Born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA — Jan 01 1944• Died Jul 05 2023

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 do…
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Cigar Shop Man

Self (archive footage)

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George

Waiter / Man in Audition Line

David

Ray Lavagis

Jerry

Joe / TV Reporter

Biker with Cigarette

Chip Carson

Self
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Closing Narration (voice)

Bob O'Connor

Chip

Mr. Thorens


Company Investigator

Mr. Barnes

Football Announcer (voice) / Autograph Seeker / Guy at Party

Guy with Glasses

Jerry

Photo Model with Mustache

Bert

Chauffeur / Highwayman (uncredited)

Police Station Cop / Man at Car Window
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Jay Basby

First Fantasy Lover

Richard Anselm / Masked Guy
Peter

S.R.

Bobby

Bruno

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Man in Stable

Good Samaritan / Man in Black

Lola

Newspaper Reader / Radio Newscaster

Dr. Warren Counter

Jamie

El Gringo

Willy

Guy in Final Class

Bruce / Betty's Master

Bob Hartman

Shaun (uncredited)

Sex Slave (uncredited)

Mr. Boynton

Edgar Frank

Newscaster / Homer Heaply

John Spaulding

Minister

Randy

Mr. O'Malley

Rock the Guitarist / Voice of Walter Cockite

Troy Winston

Hired Guy

Customs Agent

Bob Gilroy

Martin Randall

Orgy Guy with Two Girls

Brother Francis

Pete

Poker Buddy (uncredited)

The Spirits



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