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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Maurice Evans Biography (1901-1989)
Full name, Maurice Herbert Evans; born June 3, 1901, in Dorchester, England;naturalized American citizen, 1941; died March 12, 1989, in Rottingdean, England; son of Alfred Herbert (an analytical chemist) and Laura (Turner) Evans.
- Nationality
- English, American
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- June 3, 1901
- Dorchester, England
- Death Details
- March 12, 1989
- Rottingdean, England
Famous Works
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Credits
- STAGE DEBUT--Orestes, The Oresteia, Festival Theatre, Cambridge, U.K., 1926.
- LONDON DEBUT--P.C. Andrews, The One-Eyed Herring, Wyndham's Theatre, 1927.
- BROADWAY DEBUT--Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, Martin Beck Theatre, 1935.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
- Stephani, Listeners, Sir Blayden Coote, The Stranger in the House, HectorFrome and Edward Clements, Justice, and Borring and Graviter, Loyalties, allWyndham's Theatre, London, 1928.
- Jean, The Man They Buried, Ambassadors' Theatre, London, 1928.
- Wyn Hayward, Diversion, Little Theatre, London, 1928.
- Second Lieutenant Raleigh, Journey's End, Stage Society, Apollo Theatre,London, 1928, then Savoy Theatre, London, 1929.
- Young Frenchman, The Man I Killed, and the Sailor, The Queen Bee, both Savoy Theatre, 1930.
- Professor Agi, The Swan, St. James's Theatre, London, 1930.
- Owen Llewellyn, To See Ourselves, Ambassadors' Theatre, 1930.
- Marius, Sea Fever, New Theatre, London, 1931.
- Eric Masters, Those Naughty Nineties, Criterion Theatre, London, 1931.
- Nigel Chelmsford, Avalanche, Arts Theatre, London, 1932.
- Jean Jacques, The Heart Line, Lyric Theatre, London, 1932.
- Peter, Will You Love Me Always?, Globe Theatre, London, 1932.
- Reverend Peter Penlee, Playground, Royalty Theatre, London, 1932.
- Guy Daunt, Cecilia, Arts Theatre, 1933.
- Dick, The Soldier and the Gentlewoman, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1933.
- Arnold Waite, Other People's Lives, Wyndham's Theatre, 1933.
- Aristide, Ball at the Savoy, Drury Lane Theatre, London, 1933.
- Edward Voysey, The Voysey Inheritance, Sadler's Wells Theatre, then Shaftesbury Theatre, both London, 1934.
- Octavius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, title role, Richard II, Benedick,Much Ado about Nothing, and the Dauphin, Saint Joan, all Old Vic Company, Sadler's Wells Theatre, 1934.
- Petruchio, The Taming of the Shrew, Iago, Othello, title role, Hippolytus, Adolphus Cusins, Major Barbara, Silence, Henry IV, Part II, and title role,Hamlet, all Old Vic Company, Sadler's Wells Theatre, 1935.
- the Dauphin, Saint Joan, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1936.
- Napoleon, St. Helena, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1936.
- title role, Richard II, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1937.
- Sir John Falstaff, Henry IV, Part I, Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1937.
- title role, Hamlet, St. James Theatre, 1938.
- Sir John Falstaff, Henry IV, Part I, St. James Theatre, 1939.
- title role, Hamlet, 44th Street Theatre, New York City, 1939.
- title role, Richard II, and Malvolio, Twelfth Night, both St. James Theatre, 1940.
- title role, Macbeth, National Theatre, New York City, 1941.
- title role, Hamlet (also known as G.I. Hamlet), Columbus Circle Theatre,New York City, 1945, then City Center Theatre, New York City, 1946.
- John Tanner, Man and Superman, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1947.
- John Tanner, Man and Superman, City Center Theatre, 1949; andrew Crocker-Harris, The Browning Version, and Arthur Gosport, Harlequinade (double-bill),both Coronet Theatre, New York City, 1949.
- Dick Dudgeon, The Devil's Disciple, City Center Theatre, then Royale Theatre, New York City, both 1950.
- title role, Richard II, and Hjalmar Ekdal, The Wild Duck, both City Center Theatre, 1951.
- Tony Wendice, Dial M for Murder, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1952.
- King Magnus, The Apple Cart, Plymouth Theatre, 1956.
- Captain Shotover, Heartbreak House, Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1959.
- Reverend Brock, Tenderloin, 46th Street Theatre, New York City, 1960.
- H.J., The Aspern Papers, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1962.
- Shakespeare Revisited: A Program for Two Players (two-person show with Helen Hayes), American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1962.
- narrator, The Plague, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington, DC, 1973.
- Oberon, Othello, Romeo, and various roles, Shakespeare and the PerformingArts, Festival of Shakespeare Dance and Drama, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, 1973.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; PRODUCER
- (With Joseph Verner Reed and Boris Said) Hamlet, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1938.
- Henry IV, Part I, St. James Theatre, 1939.
- Hamlet, 44th Street Theatre, New York City, 1939.
- Richard II, St. James Theatre, 1940.
- (with John Haggott) Macbeth, National Theatre, New York City, 1941.
- Man and Superman, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1947.
- The Linden Tree, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1948.
- The Browning Version and Harlequinade (double-bill), both Coronet Theatre, New York City, 1949.
- (with George Schaefer) The Teahouse of the August Moon, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1953.
- (with Emmett Rogers) No Time for Sergeants, Alvin Theatre, New York City,1955, then Her Majesty's Theatre, London, 1956.
- (with Robert L. Joseph) Heartbreak House, Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1959.
- Also produced Hey Mac! and Shoot the Works, both during service with U.S.Army.
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Credits; MAJOR TOURS
- Ralph, After All, U.K. cities, 1931.
- Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, U.K. cities, 1935.
- title role, Richard II, U.S. cities, 1937.
- Malvolio, Twelfth Night, U.S. cities, 1940-41.
- title role, Macbeth, U.S. cities, 1942.
- title role, Hamlet (also known as G.I. Hamlet), U.S. cities, 1945-47.
- John Tanner, Man and Superman, U.S. cities, 1948-49.
- Dick Dudgeon, The Devil's Disciple, U.S. cities, 1950.
- producer (with Schaefer), The Teahouse of the August Moon, U.S.
- cities, 1956.
- producer (with Rogers), No Time for Sergeants, U.S. cities, 1956-58.
- King Magnus, The Apple Cart, U.S. cities, 1957.
- Shakespeare Revisited: A Program for Two Players (two-person show with Helen Hayes), U.S. cities, 1962-63.
- Also appeared in The Grass Is Greener, U.S. cities, 1965; and as title role, Hamlet (also known as G.I. Hamlet), Armed Forces tour.
- FILM DEBUT--Langford, White Cargo, Harold Auten, 1930.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
- Rodney Langford, Raise the Roof, First National/Pathe, 1930.
- Roger Smith, Should a Doctor Tell?, Regal, 1931.
- Paul Hart, Marry Me, Ideal/Gaumont, 1932.
- Tootles, Wedding Rehearsal, Ideal, 1932.
- Didier, The Empress and I (also known as Ich und die Kaiserin, Heart Song, and The Only Girl), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1933.
- Robin, Bypass to Happiness, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1934.
- Anton Maroni, The Path of Glory, Producers Distributors, 1934.
- Phillip Allen, Checkmate, Paramount, 1935.
- poor man, Scrooge, Paramount, 1935.
- Henry Springer Elcott, Kind Lady, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1951.
- Caesar, Androcles and the Lion, RKO, 1952.
- Arthur Sullivan, The Great Gilbert and Sullivan (also known as The Storyof Gilbert and Sullivan), United Artists, 1953.
- title role, Macbeth, Prominent, 1963.
- Prist, The War Lord, Universal, 1965.
- Sir Norman Swickert, One of Our Spies Is Missing, MGM, 1966.
- Nicolai, Jack of Diamonds, MGM, 1967.
- Dr. Zaius, Planet of the Apes, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968.
- Hutch, Rosemary's Baby, Paramount, 1968.
- Dr. Matthews, The Body Stealers (also known as Thin Air), Allied Artists,1969.
- Dr. Zaius, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970.
- Inspector Daniels, Terror in the Wax Museum, Cinerama, 1973.
- Hobart, The Jerk, Universal, 1979.
- Also appeared in Sam Hughes' War, 1984.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
- Maurice, Bewitched, ABC, 1964-72.
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Credits; PILOTS
- Dr. George Barger, U.M.C. (also known as Operation Heartbeat), CBS, 1969.
- Leroy Wintermore, The Girl, the Gold Watch, and Everything, syndicated, 1980.
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Credits; EPISODIC
- The Puzzler, Batman, ABC, 1967.
- Also "Caesar and Cleopatra," General Electric Theatre, CBS; Tarzan, NBC;The Six Million Dollar Man, ABC.
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Credits; MOVIES
- Harry Masters, Brotherhood of the Bell, CBS, 1970.
- Major Geoffrey Palgrave, Agatha Christie's "A Caribbean Mystery," CBS, 1983.
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Credits; SPECIALS
- Title role, "Hamlet," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1953.
- title role, "Richard II," and title role, "Macbeth," both Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1954.
- Dick Dudgeon, "The Devil's Disciple," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1955.
- host, Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1955-58.
- Petruchio, "The Taming of the Shrew," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1956.
- John Tanner, "Man and Superman," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1956.
- Malvolio, "Twelfth Night," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1957.
- Tony Wendice, "Dial M for Murder," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1958.
- Prospero, "The Tempest," and title role, "Macbeth" (color rebroadcast of1954 production), both Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1960.
- Bishop Cauchon, "Saint Joan," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1967.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; ALL AS PRODUCER SPECIALS
- "The Devil's Disciple," "Dream Girl," and (with Jack Royal) "Alice in Wonderland," all Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1955.
- "The Corn Is Green," "The Good Fairy," "The Taming of the Shrew," and "The Cradle Song," all Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1956.
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Writings;STAGE
- (Adaptor) Hamlet (also known as G.I. Hamlet), Columbus Circle Theatre, New York City, 1945, then City Center Theatre, New York City, 1946, and tour ofU.S. cities, 1945-47, and Armed Forces tour.
Further Reference
OBITUARIES AND OTHER SOURCES:
- New York Times, March 14, 1989.
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