Actor · Writer · Producer

Lou Costello

41 credited titles on WatchWise

Louis Francis Costello (March 6, 1906 – March 3, 1959) was an American actor and comedian best known as half of the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, with Bud Abbott. Costello was famous for his bumbling, chubby, clean-cut image that has appealed to many Americans over the decades, and for his shouted line of "HEEEEYYY ABBOTT!!."

Associated lifetime gross

$37M

Combined reported budget

$13M

Gross / budget

2.8x

Bankability Index

34 / 100

Associated performance by genre

Worldwide gross by tagged contribution — US$.

Comedy

$37M · 12 films · 100% hit

Bankability assessment

34/100Developing verified track record

Films measured × gross-vs-budget efficiency, weighted by billing prominence — lead roles and directing count fully, minor roles fractionally. Association, not attribution — not a claim that this individual caused the revenue.

Filmography cards

Each title carries role, budget, worldwide gross and commercial verdict.

1952 · Comedy

The Abbott and Costello Show

Hit

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

Hit

Based on 12 of 39 catalogued titles with reported budget and worldwide gross — figures from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in US$. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.

Acted in (39)

I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying

Titles are ones WatchWise has catalogued so far — not necessarily a complete filmography.