Maurice
Other names
The Inventor Crazy ol' Maurice (by the villagers) Crazy old loon (by LeFou)
Distinguishing Features
Short, overweight, elderly, fair skin, half bald, white hair, thickly mustachioed, green eyes, thick gray eyebrows
Nationality/ Citizenship
French
Goal
To turn his life around with the use of his invention To save his daughter from the Beast (self-resolved)
Home
His cottage in a French village (formerly) Beast's Castle
Likes
Great inventions, Belle's safety, support
Dislikes
Belle in peril, being made a fool of, the
Beast (formerly), failed inventions, wolves, being called crazy
Fate
Moves into the castle with his daughter and the prince
Movies
Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Beauty and the Beast (2017)
TV Series
House of Mouse Sing Me a Story with Belle (guest appearance)Once Upon a Time
Video Games
Disney: Hidden Worlds Kingdom Hearts χ Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ Disney Enchanted Tales Disney Magic Kingdoms Disney Sorcerer's Arena
Portrayed by
Tom Bosley (musical; debut) Eric Keenleyside (Once Upon a Time ) Kevin Kline (2017 film) Jolyon Coy (young adult; 2017 film)
Voice
Rex Everhart Corey Burton (House of Mouse )
Animators
Ruben A. Aquino Ellen Woodbury Richard Hoppe Mark Kausler Nik Ranieri
Inspiration
Beauty's father from the original fairy tale by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont Jack Lennon (original design)
Source
“My daughter , odd? Where would you get an idea like that? ”
―Maurice
Maurice is a major character in Disney's 1991 animated feature film, Beauty and the Beast . He is the father of Belle and the widower of Belle's mother and works as an inventor in their French village.