Maurice Chevalier
Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maurice Chevalier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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movieL'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Century of Icons
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieCharles Trenet, l'enchanteur
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieRendez-vous With Maurice Chevalier
2021
Self - Entertainer (archive footage)
movieLes Trésors de Marcel Pagnol
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieMichel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieChita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015
Self (archive footage)
movieComplicated Women
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieYou're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
Self (archive footage)
tvLa Chance aux chansons
1984
Self (archive footage)
movieGoing Hollywood: The '30s
1984
(archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
Self (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976
(archive footage)
movieHooray for Hollywood
1976
Self (archive footage)
Système 2
1975
Self (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment!
1974
(archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Sorrow and the Pity
1969
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
movieMonkeys, Go Home!
1967
Father Sylvain
movieChance at Love
1964
Self (segment "Les interviews-vérités") (uncredited)
movieI'd Rather Be Rich
1964
Philip Dulaine
moviePanic Button
1964
Fontaine
movieIn Search of the Castaways
1962
Jacques Paganel
movieJessica
1962
Father Antonio
movieThe Broadway of Lerner and Loewe
1962
Self - Host
movieBlack Tights
1961
Himself / Narrator
movieFanny
1961
Panisse
moviePepe
1960
Maurice Chevalier
movieA Breath of Scandal
1960
Prince Philip
movieCan-Can
1960
Paul Barriere
tvStartime
1959
Self
movieCount Your Blessings
1959
Duc de St. Cloud
movieGigi
1958
Honoré Lachaille
tvThe Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
Maurice Chevalier
movieLove in the Afternoon
1957
Claude Chavasse
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Recipient
movieMy Seven Little Sins
1954
Comte André de Courvallon
Max Liebman Presents
1954
Special Guest
movie100 Years of Love
1954
Massimo (segment "Amore 1954")
movieSchlagerparade
1953
himself
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvLa Joie de vivre
1952
Self - Guest
movieJust Me
1950
Maurice Vallier aka 'Ma Pomme'
tvWhat's My Line?
1950
Self - Mystery Guest
movieRiviera Dream
1950
Maurice Chevalier
movieA Royal Affair
1949
The King
movieParis 1900
1948
Self (archive footage)
movieSilence Is Golden
1947
Émile Clément
moviePersonal Column
1939
Robert Fleury
movieBreak the News
1938
François Verrier
movieThe Man of the Day
1937
Alfred Boulard
movieWith a Smile
1936
Victor Larnois
movieThe Beloved Vagabond
1936
Gaston de Nerac 'Paragot'
movieLe Vagabond bien-aimé
1936
Gaston de Nerac / Caston de Nerac
movieFolies Bergère
1935
Eugene Charlier / Baron Cassini
movieFolies Bergère de Paris
1935
Eugene Charlier / Baron Fernand Cassini
movieThe Merry Widow
1934
Count Danilo
movieThe Way to Love
1933
François
movieA Bedtime Story
1933
Monsieur Rene
movieLove Me Tonight
1932
Maurice 'Baron' Courtelin
movieMake Me a Star
1932
Maurice Chevalier (uncredited)
movieOne Hour with You
1932
Dr. Andre Bertier
movieMonkey Business
1931
Himself (voice)
movieThe Smiling Lieutenant
1931
Lt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn
movieThe House That Shadows Built
1931
(archive footage)
movieThe Stolen Jools
1931
Maurice Chevalier
movieThe Little Cafe
1931
Albert Lorifian
moviePlayboy of Paris
1930
Albert Loriflan
movieThe Big Pond
1930
Pierre Mirande
movieThe Love Parade
1929
Count Alfred Renard
movieInnocents of Paris
1929
Maurice Marney
moviePar habitude
1923
Maurice
movieJim Bougne, boxeur
1923
Maurice
movieBad Boy
1923
Louis-Philippe Massoubre
movieGonzague
1923
Gonzague / Maurice
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movieThe Aristocats
1970
Theme Song Performance