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Maurice Chevalier
Actor, Additional Credits
Born September 12, 1888Died January 1, 1972 (83 years)
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.
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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.
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Maurice Chevalier Filmography
| 2008 | The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics · as Jacques Paganel |
| 2007 | To Each His Own Cinema · as (segment: Épilogue) |
| 2001 | I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special · as Cast |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s · as (archive Footage) |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II · as (archive Footage) |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! · as (archive Footage) |
| 1967 | Monkeys, Go Home! · as Father Sylvain |
| 1964 | I'd Rather Be Rich · as Philip Dulaine |
| 1964 | Panic Button · as Fontaine |
| 1962 | In Search of the Castaways · as Jacques Paganel |
| 1962 | Jessica · as Father Antonio |
| 1961 | |
| 1960 | Can-Can · as Paul Barriere |
| 1960 | A Breath of Scandal · as Prince Philip |
| 1959 | Count Your Blessings · as Duc De St. Cloud |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Gigi · as Honoré Lachaille |
| 1957 | Love in the Afternoon · as Claude Chavasse |
| 1954 | My Seven Little Sins · as Comte André De Courvallon |
| 1954 | 100 Years of Love · as Massimo (segment "amore 1954") |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1950 | Just Me · as Maurice Vallier Aka 'ma Pomme' |
| 1949 | A Royal Affair · as The King |
| 1947 | Man About Town · as Émile Clément |
| 1939 | Personal Column · as Robert Fleury |
| 1938 | Break the News · as François Verrier |
| 1937 | The Man of the Hour · as Alfred Boulard |
| 1936 | With a Smile · as Victor Larnois |
| 1936 | The Beloved Vagabond · as Gaston De Nerac 'paragot' |
| 1936 | Le vagabond bien-aimé · as Caston De Nerac |
| 1935 | L'homme des Folies Bergère · as Eugene Charlier / Baron Cassini |
| 1935 | Folies Bergère de Paris · as Eugene Charlier / Baron Fernand Cassini |
| 1935 | The Merry Widow · as Danilo |
| 1934 | The Merry Widow · as Count Danilo |
| 1933 | The Way to Love · as François |
| 1933 | A Bedtime Story · as Monsieur Rene |
| 1932 | Love Me Tonight · as Maurice 'baron' Courtelin |
| 1932 | Make Me a Star · as Maurice Chevalier (uncredited) |
| 1932 | One Hour with You · as Dr. Andre Bertier |
| 1931 | The Smiling Lieutenant · as Lt. Nikolaus 'niki' Von Preyn |
| 1931 | The House That Shadows Built · as (archive Footage) |
| 1930 | Playboy of Paris · as Albert Loriflan |
| 1930 | The Big Pond · as Pierre Mirande |
| 1930 | Paramount on Parade · as Apache |
| 1929 | The Love Parade · as Count Alfred Renard |
| 1929 | Innocents of Paris · as Maurice Marney |
| 1923 | Jim Bougne, boxeur · as Maurice |
| 2024 | Il était une fois Michel Legrand · as Self |
| 2023 | L'Âge d'or de la pub · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Homos en France · as Self |
| 2021 | Mireille Mathieu - Singen, nur singen! · as Self |
| 2019 | Les trésors de Marcel Pagnol · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | Michel Legrand: Let the Music Play · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | Conversation avec Romy Schneider · as Self |
| 2017 | Nikita Khrushchev - The Red Tsar · as Self |
| 2017 | |
| 2016 | |
| 2011 | An Intimate History · as Self |
| 2005 | The Great Man: W.C. Fields · as Self |
| 2003 | Complicated Women · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1982 | Hooray for Hollywood · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1974 | Vive la France · as Self |
| 1973 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1969 | The Sorrow and the Pity · as Self - Denies Making Tour Of Germany |
| 1969 | The Sorrow and the Pity (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1968 | The 22nd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Special Tony Award Recipient |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | Hollywood My Home Town · as Self |
| 1965 | The Love Goddesses · as Self |
| 1964 | Chance at Love · as Self (segment "les Interviews-Vérités") (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Filmmakers of our time (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1963 | A New Kind of Love · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1960 | Black Tights · as Himself / Narrator |
| 1960 | Pepe · as Maurice Chevalier |
| 1959 | Ford Startime (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Sunday Showcase (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Premier Khrushchev in the USA · as Self |
| 1959 | The 31st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Honorary Oscar Recipient |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Hour (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1958 | The 30th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1957 | The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Maurice Chevalier |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | Tony Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Recipient |
| 1956 | The 28th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter & Performer |
| 1956 | Cinépanorama (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | Person to Person (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | This Is Your Life (US) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1947 | Paris mil neuf cent · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1931 | Monkey Business · as Himself (voice) |
| 1931 | The Stolen Jools · as Maurice Chevalier |
| 1969 | The Sorrow and the Pity (TV Series) · as Songs |