Maurice Chevalier
Actor
Born September 12, 1888 in Paris, France
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.
Filmography
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Self (archive footage)
The Century of Icons
Self (archive footage)
Charles Trenet, l'enchanteur
Self (archive footage)
Rendez-vous With Maurice Chevalier
Self - Entertainer (archive footage)
Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol
Self (archive footage)
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
Self (archive footage)
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self (archive footage)
La Chance aux chansons
Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
Cadet Rousselle
Self
The Aristocats
The Sorrow and the Pity
Self (archive footage)
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Monkeys, Go Home!
Father Sylvain
ABC Stage 67
Self
Chance at Love
Self (segment "Les interviews-vérités") (uncredited)
I'd Rather Be Rich
Philip Dulaine
Panic Button
Fontaine
A New Kind of Love
Self
In Search of the Castaways
Jacques Paganel
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Jessica
Father Antonio
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe
Self - Host
Black Tights
Himself / Narrator
Fanny
Panisse
Pepe
Maurice Chevalier
A Breath of Scandal
Prince Philip
Can-Can
Paul Barriere
Startime
Self
Count Your Blessings
Duc de St. Cloud
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Gigi
Honoré Lachaille
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Maurice Chevalier
Love in the Afternoon
Claude Chavasse
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
Tony Awards
Self - Recipient
Cinépanorama
Self
My Seven Little Sins
Comte André de Courvallon
100 Years of Love
Massimo (segment "Amore 1954")
Schlagerparade
himself
The Oscars
Self
This Is Your Life
Self
Just Me
Maurice Vallier aka 'Ma Pomme'
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Riviera Dream
Maurice Chevalier
A Royal Affair
The King
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Paris 1900
Self (archive footage)
Silence Is Golden
Émile Clément
Personal Column
Robert Fleury
Break the News
François Verrier
The Man of the Day
Alfred Boulard
With a Smile
Victor Larnois
The Beloved Vagabond
Gaston de Nerac 'Paragot'
Le Vagabond bien-aimé
Caston de Nerac
Folies Bergère
Eugene Charlier / Baron Cassini
Folies Bergère de Paris
Eugene Charlier / Baron Fernand Cassini
The Merry Widow
Count Danilo
The Way to Love
François
A Bedtime Story
Monsieur Rene
Hollywood on Parade No. A-5
Self
Love Me Tonight
Maurice 'Baron' Courtelin
Make Me a Star
Maurice Chevalier (uncredited)
One Hour with You
Dr. Andre Bertier
Monkey Business
Himself (voice)
The Smiling Lieutenant
Lt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn
The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
The Stolen Jools
Maurice Chevalier
The Little Cafe
Albert Lorifian
Playboy of Paris
Albert Loriflan
The Big Pond
Pierre Mirande
Paramount on Parade
Apache
The Love Parade
Count Alfred Renard
Innocents of Paris
Maurice Marney
L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine
Maurice
Par habitude
Maurice
Jim Bougne, boxeur
Maurice
Bad Boy
Louis-Philippe Massoubre
Gonzague
Gonzague / Maurice
Une soirée mondaine
Momo