Maurice Chevalier
Known for Acting · 94 credits
- Born
- 1888-09-12
- Died
- 1972-01-01
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- Maurice Auguste Chevalier
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (21)
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Recipient
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
La Chance aux chansons
1984
as Self (archive footage)
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
The Sorrow and the Pity
1969
as Self (archive footage)
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
Startime
1959
as Self
Der Sport-Spiegel
1963
as Self
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Système 2
1975
as Self (archive footage)
ABC Stage 67
1966
as Self
Cadet Rousselle
1971
as Self
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
as Maurice Chevalier
La Joie de vivre
1952
as Self - Guest
Max Liebman Presents
1954
as Special Guest
The Century of Icons
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Movies (73)
Jessica
1962
as Father Antonio
The Dwarf Kingdom of Lilliput Versus Gigas the Tall, Prince of the Giants
1914
Gigi
1958
as Honoré Lachaille
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Royal Affair
1949
as The King
Riviera Dream
1950
as Maurice Chevalier
Une soirée mondaine
1917
as Momo
Love in the Afternoon
1957
as Claude Chavasse
In Search of the Castaways
1962
as Jacques Paganel
Love Me Tonight
1932
as Maurice 'Baron' Courtelin
Just Me
1950
as Maurice Vallier aka 'Ma Pomme'
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Folies Bergère de Paris
1935
as Eugene Charlier / Baron Fernand Cassini
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
The Merry Widow
1934
as Count Danilo
A Breath of Scandal
1960
as Prince Philip
Gonzague
1923
as Gonzague / Maurice
Paramount on Parade
1930
as Apache
L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine
1923
as Maurice
Can-Can
1960
as Paul Barriere
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
100 Years of Love
1954
as Massimo (segment "Amore 1954")
The Love Parade
1929
as Count Alfred Renard
Monkey Business
1931
as Himself (voice)
Monkeys, Go Home!
1967
as Father Sylvain
Pepe
1960
as Maurice Chevalier
Fanny
1961
as Panisse
With a Smile
1936
as Victor Larnois
The Little Cafe
1931
as Albert Lorifian
The Stolen Jools
1931
as Maurice Chevalier
The Smiling Lieutenant
1931
as Lt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
2018
as Self (archive footage)
A New Kind of Love
1963
as Self
My Seven Little Sins
1954
as Comte André de Courvallon
Silence Is Golden
1947
as Émile Clément
Sammy Davis Jr. in Europa
1968
as Self
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Personal Column
1939
as Robert Fleury
Jim Bougne, boxeur
1923
as Maurice
The Big Pond
1930
as Pierre Mirande
Bad Boy
1923
as Louis-Philippe Massoubre
One Hour with You
1932
as Dr. Andre Bertier
Paris 1900
1948
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
A Bedtime Story
1933
as Monsieur Rene
Count Your Blessings
1959
as Duc de St. Cloud
Show - Charme - Chansons
1965
as Self
I'd Rather Be Rich
1964
as Philip Dulaine
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015
as Self (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Black Tights
1961
as Himself / Narrator
Playboy of Paris
1930
as Albert Loriflan
Panic Button
1964
as Fontaine
Chance at Love
1964
as Self (segment "Les interviews-vérités") (uncredited)
Rendez-vous With Maurice Chevalier
2021
as Self - Entertainer (archive footage)
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe
1962
as Self - Host
Folies Bergère
1935
as Eugene Charlier / Baron Cassini
The Way to Love
1933
as François
Make Me a Star
1932
as Maurice Chevalier (uncredited)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
as Self (archive footage)
Break the News
1938
as François Verrier
Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built
1931
as (archive footage)
Le Vagabond bien-aimé
1936
as Caston de Nerac / Gaston de Nerac
Innocents of Paris
1929
as Maurice Marney
The Beloved Vagabond
1936
as Gaston de Nerac 'Paragot'
Hollywood on Parade No. A-5
1932
as Self
The Man of the Day
1937
as Alfred Boulard
Schlagerparade
1953
as himself
Par habitude
1923
as Maurice
The Merry Widow Waltz
1908
Charles Trenet, l'enchanteur
2022
as Self (archive footage)
About Maurice Chevalier
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… With 94 credits spanning from 1908 to 2023, Maurice Chevalier has appeared in 73 films and 21 TV shows.
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- Jessica (1962) — as Father Antonio
- The Dwarf Kingdom of Lilliput Versus Gigas the Tall, Prince of the Giants (1914)
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- A Royal Affair (1949) — as The King
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