William 'Billy' Costello
Know for: Acting
Born: 1898-02-02
Place of birth: Rhode Island, USA
Also know as:
For Better or Worser (1935)
Popeye's failures in the kitchen send him on a quest for a wife. He visits the "matrimonial agency" and picks Olive at the same time Bluto picks her....
Popeye the Sailor (1933)
Popeye and Bluto fight for the love of Olive Oyl in their debut short, featuring Betty Boop.
Choose Your 'Weppins' (1935)
Policeman Wimpy loses his handcuffed prisoner when he's distracted by a hamburger shop. The escapee drops into the weapon-filled pawnshop Popeye and...
The Two-Alarm Fire (1934)
Popeye and Bluto run adjoining (and competing) fire companies. When Olive's huge house catches fire, they are soon more interested in fighting each...
The Dance Contest (1934)
Popeye and Olive compete as partners in a dance contest. Naturally, Bluto butts in.
We Aim to Please (1934)
Popeye and Olive open a diner, singing the title song. Alas, their first two customers are Wimpy (who actually gets them to fall for the "gladly pay...
Beware of Barnacle Bill (1935)
To the classic tune of "Barnacle Bill the Sailor", Olive explains that she can't marry Popeye because she's in love with Barnacle Bill (an unusually...
Pleased to Meet Cha! (1935)
The boys arrive at Olive's house at the same time, but at different doors. They both come in, and whenever Olive isn't looking, they start fighting....
Dizzy Divers (1935)
Popeye and Bluto are deep sea divers. Popeye has a treasure map; for some reason he cuts Bluto in on the deal, but of course, Bluto's idea of 50-50...
You Gotta Be a Football Hero (1935)
Popeye and Olive are attending a football game; Bluto's team takes the field, and Olive is swept off her feet, becoming a cheerleader for him. Popeye...
Let's Sing with Popeye (1934)
Popeye walks around while singing his theme song, followed by a sing-along.
Blow Me Down! (1933)
Popeye sails into Mexico, where Olive is a dancer and Bluto is a bandit.
Can You Take It (1934)
Popeye sees Olive going into the Bruiser Boys Club, where she works in the hospital ward. Their motto, "Can you take it?", is a clear challenge to...
Shiver Me Timbers! (1934)
Popeye, Olive, and Wimpy stumble across a ghost ship. They climb aboard, and it proceeds to scare them in various ways.
Seasin's Greetinks! (1933)
Popeye skates over to Olive's house to give her a Christmas present: ice skates of her own. While he's teaching her, Bluto skates up and gets fresh;...
A Dream Walking (1934)
Popeye and Bluto each wants to save Olive as she sleepwalks onto a construction site. But most of their efforts go into preventing each other from...
Sock-a-Bye, Baby (1934)
When Popeye takes the baby for a walk in the stroller, the little one won't be quiet unless he's sleeping. Of course there's no end of noisiness.
I Eats My Spinach (1933)
Popeye and Olive Oyl visit a rodeo.
Axe Me Another (1934)
Pierre Bluto, running a logging camp, has thrown Olive into the river because he didn't like her spinach. Popeye rescues her and proceeds to beat...
Let's You and Him Fight (1934)
Bluto is the boxing champ, Popeye his challenger, Wimpy the timekeeper. Popeye is pounded mercilessly until Olive comes by with a can of spinach.
Dizzy Dishes (1930)
The Fleischer's Talkartoon short that debuted the now infamous Betty Boop.
Dizzy Dishes (1930)
The Fleischer's Talkartoon short that debuted the now infamous Betty Boop.
Shoein' Hosses (1934)
Wimpy is such a terrible helper that blacksmith Olive fires him. Both Popeye and Bluto see the help wanted sign; they compete for the position. Of...
The Man on the Flying Trapeze (1934)
Popeye comes to ask Olive out, but finds she's gone off with the title character. Popeye goes to the circus (ringmaster Wimpy) looking for her, to...
I Yam What I Yam (1933)
Popeye, Olive Oyl and Wimpy are shipwrecked on an island of hostile Indians
The Hyp-Nut-Tist (1935)
Popeye takes Olive to a stage show of a hypnotist (Bluto), who also levitates objects. While he's doing this, Popeye makes him lose his...
Wild Elephinks (1933)
Popeye and Olive, adrift on a raft, land on what apparently is Africa, and are immediately battling elephants and gorillas (also a moose!). Popeye...
Strong to the Finich (1934)
Olive runs some kind of boarding school. She serves her charges a huge bowl of spinach, but they are less than enthusiastic about it. Popeye comes by...