* 3.6.1901, Dorchester, Engeland - † 1989

The son of a justice of the peace, an amateur playwright, he began his career as a boy singer and later appeared in his father's adaptations of Thomas Hardy's novels. He made his professional stage debut in 1926 and his first London appearance the following year. While striving for recognition, he operated a cleaning and dyeing establishment, but by 1929, when he scored a personal triumph in Journey's End, he was successful enough to devote all his energies to the stage. In 1934 he joined the Old Vic company and the following year he left for the US to begin a long and illustrious career on Broadway, highlighted by eloquent interpretations of Shakespeare and Shaw. He became a US citizen in 1941, and during WWII he was put in charge of the Army Entertainment Section, Central Pacific Theater, with the rank of major. Evans' screen appearances have been sporadic and his film roles have not always been consistent with his stature on the stage. His TV career has been more prolific and prominent, however, consisting of many specials and a regular role in the "Bewitched" series.

Filmografie van Maurice Evans

1930   RAISE THE ROOF     

1930   SHOULD A DOCTOR TELL?   

1930   WHITE CARGO        

1932   WEDDING REHEARSAL        

1933   HEART SONG/THE ONLY GIRL        

1935   SCROOGE     

1951   KIND LADY    

1952   ANDROCLES AND THE LION                      — as Caesar

1953  THE GREATGILBERTANDSULLIVAN                                                     THE STORY OF GILBERT AND SULLIVAN      — as Sullivan

1960   MACBETH                                            — title role

1963   MACBETH     

1965   THE WAR LORD       

1967   JACK OF DIAMONDS 

1968   PLANET OF THE APES        

1968   ROSEMARY'S BABY    performer

1969   THIN AIR/THE BODY STEALERS     

1969   U.M.C.

1970   BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES        

1973   TERROR IN THE WAX MUSEUM      

1979   THE JERK      

1980   THE GIRL, THE GOLD WATCH & EVERYTHING      

1983   A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY