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- Ward Costello was born on July 5, 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for MacArthur, le général rebelle (1977), Missing - Porté disparu (1982) and Firefox : L'Arme absolue (1982). He was married to Gerarda. He died on June 4, 2009 in Redlands, California, USA.
- SpouseGerarda(? - June 4, 2009) (his death, 4 children)
- Has played characters in 2 movies that have Adm William Halsey. The Gallant Hours (1960) and Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970). In The Gallant Hours he played Captain Harry Black, Halsey's Chief of Staff. Halsey was portrayed by James Cagney. In Tora! Tora! Tora! his character of the Captain of the USS Enterprise is uncredited and is in the target practice scene with Halsey, portrayed by James Whitmore.
- During World War II served in both the British RAF and the U.S. Army Air Corps.
- Retired from acting in 1989.
- After World War II, he worked as a journalist and as foreign news editor for CBS. Subsequently trained for acting at the Yale School of Drama in Hartford, Connecticut, and at the Old Vic and the University of Birmingham in England.
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