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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/06/2023
Charles Trenet, l'enchanteur
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/03/2022
Rendez-vous With Maurice Chevalier
Character:Self - Entertainer (archive footage)
Release Date:19/12/2021
Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:05/06/2019
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:25/12/2018
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/11/2015
Complicated Women
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/05/2003
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:23/07/1990
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1984
That's Entertainment, Part II
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:16/05/1976
Hooray for Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1976
That's Entertainment!
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:21/06/1974
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1973
Sammy Davis Jr. in Europa
Character:Self
Release Date:06/02/1968
Monkeys, Go Home!
Character:Father Sylvain
Release Date:08/02/1967
The Love Goddesses
Character:(Archive Footage)
Release Date:03/03/1965
Show - Charme - Chansons
Character:Self
Release Date:02/02/1965
Chance at Love
Character:Self (segment "Les interviews-vérités") (uncredited)
Release Date:30/10/1964
I'd Rather Be Rich
Character:Philip Dulaine
Release Date:25/08/1964
Panic Button
Character:Fontaine
Release Date:10/04/1964
A New Kind of Love
Character:Self
Release Date:10/10/1963
In Search of the Castaways
Character:Jacques Paganel
Release Date:01/12/1962
Jessica
Character:Father Antonio
Release Date:19/04/1962
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:11/02/1962
Black Tights
Character:Himself / Narrator
Release Date:07/09/1961
Fanny
Character:Panisse
Release Date:28/06/1961
Pepe
Character:Maurice Chevalier
Release Date:21/12/1960
A Breath of Scandal
Character:Prince Philip
Release Date:16/03/1960
Can-Can
Character:Paul Barriere
Release Date:09/03/1960
Count Your Blessings
Character:Duc de St. Cloud
Release Date:23/04/1959
Gigi
Character:Honoré Lachaille
Release Date:15/05/1958
Love in the Afternoon
Character:Claude Chavasse
Release Date:29/05/1957
My Seven Little Sins
Character:Comte André de Courvallon
Release Date:29/11/1954
100 Years of Love
Character:Massimo (segment "Amore 1954")
Release Date:25/02/1954
Schlagerparade
Character:himself
Release Date:03/11/1953
Just Me
Character:Maurice Vallier aka 'Ma Pomme'
Release Date:15/11/1950
Riviera Dream
Character:Maurice Chevalier
Release Date:01/01/1950
A Royal Affair
Character:The King
Release Date:14/12/1949
Paris 1900
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:25/02/1948
Silence Is Golden
Character:Émile Clément
Release Date:21/05/1947
Personal Column
Character:Robert Fleury
Release Date:05/12/1939
Break the News
Character:François Verrier
Release Date:02/01/1938
The Man of the Day
Character:Alfred Boulard
Release Date:02/01/1937
With a Smile
Character:Victor Larnois
Release Date:03/12/1936
The Beloved Vagabond
Character:Gaston de Nerac 'Paragot'
Release Date:24/08/1936
Le Vagabond bien-aimé
Character:Caston de Nerac
Release Date:08/05/1936
Le Vagabond bien-aimé
Character:Gaston de Nerac
Release Date:08/05/1936
Folies Bergère
Character:Eugene Charlier / Baron Cassini
Release Date:09/05/1935
Folies Bergère
Character:Eugene Charlier / Baron Fernand Cassini
Release Date:22/02/1935
The Merry Widow
Character:Count Danilo
Release Date:02/11/1934
The Way to Love
Character:François
Release Date:20/10/1933
A Bedtime Story
Character:Monsieur Rene
Release Date:22/04/1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-5
Character:Self
Release Date:16/12/1932
Love Me Tonight
Character:Maurice 'Baron' Courtelin
Release Date:18/08/1932
Make Me a Star
Character:Maurice Chevalier (uncredited)
Release Date:01/07/1932
One Hour with You
Character:Dr. Andre Bertier
Release Date:23/03/1932
Monkey Business
Character:Himself (voice)
Release Date:19/09/1931
The Smiling Lieutenant
Character:Lt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn
Release Date:01/08/1931
The House That Shadows Built
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:08/07/1931
The Stolen Jools
Character:Maurice Chevalier
Release Date:04/04/1931
The Little Cafe
Character:Albert Lorifian
Release Date:20/01/1931
Playboy of Paris
Character:Albert Loriflan
Release Date:18/10/1930
The Big Pond
Character:Pierre Mirande
Release Date:03/05/1930
Paramount on Parade
Character:Apache
Release Date:22/04/1930
The Love Parade
Character:Count Alfred Renard
Release Date:18/01/1930
Innocents of Paris
Character:Maurice Marney
Release Date:02/01/1929
L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine
Character:Maurice
Release Date:23/10/1923
Par habitude
Character:Maurice
Release Date:28/09/1923
Jim Bougne, boxeur
Character:Maurice
Release Date:15/06/1923
Bad Boy
Character:Louis-Philippe Massoubre
Release Date:09/02/1923
Gonzague
Character:Gonzague / Maurice
Release Date:23/01/1923
Une soirée mondaine
Character:Momo
Release Date:02/02/1917
The Dwarf Kingdom of Lilliput Versus Gigas the Tall, Prince of the Giants
Character:
Release Date:18/10/1914
La Valse à la mode
Character:
Release Date:18/10/1908
Television Appearances
The Century of Icons
Character:Self (archive footage)
La Chance aux chansons
Character:Self (archive footage)
Système 2
Character:Self (archive footage)
Cadet Rousselle
Character:Self
The Sorrow and the Pity
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
ABC Stage 67
Character:Self
Der Sport-Spiegel
Character:Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Character:
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Character:Maurice Chevalier
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Character:Self
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Recipient
Cinépanorama
Character:Self
Max Liebman Presents
Character:Special Guest
The Oscars
Character:Self
This Is Your Life
Character:Self
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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