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Maurice Herbert Evans was an English actor, 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, on Bewitched.
Birth Name
Maurice Herbert Evans
Born
Monday, 03 June 1901
Died
Sunday, 12 March 1989
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film | Self | 2020 |
| Behind the Planet of the Apes | Self | 1998 |
| A Caribbean Mystery | Major Palgrave / Major Geoffrey Palgrave | 1983 |
| The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything | Mr. Leroy Wintermore / D. Leroy Wintermore | 1980 |
| The Jerk | Hobart | 1979 |
| The Love Boat | Hollister Dale | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Helmsley the Butler | 1977 |
| Caribe | Dr. Grant | 1975 |
| The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping | Chairman of the Board | 1973 |
| Terror in the Wax Museum | Inspector Daniels | 1973 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film | Self | 2020 |
| Behind the Planet of the Apes | Self | 1998 |
| A Caribbean Mystery | Major Palgrave / Major Geoffrey Palgrave | 1983 |
| The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything | Mr. Leroy Wintermore / D. Leroy Wintermore | 1980 |
| The Jerk | Hobart | 1979 |
| The Love Boat | Hollister Dale | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Helmsley the Butler | 1977 |
| Caribe | Dr. Grant | 1975 |
| The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping | Chairman of the Board | 1973 |
| Terror in the Wax Museum | Inspector Daniels | 1973 |
| The Snoop Sisters | Judge N.D. | 1972 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Leopold Summers | 1972 |
| Search | Roger White | 1972 |
| Columbo | Raymond | 1971 |
| The Brotherhood of the Bell | Harry Masters | 1970 |
| Beneath the Planet of the Apes | Dr. Zaius | 1970 |
| Allen Ludden's Gallery | Self | 1969 |
| The Body Stealers | Dr. Matthews / Alien | 1969 |
| Mod Squad | Admiral Nathaniel Johnson | 1968 |
| The Name of the Game | Harold Wyler | 1968 |
| Rosemary's Baby | Hutch | 1968 |
| Planet of the Apes | Dr. Zaius | 1968 |
| Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army | Sir Basil Bertram | 1968 |
| Jack of Diamonds | Nicolai Vodkine | 1967 |
| Traitors of San Angel | James Keefe | 1967 |
| Tarzan | General Basil Bertram / General Bertram | 1966 |
| One of Our Spies Is Missing | Sir Norman Swickert | 1966 |
| Batman | The Puzzler | 1966 |
| The War Lord | Priest | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Victor Toller | 1965 |
| I Spy | Jahbad | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | Edward Hewitt | 1965 |
| Enter Hamlet | Hamlet | 1965 |
| Daniel Boone | Beaumarchais | 1964 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Sir Norman Swickert | 1964 |
| Bewitched | Maurice | 1964 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Abelard | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show | Self - Actor | 1962 |
| Macbeth | Macbeth | 1960 |
| The Tempest | Prospero | 1960 |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | Self | 1959 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| The Mike Wallace Interview | Self - Actor | 1957 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | 1956 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | British General | 1956 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Captain George Kingston | 1953 |
| Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
| Gilbert and Sullivan | Arthur Sullivan | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Caesar | 1953 |
| Androcles and the Lion | Caesar / Emperor Antoninus (Caesar) | 1953 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Sir Neville Nebbish / Professor Whitecliff / Maurice Evans / Alaskan Policeman | 1951 |
| Kind Lady | Henry Springer Elcott | 1951 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Checkmate | Phillip Allen | 1936 |
| Scrooge | Poor Man | 1935 |
| The Path of Glory | Anton Maroni | 1934 |
| Bypass to Happiness | Robin | 1934 |
| Wedding Rehearsal | Tootles / George Thompson aka Tootles | 1932 |
| Should a Doctor Tell? | Roger Smith | 1930 |
| Raise the Roof | Rodney Langford | 1930 |
| White Cargo | Langford | 1930 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1961 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Won |
