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Maurice Evans

Maurice EvansAKA Maurice Herbert Evans

Born: 3-Jun-1901
Birthplace: Dorchester, Dorset, England
Died: 12-Mar-1989
Location of death: Rottingdean, East Sussex, England
Cause of death: Cancer - unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Matter of Dispute [1]
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Dr. Zaius in Planet of the Apes

Military service: US Army (WWII, Maj.)

[1] Persistent rumors of homosexuality. According to Andrej Koymasky, "His friend and business manager David 'Taffy' Barlow, a former lover himself until he got too old, made Maurice's last days all the more comfortable by hiring teenaged rent boys to strip down and lie in the bed with him. This quite shocked some of his deathbed visitors."

    Tony 1950 Special Award
    Emmy 1961 for Macbeth
    Naturalized US Citizen 1941

    TELEVISION
    Bewitched Maurice (Samantha's father, 1964-72)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    A Caribbean Mystery (22-Oct-1983)
    The Girl, the Gold Watch, & Everything (1980)
    The Jerk (14-Dec-1979) · Hobart
    Terror in the Wax Museum (May-1973)
    The Brotherhood of the Bell (17-Sep-1970)
    Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1-May-1970) · Dr. Zaius
    The Body Stealers (Apr-1969)
    Rosemary's Baby (12-Jun-1968)
    Planet of the Apes (8-Feb-1968) · Dr. Zaius
    Jack of Diamonds (10-Nov-1967) · Nicolai Vodkine
    The War Lord (17-Nov-1965) · Priest
    The Tempest (3-Feb-1960)
    The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (15-Feb-1953)
    Androcles and the Lion (Dec-1952)
    Kind Lady (20-Jun-1951) · Henry Springer Elcott
    Scrooge (30-Nov-1935)
    Wedding Rehearsal (1-Oct-1932)






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