Portrait of Maurice Chevalier

Acting

Maurice Chevalier

Career

Active from 1917 to 1967, busiest in 1923 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
41
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Love Me Tonight
Love Me Tonight
GoodWatch score87/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Golden Globe Awards · Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award

    1958 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Academy Honorary Award

    1958 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

    1961 · Nominated

    Fanny

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

    1958 · Nominated

    Gigi

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

    1957 · Nominated

    Love in the Afternoon

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Leading Role

    1930 · Nominated · 3rd Academy Awards

    The Big Pond, The Love Parade

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Leading Role

    1930 · Nominated · 3rd Academy Awards

    The Love Parade

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Leading Role

    1930 · Nominated · 3rd Academy Awards

    The Big Pond

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Maurice Chevalier Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.2, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    3.1, average 5.5
  • Tension
    3.5, average 5.9
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • French Cinema 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Musical Comedy 2
  • Mistaken Identity 2
  • Showbiz 2
  • Classic Film 2
  • 19th Century Setting 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Golden Age Hollywood 2
  • Pre-Code Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

as (archive footage)

1970s

4 titles · average score 73
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

as (archive footage)

Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (1974)
GoodWatch score 83

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Aristocats
The Aristocats (1970)
GoodWatch score 68

Theme Song Performance

1960s

9 titles · average score 58
Monkeys, Go Home!
Monkeys, Go Home! (1967)
GoodWatch score 54

as Father Sylvain

Panic Button
Panic Button (1964)
GoodWatch score 49

as Fontaine

I'd Rather Be Rich
I'd Rather Be Rich (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Philip Dulaine

In Search of the Castaways
In Search of the Castaways (1962)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jacques Paganel

Jessica
Jessica (1962)
GoodWatch score 53

as Father Antonio

Fanny
Fanny (1961)
GoodWatch score 66

as Panisse

Can-Can
Can-Can (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

as Paul Barriere

A Breath of Scandal
A Breath of Scandal (1960)
GoodWatch score 51

as Prince Philip

Pepe
Pepe (1960)
GoodWatch score 57

as Maurice Chevalier

1950s

10 titles · average score 63
Count Your Blessings
Count Your Blessings (1959)
GoodWatch score 49

as Duc de St. Cloud

Gigi
Gigi (1958)
GoodWatch score 75

as Honoré Lachaille

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)

TV show

Love in the Afternoon
Love in the Afternoon (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as Claude Chavasse

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show · as Maurice Chevalier

My Seven Little Sins
My Seven Little Sins (1954)

as Comte André de Courvallon

Max Liebman Presents
Max Liebman Presents (1954)

TV show · as Special Guest

100 Years of Love
100 Years of Love (1954)

as Massimo (segment "Amore 1954")

Just Me
Just Me (1950)

as Maurice Vallier aka 'Ma Pomme'

Riviera Dream
Riviera Dream (1950)

as Maurice Chevalier

1940s

2 titles · average score 70
A Royal Affair
A Royal Affair (1949)

as The King

Silence Is Golden
Silence Is Golden (1947)
GoodWatch score 70

as Émile Clément

1930s

22 titles · average score 64
Personal Column
Personal Column (1939)
GoodWatch score 68

as Robert Fleury

Folies Bergère de Paris
Folies Bergère de Paris (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

as Eugene Charlier / Baron Fernand Cassini

La Veuve joyeuse
La Veuve joyeuse (1935)

as Danilo

Folies Bergère
Folies Bergère (1935)

as Eugene Charlier / Baron Cassini

The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow (1934)
GoodWatch score 80

as Count Danilo

The Way to Love
The Way to Love (1933)

as François

A Bedtime Story
A Bedtime Story (1933)

as Monsieur Rene

Love Me Tonight
Love Me Tonight (1932)
GoodWatch score 87

as Maurice 'Baron' Courtelin

One Hour with You
One Hour with You (1932)
GoodWatch score 68

as Dr. Andre Bertier

The Smiling Lieutenant
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
GoodWatch score 78

as Lt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn

The Little Cafe
The Little Cafe (1931)

as Albert Lorifian

The Big Pond
The Big Pond (1930)
GoodWatch score 42

as Pierre Mirande

1920s

7 titles · average score 85
The Love Parade
The Love Parade (1929)
GoodWatch score 85

as Count Alfred Renard

Innocents of Paris
Innocents of Paris (1929)

as Maurice Marney

Gonzague
Gonzague (1923)

as Gonzague / Maurice

L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine
L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine (1923)

as Maurice

Bad Boy
Bad Boy (1923)

as Louis-Philippe Massoubre

Par habitude
Par habitude (1923)

as Maurice

Jim Bougne, boxeur
Jim Bougne, boxeur (1923)

as Maurice

1910s

1 title
Une soirée mondaine
Une soirée mondaine (1917)

as Momo