948 · ★ 7.1 (358 votes)

    Horror, Comedy

    1

  2. Hold That Ghost

    1941 · ★ 6.8 (76 votes)

    Comedy, Horror

    2

  3. Buck Privates

    1941 · ★ 6.7 (73 votes)

    Comedy, Music, War

    3

  4. The Naughty Nineties

    1945 · ★ 6.7 (32 votes)

    Comedy

    4

  5. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

    1949 · ★ 6.6 (59 votes)

    Comedy, Horror, Mystery

    5

  6. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

    1951 · ★ 6.3 (121 votes)

    Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction

    6

  7. The Battle of the Century

    1927 · ★ 6.9 (55 votes)

    Comedy

    7

  8. Buck Privates Come Home

    1947 · ★ 8.0 (31 votes)

    Comedy, Romance, Action

    8

  9. Comin' Round the Mountain

    1951 · ★ 5.8 (21 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    9

  10. Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

    1955 · ★ 6.0 (125 votes)

    Adventure, Horror, Comedy

    10

  11. The Fair Co-Ed

    1927 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Comedy

    11

  12. Lost in Alaska

    1952 · ★ 6.2 (22 votes)

    Comedy, Adventure

    12

  13. Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    1972 · ★ 7.2 (4 votes)

    Documentary, History

    13

  14. The Cossacks

    1928 · ★ 7.4 (8 votes)

    Drama

    14

  15. Abbott and Costello in the Movies

    1990

    Documentary, Comedy

    15

  16. Circus Rookies

    1928

    Comedy

    16

  17. In the Navy

    1941 · ★ 6.3 (34 votes)

    Comedy, Music, War

    17

  18. Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

    2008

    Documentary

    18

  19. Keep 'Em Flying

    1941 · ★ 6.0 (21 votes)

    Comedy

    19

  20. Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1

    2007 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Family

    20

  21. Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    1953 · ★ 6.3 (92 votes)

    Comedy, Horror, Mystery

    21

  22. Here Come the Co-Eds

    1945 · ★ 5.7 (25 votes)

    Comedy

    22

  23. The Noose Hangs High

    1948 · ★ 6.8 (22 votes)

    Comedy

    23

  24. Rio Rita

    1942 · ★ 5.8 (16 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    24

  25. Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

    1982 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    25

  26. Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

    2000 · ★ 7.0 (13 votes)

    Documentary

    26

  27. The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

    1947 · ★ 6.1 (18 votes)

    Comedy, Western

    27

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

    2011 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    28

  29. Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

    2000 · ★ 7.3 (7 votes)

    Documentary

    29

  30. Ride 'Em Cowboy

    1941 · ★ 6.1 (28 votes)

    Comedy, Western

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.