Maurice Chevalier
Acting
Born: September 12, 1888 · Paris, France
Died: January 1, 1972 (aged 83)
Highest Rated
Biography
Maurice Auguste Chevalier (September 12, 1888 – January 1, 1972) was a French actor, cabaret singer and entertainer. He is perhaps best known for his signature songs, including "Livin' In The Sunlight", "Valentine", "Louise", "Mimi", and "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" and for his films, including The Love Parade, The Big Pond, The Smiling Lieutenant, One Hour with You and Love Me Tonight. His trademark attire was a boater hat and tuxedo. Chevalier was born in Paris. He made his name as a star of musical comedy, appearing in public as a singer and dancer at an early age before working in menial jobs as a teenager. In 1909, he became the partner of the biggest female star in France at the time, Fréhel. Although their relationship was brief, she secured him his first major engagement, as a mimic and a singer in l'Alcazar in Marseille, for which he received critical acclaim by French theatre critics. In 1917, he discovered jazz and ragtime and went to London, where he found new success at the Palace Theatre. After this, he toured the United States, where he met the American composers George Gershwin and Irving Berlin and brought the operetta Dédé to Broadway in 1922. He developed an interest in acting and had success in Dédé. When talkies arrived, he went to Hollywood in 1928, where he played his first American role in Innocents of Paris. In 1930, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in The Love Parade (1929) and The Big Pond (1930), which secured his first big American hits, "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" and "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight". In 1957, he appeared in Love in the Afternoon, which was his first Hollywood film in more than 20 years. In 1958, he starred with Leslie Caron and Louis Jourdan in Gigi. In the early 1960s, he made eight films, including Can-Can in 1960 and Fanny the following year. In 1970, he made his final contribution to the film industry where he sang the title song of the Disney film The Aristocats. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maurice Chevalier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Photos (1)
Movies (50)
Jessica
Father Antonio
Gigi
Honoré Lachaille
Love in the Afternoon
Claude Chavasse
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Can-Can
Paul Barriere
Paramount on Parade
Apache
In Search of the Castaways
Jacques Paganel
Monkeys, Go Home!
Father Sylvain
A Royal Affair
The King
100 Years of Love
Massimo (segment "Amore 1954")
Love Me Tonight
Maurice 'Baron' Courtelin
Riviera Dream
Maurice Chevalier
The Love Parade
Count Alfred Renard
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Folies Bergère de Paris
Eugene Charlier / Baron Fernand Cassini
Pepe
Maurice Chevalier
One Hour with You
Dr. Andre Bertier
I'd Rather Be Rich
Philip Dulaine
A Breath of Scandal
Prince Philip
The Merry Widow
Count Danilo
The Stolen Jools
Maurice Chevalier
Just Me
Maurice Vallier aka 'Ma Pomme'
The Man of the Day
Alfred Boulard
Une soirée mondaine
Momo
The Smiling Lieutenant
Lt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn
Silence Is Golden
Émile Clément
The Big Pond
Pierre Mirande
Fanny
Panisse
Count Your Blessings
Duc de St. Cloud
The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
Gonzague
Gonzague / Maurice
Make Me a Star
Maurice Chevalier (uncredited)
A Bedtime Story
Monsieur Rene
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
Playboy of Paris
Albert Loriflan
The Little Cafe
Albert Lorifian
Panic Button
Fontaine
The Way to Love
François
Folies Bergère
Eugene Charlier / Baron Cassini
Innocents of Paris
Maurice Marney
Personal Column
Robert Fleury
The Beloved Vagabond
Gaston de Nerac
Bad Boy
Louis-Philippe Massoubre
With a Smile
Victor Larnois
The Beloved Vagabond
Gaston de Nerac 'Paragot'
L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine
Maurice
Jim Bougne, boxeur
Maurice
Break the News
François Verrier
Par habitude
Maurice
My Seven Little Sins
Comte André de Courvallon
TV Shows (2)
Self / Appearances (34)
Tony Awards
Self - Recipient · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · 2 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 5 eps
This Is Your Life
Self · 1 eps
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · 1 eps
La Chance aux chansons
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Cinépanorama
Self · 1 eps
Startime
Self · 1 eps
ABC Stage 67
Self · 1 eps
The Sorrow and the Pity
Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
La Joie de vivre
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Cadet Rousselle
Self · 1 eps
The Century of Icons
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Monkey Business
Himself (voice)
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Self (archive footage)
A New Kind of Love
Self
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self (archive footage)
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe
Self - Host
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
Chance at Love
Self (segment "Les interviews-vérités") (uncredited)
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
Paris 1900
Self (archive footage)
Schlagerparade
himself
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Self (archive footage)
Black Tights
Himself / Narrator
Rendez-vous With Maurice Chevalier
Self - Entertainer (archive footage)
Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol
Self (archive footage)
Charles Trenet, l'enchanteur
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-5
Self
