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词条 Maurice Moscovich
释义

  1. Life and career

  2. Filmography

  3. References

  4. External links

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| name = Maurice Moscovitch
| image =
| imagesize = 225px
| caption = in The Great Dictator
| birthname = Morris Maaskov
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1871|11|23}}
| birth_place = Odessa, Mykolaiv Governorate, Russian Empire
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1940|6|18|1871|11|23}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California US
| resting_place = Hollywood Forever Cemetery
| occupation =
| years_active = 1899–1940
| spouse = Rose Moscovitch (b.1872 - d. 1944)
| children = Anton Maaskoff, Harry Madison, Noel Madison
}}

Maurice Moscovitch (November 23, 1871 – June 18, 1940) was a Russian Jewish theatre actor who appeared in films such as The Great Dictator.

Life and career

Maurice Moscovitch was born in the former Russian Empire in Odessa. He emigrated to the US not later than 1897 and performed for decades in the Yiddish theatre in New York and appeared in two 1930 Broadway plays.[1] In the last four years of his life, Moscovitch played supporting roles in 14 films. With his distinctive accent, he mostly portrayed wise, friendly, often Jewish old men. He played a shopkeeper in the highly praised Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) and the art dealer Maurice Cobert in Love Affair (1939) with Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer.

His last film was Charlie Chaplin's Hitler-satire The Great Dictator, in which he played the Barber's friendly Jewish neighbour, Mr. Jaeckel, who flees into exile to his brother.

Maurice Moskovitch died at the age of 68, following surgery. At the time of his death, he was playing the role of a dancing master in Dance, Girl, Dance. His role had to be quickly rewritten for actress Maria Ouspenskaya. He is buried with his wife Ruth (1872–1944) at the Beth Olam Cemetery in Hollywood.[2]

Moscovitch's son Noel Madison (1897-1975) was also a character actor.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1936 Winterset Esdras
1937 Make Way for Tomorrow Max Rubens
1937 Lancer Spy Gen. Von Meinhardt
1938 Gateway Grandpa Hlawek
1938 Suez Mohammed Ali
1939 Love Affair Maurice Cobert
1939 Susannah of the Mounties Chief Big Eagle
1939 In Name Only Dr. Muller
1939 Rio Old Convict
1939 The Great Commandment Lamech
1939 Everything Happens at Night Dr. Hugo Norden
1940 South to Karanga Paul Stacco
1940 The Great Dictator Mr. Jaeckel (final film role)

References

1. ^{{IBDB name|53906}}
2. ^{{findagrave|85239387}}

External links

  • {{IMDb name|0608373}}
  • {{Find a Grave|85239387}}
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5 : 1871 births|1940 deaths|American male film actors|20th-century American male actors|Imperial Russian emigrants to the United States

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