Where to watch Lou Costello in the UK
Find every Lou Costello film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 4 May 2026.
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!!."
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- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self
- The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self - Host
- The Abbott and Costello Show (1952) as Lou Costello
- Studio 42 with Bob Costas (2009) as Self (archive footage)
- The Lux Show (1957) as Self
- The Movie Orgy (1968) as Self (archive footage)
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Neal Andrews
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) as Lou Francis
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) as Wilbur Grey
- In Society (1944) as Albert Mansfield
- Twenty Years After (1944) as (archive footage)
- Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) as Jack / Jack Strong
- Hold That Ghost (1941) as Ferdinand Jones
- Mexican Hayride (1948) as Joe Bascom / Harry Fish
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) as Freddie Franklin
- Pardon My Sarong (1942) as Wellington Pflug, aka Moola
- The Horror Show (1979) as (archive footage)
- Buck Privates (1941) as Herbie Brown
- Who Done It? (1942) as Mervin Q. Milgrim
- Ride 'Em Cowboy (1941) as Willoughby
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950) as Lou Hotchkiss
- Comin' Round the Mountain (1951) as Wilbert Smith
- Lost in a Harem (1944) as Harvey Garvey
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage)
- Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985) as Self (archive footage)
- Buck Privates Come Home (1947) as Herbie Brown
- Rio Rita (1942) as Wishy
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) as Freddie Phillips
- Little Giant (1946) as Benny Miller
- The Time of Their Lives (1946) as Horatio Prim
- Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored (2013) as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- In the Navy (1941) as Pomeroy Watson
- Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) as Wilbur Grey / Tubby (archive footage)
- The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) as Wishy in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)
- The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947) as Chester Wooley
- Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) as Tubby
- Africa Screams (1949) as Stanley Livington
- Lost in Alaska (1952) as George Bell
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976) as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
- Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953) as Orville
- Hit the Ice (1943) as Weejie 'Tubby' McCoy
- It Ain't Hay (1943) as Wilbur Hoolihan
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) as Self (archive footage)
- The Many Faces of Dracula (2000) as Wilbur Gray (archive footage)
- Keep 'Em Flying (1941) as Heathcliff
- One Night in the Tropics (1940) as Costello
- The Hollywood Clowns (1979) as (archive footage)
- Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes (2011) as Self (archive footage)
- Showbiz Goes to War (1982) as (archive footage)
- The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959) as Artie Pinsetter
- Dance with Me, Henry (1956) as Lou Henry
- Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982) as Self (archive footage)
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955) as Willie 'Tubby' Piper
- Classic Comedy Teams (1986) as Self (archive footage)
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945) as Abercrombie
- Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999) as Self (archive footage)
- The Noose Hangs High (1948) as Homer Hinchcliffe
- Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) as Captain 'Puddin' head' Feathergill
- Here Come the Co-Eds (1945) as Oliver Quackenbush
- Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) as Extra (uncredited)
- The Fair Co-Ed (1927) Cast
- The Naughty Nineties (1945) as Sebastian Dinwiddle
- Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994) as Self (Archive Footage)
- The Cossacks (1928) as Extra (uncredited)
- The Battle of the Century (1927) as Boxing Hall Extra (uncredited)
- The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First? (2011) as Self (archive footage)
- Abbott & Costello Meet Biography (1996) as Self (archive footage)
- Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge (2008) as Self (archive footage)
- The World of Abbott and Costello (1965) as Character in Film Clips (archive footage)
- Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (2000) as Self (archive footage)
- Kitchen Mechanics (1949) Cast
- Fun on the Run (1949) Cast
- Abbott and Costello in the Movies (1990) as Himself
- 10,000 Kids and a Cop (1948) as Self
- Knights of the Bath (1951) as Albert (archive footage)
- Abbott and Costello Christmas Show (1952) as Costello
- Vaudeville (1997) as Self (archive footage) (as Abbott & Costello)
- Dracula in the Movies (1992) Cast
Lou Costello — FAQ
Where can I watch Lou Costello films in the UK?
Lou Costello's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Lou Costello's most popular films?
Most-watched Lou Costello films currently: The Movie Orgy (1968), Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951), Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), In Society (1944), Twenty Years After (1944).
What TV shows has Lou Costello appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Ed Sullivan Show (1948), The Steve Allen Show (1956), The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950), The Abbott and Costello Show (1952), Studio 42 with Bob Costas (2009).
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