Maurice Chevalier

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1888-09-12 (84 years old)

Deathday

1972-01-01

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Maurice 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 part...

Acting

1931

The Smiling Lieutenant

as Lt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn

1932

Love Me Tonight

as Maurice 'Baron' Courtelin

1960

Can-Can

as Paul Barriere

1962

In Search of the Castaways

as Jacques Paganel

1932

One Hour with You

as Dr. Andre Bertier

1934

The Merry Widow

as Count Danilo

1939

Personal Column

as Robert Fleury

2021

Rendez-vous With Maurice Chevalier

as Self - Entertainer (archive footage)

1958

Gigi

as Honoré Lachaille

1957

Love in the Afternoon

as Claude Chavasse

1930

The Love Parade

as Count Alfred Renard

1960

A Breath of Scandal

as Prince Philip

1931

The Stolen Jools

as Maurice Chevalier

1960

Pepe

as Maurice Chevalier

1961

Fanny

as Panisse

1962

Jessica

as Father Antonio

1933

A Bedtime Story

as Monsieur Rene

1930

The Big Pond

as Pierre Mirande

1947

Silence Is Golden

as Émile Clément

1932

Make Me a Star

as Maurice Chevalier (uncredited)

1959

Count Your Blessings

as Duc de St. Cloud

1964

I'd Rather Be Rich

as Philip Dulaine

1936

With a Smile

as Victor Larnois

1935

Folies Bergère

as Eugene Charlier / Baron Fernand Cassini

1954

100 Years of Love

as Massimo (segment "Amore 1954")

1948

Paris 1900

as Self (archive footage)

2023

L'Âge d'or de la pub

as Self (archive footage)

1930

Playboy of Paris

as Albert Loriflan

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

1961

Black Tights

as Himself / Narrator

1936

The Beloved Vagabond

as Gaston de Nerac 'Paragot'

1938

Break the News

as François Verrier

1929

Innocents of Paris

as Maurice Marney

1931

The Little Cafe

as Albert Lorifian

1990

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

as Self (archive footage)

1935

Folies Bergère

as Eugene Charlier / Baron Cassini

1964

Panic Button

as Fontaine

1974

That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage)

1930

1950

Just Me

as Maurice Vallier aka 'Ma Pomme'

1950

Riviera Dream

as Maurice Chevalier

1967

Monkeys, Go Home!

as Father Sylvain

1933

The Way to Love

as François

1954

My Seven Little Sins

as Comte André de Courvallon

1949

A Royal Affair

as The King

1937

The Man of the Day

as Alfred Boulard

1936

Le Vagabond bien-aimé

as Caston de Nerac

1936

Le Vagabond bien-aimé

as Gaston de Nerac

1953

Schlagerparade

as himself

2003

Complicated Women

as Self (archive footage)

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

2018

Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure

as Self (archive footage)

2019

Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol

as Self (archive footage)

2015

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

as Self (archive footage)

1931

The House That Shadows Built

as (archive footage)

1923

1931

Monkey Business

as Himself (voice)

1964

Chance at Love

as Self (segment "Les interviews-vérités") (uncredited)

1923

Par habitude

as Maurice

1923

Bad Boy

as Louis-Philippe Massoubre

1923

Gonzague

as Gonzague / Maurice

1976

Hooray for Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

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