Maurice Chevalier
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 12, 1888
- Died
- January 1, 1972 (aged 83)
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
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.
Known For
Filmography
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Charles Trenet, l'enchanteur
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Century of Icons
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Rendez-vous With Maurice Chevalier
Movie · as Self - Entertainer (archive footage)
Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Great Man: W.C. Fields
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Movie · as (archive footage)
La Chance aux chansons
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
That's Entertainment, Part II
Movie · as (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Movie · as (archive footage)
Système 2
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
That's Entertainment!
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Cadet Rousselle
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Sorrow and the Pity
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
Sammy Davis Jr. in Europa
Movie · as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Monkeys, Go Home!
Movie · as Father Sylvain
ABC Stage 67
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Show - Charme - Chansons
Movie · as Self
I'd Rather Be Rich
Movie · as Philip Dulaine
Panic Button
Movie · as Fontaine
Chance at Love
Movie · as Self (segment "Les interviews-vérités") (uncredited)
A New Kind of Love
Movie · as Self
Der Sport-Spiegel
TV · as Self · 1 ep
In Search of the Castaways
Movie · as Jacques Paganel
Jessica
Movie · as Father Antonio
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe
Movie · as Self - Host
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Fanny
Movie · as Panisse
Black Tights
Movie · as Himself / Narrator
Can-Can
Movie · as Paul Barriere
A Breath of Scandal
Movie · as Prince Philip
Pepe
Movie · as Maurice Chevalier
Count Your Blessings
Movie · as Duc de St. Cloud
Startime
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Gigi
Movie · as Honoré Lachaille
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV · 1 ep
Love in the Afternoon
Movie · as Claude Chavasse
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
TV · as Maurice Chevalier · 1 ep
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cinépanorama
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Recipient · 1 ep
100 Years of Love
Movie · as Massimo (segment "Amore 1954")
My Seven Little Sins
Movie · as Comte André de Courvallon
Max Liebman Presents
TV · as Special Guest · 1 ep
Schlagerparade
Movie · as himself
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
This Is Your Life
TV · as Self · 1 ep
La Joie de vivre
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Just Me
Movie · as Maurice Vallier aka 'Ma Pomme'
Riviera Dream
Movie · as Maurice Chevalier
What's My Line?
TV · as Self - Mystery Guest · 2 eps
A Royal Affair
Movie · as The King
Paris 1900
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Silence Is Golden
Movie · as Émile Clément
Personal Column
Movie · as Robert Fleury
Break the News
Movie · as François Verrier
The Man of the Day
Movie · as Alfred Boulard
With a Smile
Movie · as Victor Larnois
The Beloved Vagabond
Movie · as Gaston de Nerac 'Paragot'
The Beloved Vagabond
Movie · as Gaston de Nerac
Folies Bergère de Paris
Movie · as Eugene Charlier / Baron Fernand Cassini
Folies Bergère
Movie · as Eugene Charlier / Baron Cassini
La Veuve joyeuse
Movie · as Danilo
The Merry Widow
Movie · as Count Danilo
A Bedtime Story
Movie · as Monsieur Rene
The Way to Love
Movie · as François
Love Me Tonight
Movie · as Maurice 'Baron' Courtelin
One Hour with You
Movie · as Dr. Andre Bertier
Make Me a Star
Movie · as Maurice Chevalier (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-5
Movie · as Self
The Smiling Lieutenant
Movie · as Lt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn
The Stolen Jools
Movie · as Maurice Chevalier
The Little Cafe
Movie · as Albert Lorifian
The House That Shadows Built
Movie · as (archive footage)
Monkey Business
Movie · as Himself (voice)
The Big Pond
Movie · as Pierre Mirande
Playboy of Paris
Movie · as Albert Loriflan
Paramount on Parade
Movie · as Apache
The Love Parade
Movie · as Count Alfred Renard
Innocents of Paris
Movie · as Maurice Marney
Jim Bougne, boxeur
Movie · as Maurice
Gonzague
Movie · as Gonzague / Maurice
Bad Boy
Movie · as Louis-Philippe Massoubre
L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine
Movie · as Maurice
Par habitude
Movie · as Maurice
Une soirée mondaine
Movie · as Momo
The Dwarf Kingdom of Lilliput Versus Gigas the Tall, Prince of the Giants
Movie
The Merry Widow Waltz
Movie