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Maurice Chevalier

Maurice Chevalier

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 12, 1888
Died Jan 01, 1972 (83)
Birthplace Paris, France
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 T ... he 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

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage)

Monkeys, Go Home!

Monkeys, Go Home!

1967

as Father Sylvain

The Love Goddesses

The Love Goddesses

1965

as (archive footage)

Panic Button

Panic Button

1964

as Phillippe

I'd Rather Be Rich

I'd Rather Be Rich

1964

as Philip Dulaine

In Search of the Castaways

In Search of the Castaways

1962

as Jacques Paganel

Jessica

Jessica

1962

as Father Antonio

Fanny

Fanny

1961

as Panisse

A Breath of Scandal

A Breath of Scandal

1960

as Prince Philip

Can-Can

Can-Can

1960

as Paul Barriere

Pepe

Pepe

1960

as Maurice Chevalier

Count Your Blessings

Count Your Blessings

1959

as Duc de St. Cloud

Gigi

Gigi

1958

as Honoré Lachaille

Love in the Afternoon

Love in the Afternoon

1957

as Claude Chavasse

Break the News

Break the News

1938

as François Verrier

The Beloved Vagabond

The Beloved Vagabond

1936

as Gaston de Nerac 'Paragot'

Folies Bergère

Folies Bergère

1935

as Eugene Charlier / Baron Cassini

The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

1934

as Count Danilo

A Bedtime Story

A Bedtime Story

1933

as Monsieur Rene

The Way to Love

The Way to Love

1933

as François

Love Me Tonight

Love Me Tonight

1932

as Maurice 'Baron' Courtelin

One Hour with You

One Hour with You

1932

as Dr. Andre Bertier

Make Me a Star

Make Me a Star

1932

as Maurice Chevalier (uncredited)

The Smiling Lieutenant

The Smiling Lieutenant

1931

as Lt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn

The Stolen Jools

The Stolen Jools

1931

as Maurice Chevalier

The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built

1931

as (archive footage)

The Big Pond

The Big Pond

1930

as Pierre Mirande

Playboy of Paris

Playboy of Paris

1930

as Albert Loriflan

The Love Parade

The Love Parade

1930

as Count Alfred Renard

Paramount on Parade

Paramount on Parade

1930

as Apache

Innocents of Paris

Innocents of Paris

1929

as Maurice Marney

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

as Maurice Chevalier

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 06, 1957

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

The Sorrow and the Pity

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 18, 1969

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1958

This Is Your Life

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

ABC Stage 67

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1966

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Cadet Rousselle

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 04, 1971

Tony Awards

as Self - Recipient

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Système 2

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 1975

Cinépanorama

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 04, 1956

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

Le Siècle des icônes

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 27, 2022

La Chance aux chansons

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1984

Der Sport-Spiegel

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1963

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