Shaun Costello
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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.
Known for
Credits
Enrapture (1990)
as Cigar Shop Man
Hymns from the Abyss (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Forced Entry (1973)
as David
The Love Bus (1974)
as George
Pandora's Mirror (1981)
as Waiter / Man in Audition Line
Cheryl's Surrender (1975)
as Ray Lavagis
The Untamed Vixens (1976)
as Jerry
Teenage Nurses (1974)
as Joe / TV Reporter
Joy of Humiliation (1977)
as Biker with Cigarette
The Fury in Alice (1976)
as Chip Carson
The Porn Brokers (1973)
as Self
Selling It (1972)
as (archive footage)
Venture Into the Bizzare (1976)
as Closing Narration (voice)
The Two Lives of Jennifer (1979)
as Bob O'Connor
The Summer of Suzanne (1976)
as Chip
Sexual Customs in Scandinavia (1972)
as Mr. Thorens
Feel (1971)
Actor
Cherry Hustlers (1977)
as Company Investigator
Private Practice (1975)
as Mr. Barnes
Schoolgirl's Reunion (1977)
as Football Announcer (voice) / Autograph Seeker / Guy at Party
Two Senoritas (1975)
as Guy with Glasses
Sweet Sexteen (1973)
as Jerry
Sensuous Vixens (1971)
as Photo Model with Mustache
China Doll (1975)
as Bert
Midnight Desires (1976)
as Chauffeur / Highwayman (uncredited)
Water Power (1976)
as Police Station Cop / Man at Car Window
Double Pleasure (1982)
as (archive footage)
The Magical Ring (1971)
as First Fantasy Lover
Come Fly with Us (1974)
as Jay Basby
Slave of Pleasure (1978)
as Richard Anselm / Masked Guy
Guess Who's Coming (1973)
as Peter
A Taste of Bette (1978)
as S.R.
Betrayed Teens (1977)
as Bobby
Daughters of Discipline (1978)
as Bruno
Mistress Electra (1982)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Sensuous Fly Girls (1976)
as Man in Stable
Pen Pals (1974)
as Good Samaritan / Man in Black
Gladys and Her All Girl Band (1975)
as Lola
The Tycoon's Daughter (1973)
as Newspaper Reader / Radio Newscaster
She's No Angel (1976)
as Dr. Warren Counter
Honeymoon Suite (1973)
as Jamie
Tortured Woman (1976)
as El Gringo
The Travails of June (1976)
as Willy
The School for Sexual Arts (1975)
as Guy in Final Class
The Dark Side of Danielle (1976)
as Bruce / Betty's Master
Sin of Lust (1975)
as Bob Hartman
Love in the Rain (1971)
as Shaun (uncredited)
That Lady from Rio (1976)
as Sex Slave (uncredited)
Teachers and Cream (1973)
as Mr. Boynton
The Story of Eloise (1976)
as Edgar Frank
Ozark Sex Fiend (1973)
as Newscaster / Homer Heaply
Go Fly a Kite (1973)
as John Spaulding
Lisa Meets Mr. Big (1975)
as Minister
Kathy's Graduation Present (1975)
as Randy
Girl Scout Cookies (1976)
as Mr. O'Malley
Joe Rock Superstar (1973)
as Rock the Guitarist / Voice of Walter Cockite
The Fire in Francesca (1977)
as Troy Winston
Tina Makes a Deal (1973)
as Customs Agent
Lip Service (1974)
as Hired Guy
Dirty Susan (1977)
as Bob Gilroy
More Than Sisters (1979)
as Martin Randall
Baby Oil (1975)
as Orgy Guy with Two Girls
Come and Be Purified (1973)
as Brother Francis
Hotel Hooker (1975)
as Pete
Lady on the Couch (1974)
as Poker Buddy (uncredited)
The Passions of Carol (1975)
as The Spirits
New York Construction Co. (1980)
Actor
French Schoolgirls (1976)
Actor