Maurice Louis Baquet (26 May 1911 – 8 July 2005) was a French actor and cellist. He was born in

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and died in

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. He studied music at the

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in the same class as Henri Betti,

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and Louiguy.

Partial filmography

* ''Les Beaux Jours'' (1935) - Toto * '' Veille d'armes'' (1935) * ''

The Crime of Monsieur Lange ''The Crime of Monsieur Lange'' (; French: ''Le Crime de Monsieur Lange'') is a 1936 film directed by Jean Renoir about a publishing cooperative. Imbued with the spirit of the communist/socialist Popular Front, which would score a major political v ...

'' (1936) - Charles, The Concierges' Son * '' Helene'' (1936) - Durant Tout Court * '' Girls of Paris'' (1936) - Gaston * ''

The Lower Depths ''The Lower Depths'' (russian: На дне, translit=Na dne, literally: ''At the bottom'') is a play by Russian dramatist Maxim Gorky written in 1902 and produced by the Moscow Arts Theatre on December 18, 1902 under the direction of Konstantin ...

'' (1936) - Alochka - le fou accordéoniste * '' Lady Killer'' (1937) - Le soldat malade * ''

Ballerina A ballet dancer ( it, ballerina fem.; ''ballerino'' masc.) is a person who practices the art of classical ballet. Both females and males can practice ballet; however, dancers have a strict hierarchy and strict gender roles. They rely on ye ...

'' (1937) - Le machiniste * ''

The Alibi ''The Alibi'' is a 2006 American film directed by Kurt Mattila and Matt Checkowski and written by Noah Hawley. It stars Steve Coogan, Rebecca Romijn, and Selma Blair. The film was shown at 2006 CineVegas. The film was released to DVD on Decembe ...

'' (1937) - Gérard * '' Mollenard'' (1938) - Le Joueur D'Harmonica * '' People Who Travel'' (1938) - (uncredited) * ''Altitude 3.200'' (1938) - Arthur * ''Accord final'' (1938) - Serge Didot * ''Place de la Concorde'' (1939) - Papillon * ''Le Grand Élan'' (1939) - Boulot * '' La Fausse Maîtresse'' (1942) - Firmin * '' The Trump Card'' (1942) - Mickey * '' Frederica'' (1942) - Un ami de Gilbert * ''Départ à zéro'' (1943) - Colibri * ''Le Chant de l'exilé'' (1943) - Gaspard 'Pas-Béni' * '' Goodbye Leonard'' (1943) - Le marchand de lampions * '' First on the Rope'' (1944) - Boule * ''Coup de tête'' (1944) - Le chef d'orchestre (uncredited) * '' The Last Metro'' (1945) - Henri Remonge * ''

Lessons in Conduct ''Lessons in Conduct'' (French: ''Leçon de conduite'') is a 1946 French comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Odette Joyeux, Gilbert Gil and Jean Tissier. The film's sets were designed by Paul-Louis Boutié. Main cast * Odette ...

'' (1946) - Jean * ''Pas un mot à la reine-mère'' (1947) - Le reporter * ''Voyage surprise'' (1947) - Teddy * ''Les Aventures des Pieds-Nickelés'' (1948) - Ribouldingue * ''Kenzi'' (1948) * ''Les souvenirs ne sont pas à vendre'' (1948) - Rondo * ''Le Trésor des Pieds-Nickelés'' (1950) - Ribouldingue * ''Tire au flanc'' (1950) - Turlot * '' Bibi Fricotin'' (1951) - Bibi Fricotin * '' The Dream of Andalusia'' (1951) - Pepe * ''

Innocents in Paris ''Innocents in Paris'' is a 1953 British-French international co-production comedy film produced by Romulus Films, directed by Gordon Parry and starring Alastair Sim, Ronald Shiner, Claire Bloom, Margaret Rutherford, Claude Dauphin, and Jimmy ...

