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American actor and musician
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
5 July 1919(Boston)
Death:
4 June 2009(Redlands)
The details
Biography
Introduction
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.
Selected filmography
- Roe vs. Wade (1989)
- Newhart
- episode Cupcake on My Back (1989) ... as Mr. Wallingford
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- episode Shades of Gray (1989) ... as Admiral Gregory Quinn (archive footage)
- episode Conspiracy (1988) ... as Admiral Gregory Quinn
- episode Coming of Age (1988) ... as Admiral Gregory Quinn
- Project X (1987) ... as Price
- Firefox (1982) ... as Gen. Rogers
- Missing (1982) ... as Congressman
- General Hospital (1963-1989) ... as Martin Drake
- Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981) ... as Mr. Eden
- Bloody Birthday (1981)
- Little House on the Prairie
- Goldengirl (1979) ... as Cobb
- Barnaby Jones
- episode Death of a Friendship (1978) ... as Daniel McKnight
- episode Dangerous Gambit (1976) ... as Charles Markwell
- Return from Witch Mountain (1978) ... as Mr. Clearcole
- Police Story
- episode Day of Terror, Night of Fear (1978)
- MacArthur (1977) .... as Gen. George C. Marshall
- The Streets of San Francisco
- episode Hang Tough (1977) ... as Captain Devitt, SFPD
- episode The Thrill Killers: Part 1 (1976) ... as Capt. Roy Devitt, SFPD
- episode Judgment Day (1976) ... as Judge Amos Abrams
- Most Wanted
- episode The Spy Killer (1976)
- Law of the Land (1976) ... as E.J. Barnes
- Petrocelli
- episode Six Strings of Guilt (1976) ... as Thomas Barnes
- The Secret Storm (1954) TV Series .... Peter Ames #3 (1964–1966)
- The Defenders
- episode Our Lady Ironsides (1963) ... as Tom Aufderheidie
- The Gallant Hours (1960) ... as Capt. Harry Black
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- episode Murder Me Twice (1958) ... as William G. Burke
- Terror from the Year 5000 (1958) ... as Dr. Robert Hedges
- Suspicion
- episode Heartbeat (1957)
- Kraft Television Theatre
- episode Vengeance (1957)
- The Alcoa Hour
- episode Mechanical Manhunt (1957) ... as Charlie
- Navy Log
- episode Operation Hideout (1957) ... as Varick
- Hallmark Hall of Fame
- episode The Lark (1957) ... as Joan's Father
- The Greatest Gift (TV series) (1954) ... as Ned Blackman (1954–1955)
- The Philco Television Playhouse
- episode Run Like a Thief (1954) ... as Investigator