---
name: "Maurice Marsac"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/maurice-marsac"
fi1m_id: "maurice-marsac"
imdb_id: "nm0550342"
tmdb_id: 122008
wikidata_id: "Q3301120"
roles: []
born: "23 March 1915"
died: "6 May 2007"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-26T00:48:17.466555+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Maurice Marsac

## Identity

Maurice Marsac

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/maurice-marsac
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** maurice-marsac
- **IMDb ID:** nm0550342
- **TMDB ID:** 122008
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3301120
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Marsac, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3301120, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0550342/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/122008

Actor. Born 23 March 1915 in Croix, Nord, France. Died 6 May 2007.

## Details

- **Born:** 23 March 1915, Croix, Nord, France
- **Died:** 6 May 2007
- **Active:** 1979–1980
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 84 (1), 1970s 77 (1), 1980s 82 (1)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** War 2, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Drama 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $111m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Marsac, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3301120, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0550342/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/122008

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Big Red One*](https://film.one/film/the-big-red-one.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Maurice Marsac (23 March 1915 – 6 May 2007) was a French actor who appeared in more than 150 American films and television productions. Born in Croix, Nord, France, he served in the French Resistance during the Second World War before moving to the United States, where he made his screen debut in an uncredited role in *Paris After Dark* (1943).

Marsac was frequently cast as waiters, maitre d's and other French characters. His credits include *To Have and Have Not* (1945), *How to Marry a Millionaire* (1953), *The Poseidon Adventure* (1972), *Herbie Rides Again* (1974), *The Jerk* (1979) and *The Big Red One* (1980) as the Vichy Colonel. His final screen role was as a maitre d' in *Dragnet* (1987). He was also a nationally ranked croquet player.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (2)

- *The Big Red One* (1980), Fi1m 82, as Vichy Colonel — [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-red-one.md)
- *The Jerk* (1979), Fi1m 77, as French Waiter — [page](https://film.one/film/the-jerk.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *To Have and Have Not* (1945), Fi1m 84, as Gaulist (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/to-have-and-have-not.md)

