Maurice Chevalier
Born
September 12, 1888
Died
January 1, 1972 (83 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
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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Known For
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Self (archive footage)
2023
The Century of Icons
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2022
Rendez-vous With Maurice Chevalier
Self - Entertainer (archive footage)
2021
Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol
Self (archive footage)
2019
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
Self (archive footage)
2018
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Self (archive footage)
2015
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
2003
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self (archive footage)
1990
La Chance aux chansons
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
1984
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1976
Système 2
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1975
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage)
1974
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
1973
Cadet Rousselle
Self · (1 episode)
1971
The Sorrow and the Pity
Self (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
1969
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1968
Monkeys, Go Home!
Father Sylvain
1967
ABC Stage 67
Self · (1 episode)
1966
Chance at Love
Self (segment "Les interviews-vérités") (uncredited)
1964
I'd Rather Be Rich
Philip Dulaine
1964
Panic Button
Fontaine
1964
A New Kind of Love
Self
1963
Der Sport-Spiegel
Self · (1 episode)
1963
In Search of the Castaways
Jacques Paganel
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (1 episode)
1962
Jessica
Father Antonio
1962
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe
Self - Host
1962
Black Tights
Himself / Narrator
1961
Fanny
Panisse
1961
Pepe
Maurice Chevalier
1960
A Breath of Scandal
Prince Philip
1960
Can-Can
Paul Barriere
1960
Count Your Blessings
Duc de St. Cloud
1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
(1 episode)
1958
Gigi
Honoré Lachaille
1958
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Maurice Chevalier · (1 episode)
1957
Love in the Afternoon
Claude Chavasse
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Recipient · (1 episode)
1956
Cinépanorama
Self · (1 episode)
1956
My Seven Little Sins
Comte André de Courvallon
1954
Max Liebman Presents
Special Guest · (1 episode)
1954
100 Years of Love
Massimo (segment "Amore 1954")
1954
Schlagerparade
himself
1953
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
1953
This Is Your Life
Self · (1 episode)
1952
Just Me
Maurice Vallier aka 'Ma Pomme'
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (2 episodes)
1950
Riviera Dream
Maurice Chevalier
1950
A Royal Affair
The King
1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (5 episodes)
1948
Paris 1900
Self (archive footage)
1948
Silence Is Golden
Émile Clément
1947
Personal Column
Robert Fleury
1939
Break the News
François Verrier
1938
The Man of the Day
Alfred Boulard
1937
With a Smile
Victor Larnois
1936
The Beloved Vagabond
Gaston de Nerac 'Paragot'
1936
Le Vagabond bien-aimé
Caston de Nerac
1936
Le Vagabond bien-aimé
Gaston de Nerac
1936
Folies Bergère
Eugene Charlier / Baron Cassini
1935
Folies Bergère
Eugene Charlier / Baron Fernand Cassini
1935
The Merry Widow
Count Danilo
1934
The Way to Love
François
1933
A Bedtime Story
Monsieur Rene
1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-5
Self
1932
Love Me Tonight
Maurice 'Baron' Courtelin
1932
Make Me a Star
Maurice Chevalier (uncredited)
1932
One Hour with You
Dr. Andre Bertier
1932
Monkey Business
Himself (voice)
1931
The Smiling Lieutenant
Lt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn
1931
The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
1931
The Stolen Jools
Maurice Chevalier
1931
The Little Cafe
Albert Lorifian
1931
Playboy of Paris
Albert Loriflan
1930
The Big Pond
Pierre Mirande
1930
Paramount on Parade
Apache
1930
The Love Parade
Count Alfred Renard
1930
Innocents of Paris
Maurice Marney
1929
L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine
Maurice
1923
Par habitude
Maurice
1923
Jim Bougne, boxeur
Maurice
1923
Bad Boy
Louis-Philippe Massoubre
1923
Gonzague
Gonzague / Maurice
1923
Une soirée mondaine
Momo
1917
The Dwarf Kingdom of Lilliput Versus Gigas the Tall, Prince of the Giants
1914
La Valse à la mode
1908