Maurice Chevit
Known for Acting · 73 credits
- Born
- 1923-10-31
- Died
- 2012-07-02
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- Maurice Chévit
Biography
Maurice Chevit (31 October 1923 – 2 July 2012) was a French actor.
Maurice Chevit made his theatrical début just after the Second World War, and made his first screen appearance in 1946 in René Clément's film Le Père tranquille. In August 1950, the Theatre de la Huchette in Paris presented Pepita ou Cinq cents francs de bonheur, a three-act comedy that Chevit co-wrote with Henri Fontenille; Chevit himself appeared in it, playing alongside Jacqueline Maillan, Pierre Mondy and Jacques Jouanneau. He was seen in many small film roles during the 1950s and 1960s, working with producers such as Henri Decoin and André Cayatte, but he was best known as a stage actor.
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Known For
TV Shows (5)
Movies (68)
The Hairdresser's Husband
1990
as Ambroise Dupré dit Isidore Agopian
Asterix and Cleopatra
1968
as (voice)
Asterix the Gaul
1967
as Claudius Catilus / le bourreau (voice)
Ridicule
1996
as Le notaire
French Fried Vacation 2
1979
as Marius Franceschini
The Sleeping Car Murders
1965
as Un inspecteur, sous les ordres de Tarquin
XXL
1997
as David Stern
Man on the Train
2002
as Hairdresser
The Widow of Saint-Pierre
2000
as le père du gouverneur
L'Huissier
1991
as The tailor
Unusual Tales
1949
The Mask of the Gorilla
1958
as Second hygiene inspector
Love, Math and Sex
1997
as Jean-Pierre
Famous Love Affairs
1961
as un chevalier envoyé du Gurthenberg
The Fabulous Adventures of the Legendary Baron Munchausen
1979
as Nemrod (Voice)
Relax Yourself Darling
1964
as Hubert
Molière
1978
as Le curé de l'école
Under the Paris Sky
1951
as Painter (uncredited)
Levy & Goliath
1987
as Uncle Mardoché
Les Bronzés, le père Noël, papy et les autres
2003
as Self
Between Eleven and Midnight
1949
as Employee with the fingerprints (uncredited)
My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister
1986
as Maître Bongrain
On Foot, on Horse, and on Wheels
1957
as Léon
Mr. Orchid
1946
as Maquisard
The Mad Dog
1966
as Mechanic
The Kick of Sirocco
1979
as Bauvergne
How to Succeed in Love
1962
as Agent
Why Women Sin
1958
as Consumer (uncredited)
Leave All Fair
1985
as Alain
Here Is the Beauty
1950
as Photographer (uncredited)
588 rue Paradis
1992
as Nazareth
L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus
1969
as Unionist (uncredited)
The Hussars
1955
as le hussard Camille
The Sword and the Balance
1963
as Inspector
Clara de Montargis
1951
as Edward, the butler
The Curse of Belphegor
1967
as Garnier
Without Leaving an Address
1951
as Soldat dans la salle d'attente, gare de Lyon (uncredited)
Sugar
1978
as Lomont
A Woman Very Very Very Much in Love
1997
as Forstock
Lettre ouverte
1953
as The cafe owner (uncredited)
Les baisers
1964
as Henri, the father (Episode 4: 'Baiser de 16 ans')
Counter Investigation
1947
Big Deal
1973
Douce France
1986
as Jules
Croquemitoufle
1959
Le Passager du Tassili
1987
as M. Ernest
Dis bonjour à la dame !..
1977
as Totor, the drunkard
The Giraffe's Neck
2004
as Maurice
Operation Abduction
1958
as Dédé
Yours Truly, Blake
1954
as An accomplice
The Comedy of Work
1988
as Le vieux chômeur
The Man Who Came From Elsewhere
2004
as Le docteur Maussène
The Honour of the Tribe
1993
as Le Narrateur
Noah's Ark
1947
as Cartoonist (uncredited)
La dame de Noël
1958
Je m'appelle Régine
1996
as Monsieur Ley
I Have You Under My Skin
1990
as L'abbé Roussel
Le Cid
2006
as (voice)
The Donkey of Zigliara
1971
as Mayor of Sainte-Marie
Premonition
2006
as le vieil homme
Mon fils d'ailleurs
2004
as Marcel
Anna in Corsica
2003
as Jules
Notre petite ville
1959
as Jack Stoddard
Madame Jacques on the Croisette
1997
as Simon
Le Bonheur à Romorantin
1983
as Renaud
Whereabouts Unknown
1957
En marge des jours
2007
as Simon
Les Idées fausses
1985
as Judge
About Maurice Chevit
Maurice Chevit (31 October 1923 – 2 July 2012) was a French actor. Maurice Chevit made his theatrical début just after the Second World War, and made his first screen appearance in 1946 in René Clément's film Le Père tranquille. In August 1950, the Theatre de la Huchette in Paris presented Pepita ou Cinq cents francs de bonheur, a three-act comedy that Chevit co-wrote with Henri Fontenille; Chevit himself appeared in it, playing alongside Jacqueline Maillan, Pierre Mondy and Jacques Jouanneau. He was seen in many small film roles during the 19… With 73 credits spanning from 1946 to 2007, Maurice Chevit has appeared in 68 films and 5 TV shows.
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Most Popular Maurice Chevit Movies
- The Hairdresser's Husband (1990) — as Ambroise Dupré dit Isidore Agopian
- Asterix and Cleopatra (1968) — as (voice)
- Asterix the Gaul (1967) — as Claudius Catilus / le bourreau (voice)
- Ridicule (1996) — as Le notaire
- French Fried Vacation 2 (1979) — as Marius Franceschini
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