'' (1953) * '' L'Impossible Monsieur Pipelet'' (1955) - Jojo * ''

A Night at the Moulin Rouge ''A Night at the Moulin Rouge'' (French: ''Une nuit au Moulin-Rouge'') is a 1957 French comedy film directed by Jean-Claude Roy and starring Tilda Thamar, Noël Roquevert and Jean Tissier.St. Pierre p.209 Much of the film is portrayed as taking pla ...

'' (1957) * ''

Le Voyage En Ballon ''Stowaway in the Sky'' (French: ''Le Voyage en ballon'') is a 1960 French family adventure film, in Dyaliscope and Eastman Color, directed by Albert Lamorisse. Albert Lamorisse used his ten-year-old son Pascal as the main character in the film ...

'' (1960) - L'aide * '' Mandrin'' (1962) - Court-Toujours * ''Le Prince de Madrid'' (1967) - Paquito * '' Z'' (1969) - Le maçon héroïque * ''

Section spéciale ''Special Section'' (french: Section spéciale) is a 1975 French film directed by Costa-Gavras and based on the novel ''L'affaire de la Section Spéciale'' by Hervé Villeré. It stars Louis Seigner, Roland Bertin, Michael Lonsdale, Ivo Garrani, F ...

'' (1975) - Marcel Parinet, un secrétaire du Parquet général * ''Attention les yeux!'' (1976) - Un flic * ''

Monsieur Klein ''Monsieur Klein'' ( eng, "Mr. Klein") is a 1976 mystery drama film directed by Joseph Losey, produced by and starring Alain Delon in the title role. Set in Vichy France, the Kafkaesque narrative follows an apparently Gentile Parisian art dealer ...

'' (1976) - Un musicien (uncredited) * ''

Bobby Deerfield ''Bobby Deerfield'' is a 1977 American romantic drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Al Pacino and Marthe Keller. Based on Erich Maria Remarque's 1961 novel '' Heaven Has No Favorites'', it is about a famous American race car driver ...

'' (1977) - (uncredited) * ''Jacques Prévert'' (1977) - Himself * '' Fedora'' (1978) - Cello Player at the Funeral Wake (uncredited) * ''

The Adolescent ''The Adolescent'' (russian: Подросток, Podrostok), also translated as ''A Raw Youth'' or ''An Accidental Family'', is a novel by Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky, first published in monthly installments in 1875 in the Russian literary ...

'' (1979) - Jules, le cantonnier * ''Le Divorcement'' (1979) - Le luthier * ''Le Roi des cons'' (1981) - Le patron de l'hôtel de passe * ''Madame Claude 2'' (1981) - Le professeur de Violoncelle * ''Tête à claques'' (1982) - Le voisin * ''Salut... j'arrive!'' (1982) - L'homme au violoncelle * '' The Angel'' (1982) - Le premier bibliothécaire * ''Vive la sociale!'' (1983) - Monsieur Jo * ''Vive les femmes!'' (1984) - Albert, le patron du café * ''

Les Rois du gag is a 1985 French comedy film directed by Claude Zidi. It was released on 12 March 1985 in France. Plot Paul Martin and François Leroux are brothers-in-law, friends, room-mates and gagmen without fame. But one day, one of the most famous televi ...

'' (1985) - Robert * ''Strictement personnel'' (1985) - Le concierge * ''Paulette, la pauvre petite milliardaire'' (1986) - Le père de Joseph * ''Le Débutant'' (1986) - Maurice * ''Roulez jeunesse!'' (1993) - François * ''La Braconne'' (1993) - Le grand-père * ''Délit mineur'' (1994) - Douchet * ''Oui'' (1995) - Le musicien muet * ''Dieu seul me voit'' (1998) - M. Crémieux

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* 1911 births 2005 deaths People from Villefranche-sur-Saône Conservatoire de Paris alumni French classical cellists French mountain climbers French male film actors French male stage actors French male television actors 20th-century classical musicians 20th-century French musicians People from Rhône (department) 20th-century cellists {{France-musician-stub