Biography: life and films
Maurice Chevalier was a French actor and singer. He was born in Paris, France on 12th September 1888 and died in Paris, France on 1st January 1972, aged 83.His best films as an actor include Ernst Lubitsch's comedy The Smiling Lieutenant (1931), Rouben Mamoulian's Love Me Tonight (1932), George Cukor's Une heure près de toi (1932), The Merry Widow (1934) and René Clair's Le Silence est d'or (1947).
Maurice Chevalier appeared in 69 films.
He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Henri Diamant-Berger (8 films), Ernst Lubitsch (5), Ludwig Berger (3), René Clair (2), Norman Taurog (2), Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon (2), Jean Negulesco (2), Jean Boyer (2), Hobart Henley (2), Georges Monca (2), Dorothy Arzner (2), Curtis Bernhardt (2) and (2).
His most frequent genres include: comedy (37 films), comedy-romance (19), drama (10), comedy-drama (7), romance (6) and Documentary (4).
Our average rating for Maurice Chevalier over all films is: 2.8
Filmography
Key: a = actor
Par habitude (1911) [a]
La Valse renversante (1914) [a]
Gonzague (1922) [a]
Le Mauvais garçon (1922) [a]
Jim Bougne, boxeur (1923) [a]
L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine (1923) [a]
Innocents of Paris (1929) [a]
The Love Parade (1929) [a]
Galas de la Paramount (1930) [a]
La Grande mare (1930) [a]
Paramount en parade (1930) [a]
Paramount on Parade (1930) [a]
Playboy of Paris (1930) [a]
The Big Pond (1930) [a]
Le Petit café (1931) [a]
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) [a]
Love Me Tonight (1932) [a]
Make Me a Star (1932) [a]
One Hour with You (1932) [a]
Une heure près de toi (1932) [a]
A Bedtime Story (1933) [a]
L'Amour guidé (1933) [a]
The Way to Love (1933) [a]
La Veuve joyeuse (1934) [a]
Folies Bergère de Paris (1935) [a]
Avec le sourire (1936) [a]
L'Homme des Folies-Bergère (1936) [a]
Le Vagabond bien-aimé (1936) [a]
The Beloved Vagabond (1936) [a]
L'Homme du jour (1937) [a]
Pièges (1939) [a]
Le Silence est d'or (1947) [a]
Le Roi (1949) [a]
Ma pomme (1950) [a]
Schlagerparade (1953) [a]
Cento anni d'amore (1954) [a]
J'avais sept filles (1954) [a]
Love in the Afternoon (1957) [a]
Gigi (1958) [a]
Count Your Blessings (1959) [a]
1-2-3-4 ou Les Collants noirs (1960) [a]
A Breath of Scandal (1960) [a]
Can-Can (1960) [a]
Pepe (1960) [a]
Fanny (1961) [a]
In Search of the Castaways (1962) [a]
Jessica (1962) [a]
A New Kind of Love (1963) [a]
I'd Rather Be Rich (1964) [a]
La Chance et l'amour (1964) [a]
Panic Button (1964) [a]
The Love Goddesses (1965) [a]
Monkeys, Go Home! (1967) [a]
That's Entertainment! (1974) [a]
Hooray for Hollywood (1975) [a]
Chacun son cinéma (2007) [a]
Operator (2015) [a]
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