Maurice Baquet
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 26, 1911
- Died
- July 8, 2005 (aged 94)
- Birthplace
- Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, France
Biography
Maurice Baquet is a cellist, actor, sportsman and French entertainer, born May 26, 1911 in Villefranche-sur-Saône and died July 8, 2005 in Noisy-le-Grand. Maurice Baquet was married twice: with Jacqueline Figus (1920-2011) from October 31, 1944 to June 20, 1959, with whom they had a daughter, Sophie, and with Maria Yakimova from February 20, 1964 until her death. The couple had four children: Anne, Gregori. All of them, as well as Sophie, born from her first marriage, are actors and singers — Stéphane, light designer and Dimitri, show producer. ... A native of Beaujolais, he took cello lessons at the Lyon conservatory and then those in Paris where he was in the same class as Henri Betti, Paul Bonneau, Léo Chauliac, Henri Dutilleux, Louiguy, Pierre Spiers and Raymond Trouard and where he won first prize. This did not prevent him from failing the entrance examination for the orchestra of the Paris Opera, which motivated him to give up a classical career. However, he does not leave his cello behind. On the contrary, the instrument accompanies him throughout his life and we remember the wink that Joseph Losey allowed him during a short but moving sequence in Monsieur Klein. In the early 1930s, he rubbed shoulders with Pierre and Jacques Prévert, Roger Blin and joined the famous October Group, an agitprop group, closely linked to the French Communist Party. He set up his career as an actor there and devoted himself to beautiful texts, in particular the poems of Aragon and Paul Éluard. In 1935, he made his first feature film under the direction of Marc Allégret, Les Beaux Jours. A filmography of more than 80 titles follows. His head as a resourceful and facetious kid also earned him the role of Bibi Fricotin, then that of Ribouldingue in two films by Marcel Aboulker. At the theater, he plays in the operettas Andalousie and Gipsy by Francis Lopez. He also performed at the cabaret, sometimes accompanied on tap dance by Jacqueline Figus, his wife since 1944. He also participated in ski mountaineering competitions, as well as more humorous performances, such as his ski descent from the stairs of the Butte Montmartre in 1946. In the same vein, he also skied down the stairs from the Maison de la Radio, following a bet. In 1947, he presented with the whimsical Saint-Granier a bicycle-ski allowing to go down the slopes. Friend of Roger Frison-Roche, we find him in the credits of Premier de cordée (1944). In 1955, he co-directed Stars and Tempests with Gaston Rébuffat and Georges Tairraz, which won the Grand Prix at the Trente Festival. On July 13, 1956, he made the first ascent of the south-east face of the Aiguille du Midi in Chamonix with Gaston Rébuffat, sequences of which can be seen in Entre Terre et Ciel. He was also a friend of Robert Doisneau, who photographed him extensively6 and with whom he produced a work entitled Ballade pour violoncelle et chambre noire, which testifies to their friendship. He died at the age of 94 and is buried in the cemetery of Beauregard (Ain).
Known For
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Filmography
Maurice Baquet, The Accorded
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
Movie
Chamonix - Mont Blanc, A History of Conquests
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The World of Gaston Rébuffat
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Faszination Bergfilm - Himmelhoch und Abgrundtief
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Dieu seul me voit (Versailles-Chantiers) - version interminable
TV · as Mr. Crémieux · 6 eps
Only God Sees Me
Movie · as Mr Crémieux
Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds
Movie · as Self
La Braconne
Movie · as The grandfather
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II
Movie · as Self
Roulez jeunesse !
Movie · as François
Babilée '91
Movie · as Self - Actor
Grimpeur Étoile
Movie
Baquet's Comeback
Movie · as Self
Sacrée soirée
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Le Débutant
Movie · as Maurice
Strictement personnel
Movie · as Le concierge
Les Rois du gag
Movie · as Robert
Tailleur pour dames
Movie · as Bassinet
Jeu, set et match
TV · as Pommier · 4 eps
Vive les femmes !
Movie · as Albert, cafe owner
Tête à claques
Movie · as Neighbor
Salut, j'arrive
Movie · as Man with the cello
The Angel
Movie · as Le premier bibliothécaire
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Madame Claude 2
Movie · as Le professeur de Violoncelle
Le Roi des cons
Movie · as Le patron de l'hôtel
Le Divorcement
Movie · as Luthier
The Adolescent
Movie · as Jules, le cantonnier
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
Movie · as Un flic
Mr. Klein
Movie · as Musician (uncredited)
Midi Première
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Le Grand Échiquier
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Samedi soir
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Alice au pays des merveilles
Movie · as Father Guillaume
Z
Movie · as Heroic Bricklayer
Little Claus and Big Claus
Movie · as Le petit Claus
Mandrin
Movie · as 'Court-Toujours'
Between Heaven and Earth
Movie · as Self
Stowaway in the Sky
Movie · as Mechanic
Perilous Assignment
Movie · as Self - Guide's Client
Discorama
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Night at the Moulin Rouge
Movie
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet
Movie · as Jojo, le fils aîné de Robert et Mathilde
Starlight and Storm
Movie · as Self
Bibi Fricotin
Movie · as Bibi Fricotin
El sueño de Andalucía
Movie · as Pepe
The Sad Sack
Movie · as Turlot
Le Trésor des Pieds-Nickelés
Movie · as Ribouldingue
Les Aventures des Pieds-Nickelés
Movie · as Ribouldingue
Sextette
Movie · as Rondo
My Treasure
Movie
Mystery Tour
Movie · as Teddy
Driving Lesson
Movie · as Jean
Pas un mot à la reine mère
Movie · as The reporter
The Last Metro
Movie · as Henri Remonge
Coup de tête
Movie · as The conductor (uncredited)
Autour d'un film de montagne
Movie · as Self
First in Line
Movie · as Boule
Le Chant de l'exilé
Movie · as Gaspard Duval dit Pas Béni
Départ à zéro
Movie · as Colibri
Adieu Léonard
Movie · as Lantern seller
Twisted Mistress
Movie · as Firmin
The Trump Card
Movie · as Mickey
Frédérica
Movie · as Un ami de Gilbert
They Met on Skis
Movie · as Boulot
Place de la Concorde
Movie · as Papillon
Youth in Revolt
Movie · as Arthur
Final Accord
Movie · as Serge Didot
Hatred
Movie · as le joueur d'harmonica
Ballerina
Movie · as Machinist
Alibi
Movie · as Gérard
Lady Killer
Movie · as Le soldat malade
The Lower Depths
Movie · as Aliocha, le fou accordéoniste
Hélène
Movie · as Durant Tout Court
Girls of Paris
Movie · as Gaston
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
Movie · as Charles, concierges' son
Sacrifice of Honor
Movie
Happy Days
Movie · as Toto
Three Lives and a Rope
Movie · as Self