1911-05-26 Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, France
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. He was also a friend of Robert Doisneau, who photographed him extensively6 and with whom he produced a work entitled Ballade pour violoncelle et chambre noire, which testifies to their friendship. He died at the age of 94 and is buried in the cemetery of Beauregard (Ain).
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Chamonix - Mont Blanc, Une histoire de conquêtes | Self (archive footage) | 2015-12-02 |
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Le Monde de Gaston Rébuffat | Self (archive footage) | 2009-01-01 |
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Dieu seul me voit | Monsieur Crémieux | 1998-06-03 |
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Pierre Verger: Mensageiro Entre Dois Mundos | Self | 1998-12-31 |
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La braconne | The grandfather | 1993-06-12 |
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Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II | Self | 1993-11-17 |
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Roulez jeunesse ! | François | 1993-04-28 |
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Babilée '91 | 1992-12-25 | |
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Le Come-Back de Baquet | Self | 1988-01-01 |
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Le Débutant | acteur | 1986-05-19 |
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Les Rois du gag | Robert | 1985-03-12 |
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Tailleur pour dames | Bassinet | 1985-09-15 |
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Strictement personnel | Le concierge | 1985-08-21 |
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Vive les femmes ! | 1984-03-07 | |
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L'Ange | Le premier bibliothécaire | 1982-05-25 |
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Tête à claques | Neighbor | 1982-02-17 |
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Salut, j'arrive | 1982-04-07 | |
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Madame Claude 2 | Le professeur de Violoncelle | 1981-08-26 |
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Le Roi des cons | Le patron de l'hôtel | 1981-02-18 |
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Le divorcement | Luthier | 1979-08-22 |
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L'Adolescente | Jules, le cantonnier | 1979-01-24 |
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Mr. Klein | Un Musicien (uncredited) | 1976-09-23 |
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Attention les yeux! | Un flic | 1976-02-17 |
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Alice au pays des merveilles | Father Guillaume | 1970-12-22 |
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Z | Heroic Bricklayer | 1969-02-26 |
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Le petit Claus et le grand Claus | Le petit Claus | 1964-12-25 |
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Mandrin | 'Court-Toujours' | 1962-12-19 |
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Entre Terre et Ciel | Self | 1961-01-01 |
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Le voyage en ballon | Mechanic | 1960-09-14 |
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Perilous Assignment | Self - Guide's Client | 1959-11-06 |
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Une nuit au Moulin-Rouge | 1957-08-07 | |
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L'Impossible Monsieur Pipelet | Jojo, le fils aîné de Robert et Mathilde | 1955-06-26 |
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Étoiles Et Tempêtes | Self | 1955-06-01 |
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El sueño de Andalucía | Pepe | 1951-03-16 |
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Andalousie | Pepe | 1951-03-16 |
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Bibi Fricotin | Bibi Fricotin | 1951-04-11 |
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Le Trésor des Pieds-Nickelés | Ribouldingue | 1950-03-08 |
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Tire au flanc | Turlot | 1950-11-10 |
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Kenzi - Mon Trésor | 1948-04-21 | |
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Les souvenirs ne sont pas à vendre | Rondo | 1948-09-17 |
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Les Aventures des Pieds-Nickelés | Ribouldingue | 1948-02-01 |
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Voyage surprise | Teddy | 1947-05-21 |
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Pas un mot à la reine mère | The reporter | 1946-11-01 |
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Leçon de conduite | Jean | 1946-05-29 |
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Dernier métro | Henri Remonge | 1945-06-27 |
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Premier de cordée | Boule | 1944-02-23 |
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Coup de tête | The conductor (uncredited) | 1944-10-12 |
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Autour d'un Film de Montagne | Self | 1944-01-01 |
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Le Chant de l'exilé | Gaspard Duval dit Pas Béni | 1943-04-21 |
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Départ à zéro | 1943-02-23 | |
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Adieu Léonard | Lantern seller | 1943-09-01 |
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Frédérica | Un ami de Gilbert | 1942-11-18 |
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La Fausse Maîtresse | Firmin | 1942-08-14 |
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Dernier atout | Mickey | 1942-09-02 |
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Le Grand Élan | Boulot | 1940-12-14 |
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Place de la Concorde | Papillon | 1939-01-07 |
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Altitude 3.200 | Arthur | 1938-07-21 |
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Mollenard | le joueur d'harmonica | 1938-01-26 |
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Accord final | 1938-12-30 | |
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Gueule d'amour | Le soldat malade | 1937-09-15 |
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L'Alibi | 1937-12-22 | |
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La Mort du Cygne | Machinist | 1937-11-25 |
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Hélène | Durant Tout Court | 1936-10-17 |
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Les Bas-fonds | Aliocha, le fou accordéoniste | 1936-12-11 |
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Le Crime de Monsieur Lange | Charles, concierges' son | 1936-01-24 |
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Jeunes filles de Paris | 1936-11-09 | |
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Veille d'armes | 1935-01-04 | |
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Les Beaux Jours | Toto | 1935-11-08 |
