Maurice Baquet
Known for Acting · 80 credits
- Born
- 1911-05-26
- Died
- 2005-07-08
- Place of birth
- Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, France
- Also known as
- Морис Баке
Biography
Maurice Baquet is a cellist, actor, sportsman and French entertainer, born May 26, 1911 in Villefranche-sur-Saône and died July 8, 2005 in Noisy-le-Grand. Maurice Baquet was married twice: with Jacqueline Figus (1920-2011) from October 31, 1944 to June 20, 1959, with whom they had a daughter, Sophie, and with Maria Yakimova from February 20, 1964 until her death. The couple had four children: Anne, Gregori. All of them, as well as Sophie, born from her first marriage, are actors and singers — Stéphane, light designer and Dimitri, show producer. ...
A native of Beaujolais, he took cello lessons at the Lyon conservatory and then those in Paris where he was in the same class as Henri Betti, Paul Bonneau, Léo Chauliac, Henri Dutilleux, Louiguy, Pierre Spiers and Raymond Trouard and where he won first prize. This did not prevent him from failing the entrance examination for the orchestra of the Paris Opera, which motivated him to give up a classical career.
However, he does not leave his cello behind. On the contrary, the instrument accompanies him throughout his life and we remember the wink that Joseph Losey allowed him during a short but moving sequence in Monsieur Klein. In the early 1930s, he rubbed shoulders with Pierre and Jacques Prévert, Roger Blin and joined the famous October Group, an agitprop group, closely linked to the French Communist Party. He set up his career as an actor there and devoted himself to beautiful texts, in particular the poems of Aragon and Paul Éluard. In 1935, he made his first feature film under the direction of Marc Allégret, Les Beaux Jours. A filmography of more than 80 titles follows. His head as a resourceful and facetious kid also earned him the role of Bibi Fricotin, then that of Ribouldingue in two films by Marcel Aboulker.
At the theater, he plays in the operettas Andalousie and Gipsy by Francis Lopez. He also performed at the cabaret, sometimes accompanied on tap dance by Jacqueline Figus, his wife since 1944.
He also participated in ski mountaineering competitions, as well as more humorous performances, such as his ski descent from the stairs of the Butte Montmartre in 1946. In the same vein, he also skied down the stairs from the Maison de la Radio, following a bet. In 1947, he presented with the whimsical Saint-Granier a bicycle-ski allowing to go down the slopes. Friend of Roger Frison-Roche, we find him in the credits of Premier de cordée (1944). In 1955, he co-directed Stars and Tempests with Gaston Rébuffat and Georges Tairraz, which won the Grand Prix at the Trente Festival. On July 13, 1956, he made the first ascent of the south-east face of the Aiguille du Midi in Chamonix with Gaston Rébuffat, sequences of which can be seen in Entre terre et ciel.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (72)
The Adolescent
1979
as Jules, le cantonnier
Z
1969
as Heroic Bricklayer
Mr. Klein
1976
as Musician (uncredited)
Andalusia
1951
as Pepe
Final Accord
1938
as Serge Didot
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Madame Claude 2
1981
as Le professeur de Violoncelle
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
1936
as Charles, concierges' son
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
1976
as Un flic
The Angel
1982
as Le premier bibliothécaire
Entre Terre et Ciel
1961
as Self
Le Débutant
1986
as Maurice
Vive les femmes !
1984
as Albert, cafe owner
Bibi Fricotin
1951
as Bibi Fricotin
They Met on Skis
1940
as Boulot
The Last Metro
1945
as Henri Remonge
The Trump Card
1942
as Mickey
The Lower Depths
1936
as Aliocha, le fou accordéoniste
Twisted Mistress
1942
as Firmin
Mystery Tour
1947
as Teddy
Le Trésor des Pieds-Nickelés
1950
as Ribouldingue
Faszination Bergfilm - Himmelhoch und Abgrundtief
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Mandrin
1962
as 'Court-Toujours'
Strictement personnel
1985
as Le concierge
El sueño de Andalucía
1951
as Pepe
Les Rois du gag
1985
as Robert
Alibi
1937
as Gérard
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II
1993
as Self
Stowaway in the Sky
1960
as Mechanic
Little Claus and Big Claus
1964
as Le petit Claus
Coup de tête
1944
as The conductor (uncredited)
First in Line
1944
as Boule
Hatred
1938
as le joueur d'harmonica
Les Aventures des Pieds-Nickelés
1948
as Ribouldingue
Le Roi des cons
1981
as Le patron de l'hôtel
Adieu Léonard
1943
as Lantern seller
The Sad Sack
1950
as Turlot
Roulez jeunesse !
1993
as François
Hélène
1936
as Durant Tout Court
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet
1955
as Jojo, le fils aîné de Robert et Mathilde
Tête à claques
1982
as Neighbor
Frédérica
1942
as Un ami de Gilbert
Le Chant de l'exilé
1943
as Gaspard Duval dit Pas Béni
Autour d'un Film de Montagne
1944
as Self
Ballerina
1937
as Machinist
Perilous Assignment
1959
as Self - Guide's Client
Pas un mot à la reine mère
1946
as The reporter
Salut, j'arrive
1982
as Man with the cello
Chamonix - Mont Blanc, Une histoire de conquêtes
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Happy Days
1935
as Toto
Tailleur pour dames
1985
as Bassinet
Stars and Storms
1955
as Self
Girls of Paris
1936
as Gaston
Driving Lesson
1946
as Jean
Sextette
1948
as Rondo
Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds
1998
as Self
A Night at the Moulin Rouge
1957
Alice au pays des merveilles
1970
as Father Guillaume
Only God Sees Me
1998
as Mr Crémieux
Le Divorcement
1979
as Luthier
Baquet's Comeback
1988
as Self
Lady Killer
1937
as Le soldat malade
La Braconne
1993
as The grandfather
Grimpeur Étoile
1989
Départ à zéro
1943
as Colibri
Youth in Revolt
1938
as Arthur
Place de la Concorde
1939
as Papillon
Babilée '91
1992
as Self - Actor
My Treasure
1948
The World of Gaston Rébuffat
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Maurice Baquet, The Accorded
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Sacrifice of Honor
1935
About Maurice Baquet
Maurice Baquet is a cellist, actor, sportsman and French entertainer, born May 26, 1911 in Villefranche-sur-Saône and died July 8, 2005 in Noisy-le-Grand. Maurice Baquet was married twice: with Jacqueline Figus (1920-2011) from October 31, 1944 to June 20, 1959, with whom they had a daughter, Sophie, and with Maria Yakimova from February 20, 1964 until her death. The couple had four children: Anne, Gregori. All of them, as well as Sophie, born from her first marriage, are actors and singers — Stéphane, light designer and Dimitri, show producer… With 80 credits spanning from 1935 to 2023, Maurice Baquet has appeared in 72 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Maurice Baquet Movies
- The Adolescent (1979) — as Jules, le cantonnier
- Z (1969) — as Heroic Bricklayer
- Mr. Klein (1976) — as Musician (uncredited)
- Andalusia (1951) — as Pepe
- Final Accord (1938) — as Serge Didot
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