Cast
Shaun Costello
Directing
Cast
Shaun Costello
Known for
Directing
Born
1944-01-01
From
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Died
2023-07-05
Also known as Russ Carlson, Lars Tobin, Eclair von Ott
Biography
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.
Enrapture
as Cigar Shop Man
The Summer of Suzanne
as Chip
Hymns from the Abyss
as Self (archive footage)
The Love Bus
as George
Pandora's Mirror
as Waiter / Man in Audition Line
Forced Entry
as David
Cheryl's Surrender
as Ray Lavagis
The Untamed Vixens
as Jerry
Teenage Nurses
as Joe / TV Reporter
Joy of Humiliation
as Biker with Cigarette
The Fury in Alice
as Chip Carson
The Porn Brokers
as Self
Selling It
as (archive footage)
Venture Into the Bizzare
as Closing Narration (voice)
The Two Lives of Jennifer
as Bob O'Connor
Sexual Customs in Scandinavia
as Mr. Thorens
Feel
Cherry Hustlers
as Company Investigator
Private Practice
as Mr. Barnes
Schoolgirl's Reunion
as Football Announcer (voice) / Autograph Seeker / Guy at Party
Two Senoritas
as Guy with Glasses
Sweet Sexteen
as Jerry
Sensuous Vixens
as Photo Model with Mustache
China Doll
as Bert
Midnight Desires
as Chauffeur / Highwayman (uncredited)
Water Power
as Police Station Cop / Man at Car Window
Double Pleasure
as (archive footage)
The Magical Ring
as First Fantasy Lover
Come Fly with Us
as Jay Basby
Slave of Pleasure
as Richard Anselm / Masked Guy
Guess Who's Coming
as Peter
A Taste of Bette
as S.R.
Betrayed Teens
as Bobby
Daughters of Discipline
as Bruno
Mistress Electra
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Sensuous Fly Girls
as Man in Stable
Pen Pals
as Good Samaritan / Man in Black
Gladys and Her All Girl Band
as Lola
The Tycoon's Daughter
as Newspaper Reader / Radio Newscaster
She's No Angel
as Dr. Warren Counter
Honeymoon Suite
as Jamie
Tortured Woman
as El Gringo
The Travails of June
as Willy
The School for Sexual Arts
as Guy in Final Class
The Dark Side of Danielle
as Bruce / Betty's Master
Sin of Lust
as Bob Hartman
Love in the Rain
as Shaun (uncredited)
That Lady from Rio
as Sex Slave (uncredited)
Teachers and Cream
as Mr. Boynton
The Story of Eloise
as Edgar Frank
Ozark Sex Fiend
as Newscaster / Homer Heaply
Go Fly a Kite
as John Spaulding
Lisa Meets Mr. Big
as Minister
Kathy's Graduation Present
as Randy
Girl Scout Cookies
as Mr. O'Malley
Joe Rock Superstar
as Rock the Guitarist / Voice of Walter Cockite
The Fire in Francesca
as Troy Winston
Tina Makes a Deal
as Customs Agent
Lip Service
as Hired Guy
Dirty Susan
as Bob Gilroy
More Than Sisters
as Martin Randall
Baby Oil
as Orgy Guy with Two Girls
Come and Be Purified
as Brother Francis
Hotel Hooker
as Pete
Lady on the Couch
as Poker Buddy (uncredited)
The Passions of Carol
as The Spirits
New York Construction Co.
