Maurice Evans

Biography

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Maurice Herbert Evans (June 3, 1901 – March 12, 1989) was an English-born British-American actor of Welsh descent, noted for his interpretations of Shakespearean characters. His best-known screen roles are Dr. Zaius in the 1968 film Planet of the Apes and as Samantha Stephens's father, Maurice in TV series Bewitched.

Known For

The Love Boat

Hollister Dale

Batman

The Puzzler

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

Bewitched

Maurice

Friday the 13th: The Series

Gareth Winslow

Columbo

Raymond

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2023	Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life	Self/Maurice (archive footage)
1983	A Caribbean Mystery	Major Palgrave
1980	The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything	D. Leroy Wintermore
1979	The Jerk	Hobart
1974	The Canterville Ghost	Lord Canterville
1973	Terror in the Wax Museum	Inspector Daniels
1973	The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping	Chairman of the Board
1970	Beneath the Planet of the Apes	Dr. Zaius
1970	The Brotherhood of the Bell	Harry Masters
1969	The Body Stealers	Dr. Matthews / Alien
1969	Operation Heartbeat	Dr. Easler
1968	Planet of the Apes	Dr. Zaius
1968	Rosemary's Baby	Hutch
1968	Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army	Sir Basil Bertram
1967	Jack of Diamonds	Nicolai Vodkine
1967	Los traidores de San Ángel
1966	One of Our Spies Is Missing	Sir Norman Swickert
1965	The War Lord	Priest
1965	Enter Hamlet	Hamlet
1964	Macbeth	Macbeth
1960	The Tempest	Prospero
1958	The Christmas Tree	Narrator
1957	Twelfth Night	Malvolio
1955	Alice in Wonderland	Narrator
1954	Macbeth	Macbeth
1953	The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan	Arthur Sullivan
1952	Androcles and the Lion	Caesar
1951	Kind Lady	Henry Springer Elcott
1951	Daphni: Virgin of the Golden Laurels
1935	Scrooge	Poor Man
1935	Checkmate	Phillip Allen
1934	The Path of Glory	Anton Maroni
1933	The Only Girl	Didier
1932	Wedding Rehearsal	George Thompson aka Tootles
1932	Marry Me	Paul Hart
1931	Cupboard Love	Derek
1930	Raise the Roof	Rodney Langford
1930	Should a Doctor Tell?	Roger Smith
1929	White Cargo	Alan Langford

Year	TV Show	Role
1987	Friday the 13th: The Series	Gareth Winslow
1977	The Love Boat	Hollister Dale
1973	The Snoop Sisters	Judge N.D.
1972	The Streets of San Francisco
1972	Search
1971	Columbo	Raymond
1968	The Mod Squad
1968	The Name of the Game	Harold Wyler
1966	Batman	The Puzzler
1966	Tarzan
1965	The F.B.I.	Victor Toller
1965	The Big Valley	Edward Hewitt
1964	Bewitched	Maurice
1964	Daniel Boone	Beaumarchais
1964	The Man from U.N.C.L.E.	Sir Norman Swickert
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self
1959	The Bell Telephone Hour	Self
1956	The Dinah Shore Chevy Show	Self
1956	The Steve Allen Show	British General
1953	General Electric Theater	Caesar
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Hamlet
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Richard II
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Macbeth
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Richard Dudgeon
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Petruchio
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	John Tanner
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Malvolio
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Tony Wendice
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Prospero
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Cauchon
1950	What's My Line?	Self - Mystery Guest
1948	The Ed Sullivan Show	Self