Full Name Edward Costello Name Ward Costello | Role Actor | |
Born July 5, 1919 ( 1919-07-05 ) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Occupation Actor, Composer, Lyricist Died June 4, 2009, Redlands, California, United States Spouse Gerarda Costello (m. ?–2009) TV shows The Greatest Gift, Code Name: Diamond Head Movies MacArthur, The Gallant Hours, Terror from the Year 5000, Return from Witch Mountain, Missing Similar People Joseph Sargent, Robert Montgomery, John Hough, Costa‑Gavras, Clint Eastwood | ||
Edward "Ward" Costello (July 5, 1919 - June 4, 2009) was an American actor, composer and lyricist. He composed and wrote the lyrics to the theme for The Gallant Hours.
Ward Costello died from complications of a stroke on June 4, 2009, aged 89. He was survived by his wife, Gerarda; three sons; a daughter; two brothers and a sister.
Filmography
Actor
1989
Roe vs. Wade (TV Movie) as
Supreme Court Judge
1989
Newhart (TV Series) as
Mr. Wallingford
- Cupcake on My Back (1989) - Mr. Wallingford
1983
General Hospital (TV Series) as
Senator Martin Drake
- Episode #1.6400 (1989) - Senator Martin Drake
- Episode dated 21 November 1983 (1983) - Senator Martin Drake
- Episode #1.5342 (1983) - Senator Martin Drake
1988
Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series) as
Adm. Gregory Quinn
- Conspiracy (1988) - Adm. Gregory Quinn
- Coming of Age (1988) - Adm. Gregory Quinn
1988
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer (TV Movie)
1987
The Law and Harry McGraw (TV Series) as
Thad Hemming
- Rappaport's Back in Town (1987) - Thad Hemming
1987
Project X as
Price
1982
Firefox as
General Rogers
1982
Lou Grant (TV Series) as
Aldous Whitmore
- Obituary (1982) - Aldous Whitmore
1982
Missing as
Congressman
1981
Whose Life Is It Anyway? as
Mr. Eden
1981
Bloody Birthday as
Mr. Taylor
1980
Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) as
Jeremy Unger
- Portrait of Love (1980) - Jeremy Unger
1979
Goldengirl as
Cobb
1976
Barnaby Jones (TV Series) as
Daniel McKnight / Charles Markwell
- Death of a Friendship (1978) - Daniel McKnight
- Dangerous Gambit (1976) - Charles Markwell
1978
Richie Brockelman, Private Eye (TV Series)
- Escape from Caine Abel (1978)
1978
Return from Witch Mountain as
Mr. Clearcole
1978
Police Story (TV Series) as
Deputy Chief Hosford
- Day of Terror- Night of Fear (1978) - Deputy Chief Hosford
1977
MacArthur as
General Marshall
1977
Code Name: Diamond Head (TV Movie) as
Captain Macintosh
1976
The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) as
Capt. Roy Devitt / Judge Amos Abrams
- Hang Tough (1977) - Capt. Roy Devitt
- The Thrill Killers: Part II (1976) - Capt. Roy Devitt
- The Thrill Killers: Part I (1976) - Capt. Roy Devitt
- Judgment Day (1976) - Judge Amos Abrams
1977
The City (TV Movie) as
Captain Lloyd Bryant
1976
Most Wanted (TV Series) as
Andrew Harris
- The Skykiller (1976) - Andrew Harris
1976
Law of the Land (TV Movie) as
E.J. Barnes
1976
Petrocelli (TV Series) as
Thomas Barnes
- Six Strings of Guilt (1976) - Thomas Barnes
1976
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur (TV Movie) as
Gen. George Marshall
1971
The Man and the City (TV Series) as
Alfred Fields
- A Very Special Girl (1971) - Alfred Fields
1963
The Defenders (TV Series) as
Tom Aufderheidie
- Old Lady Ironsides (1963) - Tom Aufderheidie
1963
Look Up and Live (TV Series documentary) as
Jack
- The Presence of Death (1963) - Jack
1960
The Gallant Hours as
Capt. Harry Black
1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) as
William Burke
- Murder Me Twice (1958) - William Burke
1958
Terror from the Year 5000 as
Dr. Robert Hedges
1957
Suspicion (TV Series)
- Heartbeat (1957)
1957
Kraft Theatre (TV Series)
- Vengeance (1957)
1957
The Alcoa Hour (TV Series) as
Charlie
- Mechanical Manhunt (1957) - Charlie
1957
Navy Log (TV Series) as
Varick
- Operation Hideout (1957) - Varick
1957
The Lark (TV Movie) as
Joan's Father
1956
The Big Story (TV Series)
- William Kennedy: Registrar Pajaronian (1956)
1955
Appointment with Adventure (TV Series) as
Detective / John Lawson
- A Thief There Was (1956) - Detective
- Escape (1955) - John Lawson
1954
The Greatest Gift (TV Series) as
Ned Blackman
1954
Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series)
- Death and the Sky Above (1955)
- Two Wise Women (1954)
1954
The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Investigator Robert Wheelock
- Run Like a Thief (1954) - Investigator Robert Wheelock
1954
The Secret Storm (TV Series) as
Peter Ames #3 (1964-1966)
1951
Rocky King, Detective (TV Series) as
Dayton Merrill
- Hook, Line, & Sinker (1953)
- Murder, Ph. D. (1952) - Dayton Merrill
- Death in the Harbor (1951)
1953
Mister Peepers (TV Series) as
Minister
- The Wedding (1953) - Minister
1951
Shadow of the Cloak (TV Series)
- Million Dollar Watch (1951)
Soundtrack
1960
The Gallant Hours (lyrics: "The Gallant Hours Theme") / (music: "The Gallant Hours Theme")
Archive Footage
1989
Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series) as
Adm. Gregory Quinn
- Shades of Gray (1989) - Adm. Gregory Quinn (uncredited)
References
Ward Costello Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA