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Maurice Evans
Born: 3rd Jun 1901 Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK - Died 12th Mar 1989
Dept: Acting
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Maurice Herbert Evans (June 3, 1901 – March 12, 1989) was an English-born British-American actor of Welsh descent, noted for his interpretations of Shakespearean characters. His best-known screen roles are Dr. Zaius in the 1968 film Planet of the Apes and as Samantha Stephens's father, Maurice in TV series Bewitched.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 65
Film: 40 (62%)
Television: 25 (38%)
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Filmography
2023
"Bewitched" remains beloved nearly 60 years after its debut. The series lead, Elizabeth Montgomery, was a complex, strong-willed woman whose life and ... view
Character:
Self/Maurice (archive footage)
Oct 1987 (first aired)
Micki and Ryan with the help of their friend Jack try to recover cursed antiques so they can store them in safety inside the antique store's vault. ... view
Character:
Gareth Winslow (1 ep.)
1983
Aging Major Palgrave, an idiosyncratic but charming mystery writer, reveals to Miss Jane Marple that one of the guests at a luxurious Caribbean resort ... view
Character:
Major Palgrave
1980
After inheriting a magical gold watch from his multimillionaire uncle's estate, Robert Hays and his girlfriend, Pam Dawber, soon discover not only tha ... view
Character:
D. Leroy Wintermore
1979
After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him ... view
Character:
Hobart
Sep 1977 (first aired)
Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard ... view
Character:
Hollister Dale (1 ep.)
1974
The ghost of Sir Simon Canterville has been roaming his castle searching in vain for a descendant who will release him from the Canterville curse by p ... view
Character:
Lord Canterville
Dec 1973 (first aired)
A spinster and her widowed sister, who are also mystery writers, try to solve mysterious murders. ... view
Character:
Judge N.D. (1 ep.)
1973
A criminal organization known as OSO specializes in kidnapping high ranking U.S. representatives. Although Steve Austin has already thwarted one of th ... view
Character:
Chairman of the Board
1973
Terrifying wax figures of renowned personalities, such as Attila the Hun and Jack the Ripper, surround the sale of a London museum. ... view
Character:
Inspector Daniels
Sep 1972 (first aired)
Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate murders and other serious crimes in San Francisco. Stone ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 1972 (first aired)
Search is an American science fiction series that aired on Wednesday nights on NBC at 10 pm ET, from September 1972 to August 1973. It ran for 23 epis ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 1971 (first aired)
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing ap ... view
Character:
Raymond (1 ep.)
1970
A successful professor has his life disrupted by a secret from his past — in his college days he became a member of a powerful secret society, and n ... view
Character:
Harry Masters
1970
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface. ... view
Character:
Dr. Zaius
1969
Lawsuits fly when a widow believes a gifted surgeon allowed her husband to die so his heart could be transplanted into the doctor's ailing mentor and ... view
Character:
Dr. Easler
1969
In Britain, bodies of NATO paratroopers are being snatched during routine jumps by a mysterious red-beam of otherworldly origin. ... view
Character:
Dr. Matthews / Alien
Sep 1968 (first aired)
The Mod Squad was the enormously successful groundbreaking "hippie" undercover cop show that ran on ABC from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973 ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 1968 (first aired)
The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totalin ... view
Character:
Harold Wyler (1 ep.)
1968
A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the pur ... view
Character:
Hutch
1968
Tarzan has to deal with slave traders who are making raids into African villages to get slaves. ... view
Character:
Sir Basil Bertram
1968
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds him ... view
Character:
Dr. Zaius
1967
The protégé of a famous cat burglar reluctantly agrees to join forces with a lesser criminal in the daring heist of several famous jewels from a see ... view
Character:
Nicolai Vodkine
1967
Henchmen of the dictator from a South American country blackmail Nick Thomas into being a government spy. The former smuggler is to pose as a priest a ... view
Character:
1967
"Lionpower from MGM" (1967) is an exciting 60's promotional short subject, which showcases MGM's releases for the 1967-68 film season under a "five se ... view
Character:
Self - Nicolai Vodkine (archive footage) (uncredited)
1966
A biochemist develops a process that reverses ageing but, when he disappears, it's up to Napoleon Solo and Ilya Kuryakin to recover or destroy the pro ... view
Character:
Sir Norman Swickert
Sep 1966 (first aired)
Tarzan is a series that aired on NBC from 1966 – 1968. The series portrayed Tarzan as a well-educated character, one who, tired of civilization, had ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (4 ep.)
Jan 1966 (first aired)
Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually crime fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole ... view
Character:
The Puzzler (2 ep.)
1965
A knight in the service of a duke goes to a coastal village where an earlier attempt to build a defensive castle has failed. He begins to rebuild the ... view
Character:
Priest
Sep 1965 (first aired)
The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, and the character ... view
Character:
Victor Toller (1 ep.)
Sep 1965 (first aired)
The Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969. The show stars Barbara Stanwyck, as ... view
Character:
Edward Hewitt (1 ep.)
1965
Enter Hamlet is a collage of images in cartoon form of a word put in balloon in each jump-cut scene as that word is said by the narrator Maurice Evans ... view
Character:
Hamlet
Sep 1964 (first aired)
Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10 ... view
Character:
Beaumarchais (1 ep.)
Sep 1964 (first aired)
Agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin work for a secret intelligence service working under the auspices of the U.N.
Their immediate superior is Mr. ... view
Character:
Sir Norman Swickert (2 ep.)
Sep 1964 (first aired)
Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine witch, with all the requisite magical powers. Her husband ... view
Character:
Maurice (7 ep.)
1964
Hallmark Hall of Fame's second version of Shakespeare's classic play, with the same two stars and the same director as its first version, but a differ ... view
Character:
Macbeth
Dec 1961 (first aired)
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
1960
Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, who lives in exile on a remote island as a sorcerer, uses his powers to shipwreck his usurper brother on the isla ... view
Character:
Prospero
Jan 1959 (first aired)
“The Bell Telephone Hour” was a musical variety show that aired on “NBC” TV from 12 January 1959 to 14 June 1968 that showcased the best in Br ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
1958
The Christmas Tree is a 1958 Hallmark Hall of Fame made-for-television film that was broadcast on NBC on December 14, 1958. It is based on the short s ... view
Character:
Narrator
1957
Twins Viola and Sebastian are separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself as a man and enters the service of Duke Or ... view
Character:
Malvolio
Oct 1956 (first aired)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on NBC from October 1956 to June 1963. The series was sp ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
1955
A young girl named Alice goes through a looking glass and finds herself in Wonderland, a fantasy land of strange characters and ideas. ... view
Character:
Narrator (voice)
1954
Macbeth (Maurice Evans), the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by amb ... view
Character:
Macbeth
1953
The career of W. S. Gilbert, a barrister turned comic librettist, and Arthur Sullivan, a composer turned against his will to light music, who together ... view
Character:
Arthur Sullivan
Feb 1953 (first aired)
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponso ... view
Character:
Caesar (1 ep.)
1952
George Bernard Shaw’s breezy, delightful dramatization of this classic fable—about a Christian slave who pulls a thorn from a lion’s paw and is ... view
Character:
Caesar
Dec 1951 (first aired)
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christo ... view
Character:
Hamlet (1 ep.)
Richard II (1 ep.)
Macbeth (2 ep.)
Richard Dudgeon (1 ep.)
Petruchio (1 ep.)
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
John Tanner (1 ep.)
Tony Wendice (1 ep.)
Malvolio (1 ep.)
Prospero (1 ep.)
Cauchon (1 ep.)
1951
Mary Herries has a passion for art and fine furniture. Even though she is getting on in years, she enjoys being around these priceless articles. One d ... view
Character:
Henry Springer Elcott
Feb 1950 (first aired)
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no ... view
Character:
Self - Mystery Guest (1 ep.)
Jan 1950 (first aired)
Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live sho ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Jun 1948 (first aired)
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
1935
Ebenezer Scrooge, the ultimate Victorian miser, hasn't a good word for Christmas, though his impoverished clerk Cratchit and nephew Fred are full of h ... view
Character:
Poor Man
1935
A fence for a gang of jewel thieves comes under suspicion from the police. ... view
Character:
Phillip Allen
1934
Comedy about two Ruritanian countries who declare war on each other with the mutual intention of losing. Political satire that might have been Britain ... view
Character:
Anton Maroni
1933
English-language version of Ich und die Kaiserin. 'Germany, 1890. Duke falls in love with voice which is not that of empress, but of hairdresser.' (B ... view
Character:
Didier
Character:
Paul Hart
1932
The grandmother of a British nobleman, reluctant to marry, plays matchmaker. He outmaneuvers her by getting all of the matches married off. ... view
Character:
George Thompson aka Tootles
1931
A young woman locks an intruding blackmailer in her bedroom closet overnight, in order to prove her innocence in the morning. ... view
Character:
Derek
1930
A doctor agonises over whether to tell his son that the woman he is marrying is pregnant by another man, although this would mean breaking the hypocra ... view
Character:
Roger Smith
1930
The wealthy Rodney Langford, who dreams of going on the stage, hopes to fulfil his ambitions by buying a failing revue called 'Raise the Roof', starri ... view
Character:
Rodney Langford
1929
The manager of a rubber plantation marries a native and she tries to poison him. ... view
Character:
Alan Langford