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 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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Movies (76)
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Charles Trenet, l'enchanteur
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Rendez-vous With Maurice Chevalier
2021 · Self - Entertainer (archive footage)
Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015 · Self (archive footage)
The Great Man: W.C. Fields
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
2003 · Self (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990 · Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984 · (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 · (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
1976 · Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
1974 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973 · Self (archive footage)
The Aristocats
1970 · Theme Song Performance
Sammy Davis Jr. in Europa
1968 · Self
Monkeys, Go Home!
1967 · Father Sylvain
Show - Charme - Chansons
1965 · Self
Chance at Love
1964 · Self (segment "Les interviews-vérités") (uncredited)
I'd Rather Be Rich
1964 · Philip Dulaine
Panic Button
1964 · Fontaine
A New Kind of Love
1963 · Self
In Search of the Castaways
1962 · Jacques Paganel
Jessica
1962 · Father Antonio
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe
1962 · Self - Host
Black Tights
1961 · Himself / Narrator
Fanny
1961 · Panisse
Pepe
1960 · Maurice Chevalier
A Breath of Scandal
1960 · Prince Philip
Can-Can
1960 · Paul Barriere
Count Your Blessings
1959 · Duc de St. Cloud
Gigi
1958 · Honoré Lachaille
Love in the Afternoon
1957 · Claude Chavasse
My Seven Little Sins
1954 · Comte André de Courvallon
100 Years of Love
1954 · Massimo (segment "Amore 1954")
Schlagerparade
1953 · himself
Just Me
1950 · Maurice Vallier aka 'Ma Pomme'
Riviera Dream
1950 · Maurice Chevalier
A Royal Affair
1949 · The King
Paris 1900
1948 · Self (archive footage)
Silence Is Golden
1947 · Émile Clément
Personal Column
1939 · Robert Fleury
Break the News
1938 · François Verrier
The Man of the Day
1937 · Alfred Boulard
With a Smile
1936 · Victor Larnois
The Beloved Vagabond
1936 · Gaston de Nerac 'Paragot'
The Beloved Vagabond
1936 · Gaston de Nerac
Folies Bergère
1935 · Eugene Charlier / Baron Cassini
Folies Bergère de Paris
1935 · Eugene Charlier / Baron Fernand Cassini
La Veuve joyeuse
1935 · Danilo
The Merry Widow
1934 · Count Danilo
The Way to Love
1933 · François
A Bedtime Story
1933 · Monsieur Rene
Hollywood on Parade No. A-5
1932 · Self
Love Me Tonight
1932 · Maurice 'Baron' Courtelin
Make Me a Star
1932 · Maurice Chevalier (uncredited)
One Hour with You
1932 · Dr. Andre Bertier
Monkey Business
1931 · Himself (voice)
The Smiling Lieutenant
1931 · Lt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn
The House That Shadows Built
1931 · (archive footage)
The Stolen Jools
1931 · Maurice Chevalier
The Little Cafe
1931 · Albert Lorifian
Playboy of Paris
1930 · Albert Loriflan
The Big Pond
1930 · Pierre Mirande
Paramount on Parade
1930 · Apache
The Love Parade
1929 · Count Alfred Renard
Innocents of Paris
1929 · Maurice Marney
L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine
1923 · Maurice
Par habitude
1923 · Maurice
Jim Bougne, boxeur
1923 · Maurice
Bad Boy
1923 · Louis-Philippe Massoubre
Gonzague
1923 · Gonzague / Maurice
Une soirée mondaine
1917 · Momo
The Dwarf Kingdom of Lilliput Versus Gigas the Tall, Prince of the Giants
1914
The Merry Widow Waltz
1908
TV shows (21)
The Century of Icons
2022 · Self (archive footage)
La Chance aux chansons
1984 · Self (archive footage)
Système 2
1975 · Self (archive footage)
Cadet Rousselle
1971 · Self
The Sorrow and the Pity
1969 · Self (archive footage), Songs
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
ABC Stage 67
1966 · Self
Der Sport-Spiegel
1963 · Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
Startime
1959 · Self
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957 · Maurice Chevalier
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · Self
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Recipient
Cinépanorama
1956 · Self
Max Liebman Presents
1954 · Special Guest
The Oscars
1953 · Self
This Is Your Life
1952 · Self
La Joie de vivre
1952 · Self - Guest
What's My Line?
1950 · Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self