Actor. He was best known for playing the roles of croupiers, butlers, officers, interns, waiters, chauffeurs, trappers, and peasants, usually in uncredited minor roles. He will be best remembered for his role as the 'Baccarat Dealer at Rick's' in the classic romance film drama, "Casablanca" (1942). The film which was directed by Michael Curtiz, which was written for the screen by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, and Howard Koch, and which also starred Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, and Sydney Greenstreet, tells the story of a cynical expatriate American cafe owner who struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco. He was born into a prominent family one of three children as Maurice Eugene Brierre Jr. in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Maurice Eugene Brierre Sr. (-1931), and his wife Felicie Burthe Brierre (-1936), on February 10, 1885. He was educated locally and was drafted during World War I, but he never served. He then decided to pursue an acting career. He worked as a leading man with the Graustark Company and the Harry B. Harris Skylark Company, both in his native New Orleans, Lousiana. He also appeared on the stage in such stage productions of the comedy play, "A Cup Of Sugar," at the Vine Street Theater in Los Angeles, California, in 1930. He also appeared on Broadway in New York City where he played the role of 'Jack Carlton' in the play, "Try It With Alice" (June 23, 1904, to June 1924). During his time on the stage, he worked with the likes of Dorothy Mackay, Douglas Gilmore, Kathryn Gibney, Barton Hepburn, Dina Smirnova, Boyd Irwin, and Charles Moore, among many others. He then made the transition to films after moving to Los Angeles, California, in the early 1930s. He made his actual film debut playing the role of the 'Croupier' in the mystery film drama, "Gambling Lady" (1934), which was directed by Archie Mayo, and which also starred Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, and Pat O'Brien. Besides, "Gambling Lady" (1934), and "Casablanca" (1934), his many other film credits include, "Journal Of A Crime" (1934), "Lazy River" (1934), "Whom The Gods Destroy" (1934), "Blind Date" (1934), "Paris Interlude" (1934), "Marie Galante" (1934), "Hell In The Heavens" (1934), "Lottery Lover" (1935), "The Whole Town's Talking" (1935), "Mad Love" (1935), "Here's To Romance" (1935), "Lady Of Secrets" (1936), "Under Two Flags" (1936), "Fatal Lady" (1936), "Hearts In Bondage" (1936), "Shakedown" (1936), "Theodora Goes Wild" (1936), "It's All Yours" (1937), "Confession" (1937), "She Married An Artist" (1937), "Jezebel" (1938), "Holiday" (1938), "Adventure In Sahara" (1938), "Artists And Models Abroad" (1938), "Tom, Dick And Harry" (1941), "Divide And Conquer" (1942), "Action In Arabia" (1944), "The Conspirators" (1944), "Mrs. Parkington" (1944), "Night And Day" (1946), "The Razor's Edge" (1946), "Joan Of Arc" (1948), "An Act Of Murder" (1948), "Under My Skin" (1950), "Across The Wide Missouri" (1951), "5 Fingers" (1952), "The Snows Of Kilmanjaro" (1952), and his last role playing 'Pepe-Shadwell's Butler' in the romance film drama, "Three Coins In The Fountain" (1954), which was directed by Jean Negulesco, and which also starred Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire, and Jean Peters. He retired from films shortly thereafter. He passed away due to heart-related problems in Los Angeles, California, on November 4, 1959, at the age of 74, and he was cremated at the Chapel of the Pines in Los Angeles, California. He was married twice, first to actress Grace King Brierre (1895-1972), in New Orleans, Louisiana, on May 4, 1910, but they later divorced, and to Ann Elizabeth "Bess" Parks Brierre (1891-1975), in Los Angeles, California, on January 9, 1933, but the couple later divorced. He had no children of his own.