Maurice Chevalier

Personal Info

Birthday

September 12, 1888

Day of Death

1972-01-01

(83 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As

Maurice Auguste Chevalier

Maurice Chevalier

Biography

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.

Known For

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

Gigi

Love in the Afternoon

Love Me Tonight

In Search of the Castaways

That's Entertainment!

Fanny

Pepe

Filmography

2023
L'Âge d'or de la pub
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Charles Trenet, l'enchanteur
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Rendez-vous With Maurice Chevalier
as Self - Entertainer (archive footage)
2019
Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
1990
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self (archive footage)
1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
1974
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
1967
Monkeys, Go Home!
as Father Sylvain
1964
Chance at Love
as Self (segment "Les interviews-vérités") (uncredited)
I'd Rather Be Rich
as Philip Dulaine
Panic Button
as Fontaine
1963
A New Kind of Love
as Self
1962
In Search of the Castaways
as Jacques Paganel
Jessica
as Father Antonio
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe
as Self - Host
1961
Black Tights
as Himself / Narrator
Fanny
as Panisse
1960
Pepe
as Maurice Chevalier
A Breath of Scandal
as Prince Philip
Can-Can
as Paul Barriere
1959
Count Your Blessings
as Duc de St. Cloud
1958
Gigi
as Honoré Lachaille
1957
Love in the Afternoon
as Claude Chavasse
1954
My Seven Little Sins
as Comte André de Courvallon
100 Years of Love
as Massimo (segment "Amore 1954")
1953
Schlagerparade
as himself
1950
Just Me
as Maurice Vallier aka 'Ma Pomme'
Riviera Dream
as Maurice Chevalier
1949
A Royal Affair
as The King
1948
Paris 1900
as Self (archive footage)
1947
Silence Is Golden
as Émile Clément
1939
Personal Column
as Robert Fleury
1938
Break the News
as François Verrier
1937
The Man of the Day
as Alfred Boulard
1936
With a Smile
as Victor Larnois
The Beloved Vagabond
as Gaston de Nerac 'Paragot'
Le Vagabond bien-aimé
as Gaston de Nerac
1935
Folies Bergère
as Eugene Charlier / Baron Cassini
1934
The Merry Widow
as Count Danilo
1933
The Way to Love
as François
A Bedtime Story
as Monsieur Rene
1932
Hollywood on Parade No. A-5
as Self
Love Me Tonight
as Maurice 'Baron' Courtelin
Make Me a Star
as Maurice Chevalier (uncredited)
One Hour with You
as Dr. Andre Bertier
1931
Monkey Business
as Himself (voice)
The Smiling Lieutenant
as Lt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
The Stolen Jools
as Maurice Chevalier
The Little Cafe
as Albert Lorifian
1930
Playboy of Paris
as Albert Loriflan
The Big Pond
as Pierre Mirande
Paramount on Parade
as Apache
The Love Parade
as Count Alfred Renard
1929
Innocents of Paris
as Maurice Marney
1923
L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine
as Maurice
Par habitude
as Maurice
Jim Bougne, boxeur
as Maurice
Bad Boy
as Louis-Philippe Massoubre
Gonzague
as Gonzague / Maurice
1917
Une soirée mondaine
as Momo