## Complete filmography (96)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Big Red One: The Reconstruction* (2005), as Vichy Colonel
- *Dragnet* (1987), as Maitre d'
- *Cover Up* (1984), series, as Dr. Chambaux
- *The Jerk, Too* (1984), as Chef
- *Night Court* (1984), series, as Henri
- *Deal of the Century* (1983), as Frenchman
- *The A-Team* (1983), series, as Frederick
- *Family Ties* (1982), series, as Roger
- *Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy* (1981), as Gen. Charles DeGaulle
- *The Big Red One* (1980), as Vichy Colonel — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-red-one.md)
- *The Jerk* (1979), as French Waiter — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-jerk.md)
- *The French Atlantic Affair* (1979), series, as Brunel
- *Hart to Hart* (1979), series, as Andre
- *Ike* (1979), series, as Gen. Henri Giraud
- *Ike* (1979), as Gen. Henri Giraud
- *Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident* (1979), as Russian General
- *The New Avengers* (1976), series, as General Gaspard, LeParge
- *Wonder Woman* (1975), series, as Maitre D'
- *The Rockford Files* (1974), series, as Chief Inspector Jean-Marc Giono — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)
- *Kolchak: The Night Stalker* (1974), series, as Henri Villon
- *Herbie Rides Again* (1974), as French Waiter
- *The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping* (1973), as Desk Clerk
- *Chase* (1973), series, as Waiter
- *The Poseidon Adventure* (1972), as French Naval Officer
- *Columbo* (1971), series, as Waiter — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *All in the Family* (1971), series, as Waiter (uncredited) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/all-in-the-family.md)
- *How Do I Love Thee?* (1970), as The Bishop
- *McCloud* (1970), series, as French Officer
- *It Takes a Thief* (1968), series, as Carlo Rubano
- *Mannix* (1967), series, as Etienne
- *Caprice* (1967), as Auber
- *Double Trouble* (1967), as Frenchman
- *Monkeys, Go Home!* (1967), as Fontanino
- *Gambit* (1966), as Hotel Clerk
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Frank Dalcour
- *Get Smart* (1965), series, as Louis
- *Hogan's Heroes* (1965), series, as Jacques Mornay, Émile Du Bois
- *Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion* (1965), as Gregory
- *The Art of Love* (1965), as Prosecutor
- *The Pleasure Seekers* (1964), as Jose
- *Daniel Boone* (1964), series, as Boucher
- *Bewitched* (1964), series, Actor
- *What a Way to Go!* (1964), as Rene
- *Wild and Wonderful* (1964), as Announcer
- *Take Her, She's Mine* (1963), as M. Bonnet
- *My Favorite Martian* (1963), series, as Donati
- *Captain Sindbad* (1963), as Ahmed
- *Come Fly with Me* (1963), as Monsieur Rinard
- *Natika* (1963), as Giorgio Pellegrini
- *Perro golfo* (1963), as Cristino
- *The Beverly Hillbillies* (1962), series, as Maurice
- *Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory* (1961), as Sir Alfred Whiteman
- *King of Kings* (1961), as Nicodemus
- *Armored Command* (1961), as Jean Robert
- *My Three Sons* (1960), series, as Mr. Felix, Ship's Waiter (uncredited)
- *Tarzan and the Trappers* (1960), as Rene
- *Can-Can* (1960), as Bailiff (uncredited)
- *The Black Chapel* (1959), Actor
- *It Started with a Kiss* (1959), as Don Pablo (uncredited)
- *One Step Beyond* (1959), series, as Maitre'd
- *Twilight for the Gods* (1958), as Shipping Clerk
- *Gigi* (1958), as Prince Berensky (uncredited)
- *Lafayette Escadrille* (1958), as Sgt. Parris
- *The Real McCoys* (1957), series, as Pierre
- *China Gate* (1957), as Col. De Sars
- *Four Girls in Town* (1957), as Henri Dauray
- *Ride The High Iron* (1956), as Maurice
- *The Gale Storm Show* (1956), series, as Inspector Brissac
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Clerk
- *Jump Into Hell* (1955), as Capt. LeRoy
- *The Black Shield of Falworth* (1954), as Count de Vermois
- *Public Defender* (1954), series, as Mr. Peroni
- *How to Marry a Millionaire* (1953), as Mr. Antoine (uncredited)
- *The Caddy* (1953), as Mr. Gaston Leron
- *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Aubert
- *Against All Flags* (1952), as Captain Moisson
- *April in Paris* (1952), Actor
- *The Happy Time* (1952), as The Great Gaspari
- *The Ford Television Theatre* (1952), series, as Capt. Gavrille
- *Adventures of Superman* (1952), series, as Orresto el Centro Jones, Marcel Duval
- *Assignment: Paris* (1952), as Gendarme (uncredited)
- *Captain Pirate* (1952), as Capt. Coulevain (uncredited)
- *I Love Lucy* (1951), series, as Waiter, Headwaiter
- *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, Actor
- *Fugitive from Montreal* (1950), Actor
- *Three Husbands* (1950), as Frenchman in Movie (uncredited)
- *The Iroquois Trail* (1950), as Garon - French Adjutant (uncredited)
- *Tyrant of the Sea* (1950), as Phillipe Daumer
- *Once More, My Darling* (1949), as Henri
- *Take One False Step* (1949), as Louis (uncredited)
- *The Secret Of St. Ives* (1949), as Portuguese Joe (uncredited)
- *The Woman from Tangier* (1948), as Martine
- *The Crime Doctor's Gamble* (1947), as Anton Geroux
- *To Have and Have Not* (1945), as Gaulist (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/to-have-and-have-not.md)
- *Our Hearts Were Young and Gay* (1944), as Headwaiter (uncredited)
- *This Is the Life* (1944), as Leon

## Gallery

- ![Maurice Marsac](https://film.one/media/person/1239543/gallery-04f6bc6a7b7d.jpg) Maurice Marsac — unknown (ABC TV), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Luise_Rainer-Maurice_Marsac_in_Combat%21.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of Red Skelton as Freddie the Freeloader. Maurice Marsac, as the waiter, has just brought Freddie the bill for his fine meal at a posh restaurant on The R (1954)](https://film.one/media/person/1239543/gallery-740a405e4ab9.jpg) Photo of Red Skelton as Freddie the Freeloader. Maurice Marsac, as the waiter, has just brought Freddie the bill for his fine meal at a posh restaurant on The R (1954) — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Red_Skelton_Freddie_1959.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Maurice Marsac](https://film.one/media/person/1239543/gallery-363489d8be1e.jpg) Maurice Marsac — Image via TMDB

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