Birth Day: 1944-01-01
Place of birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Shaun Costello began directing for "loops" (10-minute scenes shown in coin-operated viewers in adult theaters) in NYC in the early 1970s, and soon was directing (and acting in) full porn movies and other grindhouse "roughies" shown in Times Square's 42nd Street adult theaters. Costello took work where he could get it, often working for the Mob, who owned many adult theaters and distribution, and working under different aliases for different theaters so that no one (at the time) knew that he was his own competition. Eventually moving on to a mainstream documentary career, Costello written and directed grindhouse movies - rough and violent and reflecting of their times - have seen a resurgence as the 2010's have seen these movies be remastered and re-released and often seen for the first time in decades. Anyone interested in the history of American porn or grindhouse/exploitation theater of the late 1960s and 1970s will likely have encountered Shaun Costello's work, often unknowingly due to his prolific use of aliases.
Credits
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As Self (archive footage) -
As Cigar Shop Man -
As Narrator (voice) (uncredited) -
As (archive footage)
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As Waiter / Man in Audition Line -
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As Bob O'Connor -
As Martin Randall -
As S.R. -
As Bruno -
As Richard Anselm / Masked Guy -
As Football Announcer (voice) / Autograph Seeker / Guy at Party -
As Company Investigator -
As Biker with Cigarette -
As Bobby -
As Troy Winston -
As Bob Gilroy -
As Bruce / Betty's Master -
As Sex Slave (uncredited) -
As El Gringo -
As Dr. Warren Counter -
As Man in Stable -
As Edgar Frank -
As Mr. O'Malley -
As Willy -
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As Police Station Cop / Man at Car Window -
As Chauffeur / Highwayman (uncredited) -
As Closing Narration (voice) -
As Chip -
As Chip Carson -
As Jerry -
As Lola -
As Bob Hartman -
As Guy in Final Class -
As Ray Lavagis -
As Minister -
As Mr. Barnes -
As Guy with Glasses -
As Orgy Guy with Two Girls -
As Pete -
As Bert -
As The Spirits -
As Randy
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As Hired Guy -
As Joe / TV Reporter -
As Poker Buddy (uncredited) -
As George -
As Jay Basby -
As Good Samaritan / Man in Black -
As Mr. Boynton -
As Self -
As David -
As Peter
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As Brother Francis -
As Jerry -
As Newspaper Reader / Radio Newscaster
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As Customs Agent -
As Jamie -
As Rock the Guitarist / Voice of Walter Cockite -
As John Spaulding -
As Newscaster / Homer Heaply -
As Mr. Thorens -
As (archive footage)
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As Shaun (uncredited) -
As Photo Model with Mustache -
As First Fantasy Lover