Maurice De Bevere (1 December 1923 – 16 July 2001), better known as Morris, was a Belgian cartoonist, comics artist, illustrator and the creator of Lucky Luke, a bestselling comic series about a gunslinger in the American Wild West. He was inspired by the adventures of the historic Dalton Gang and other outlaws. It was a bestselling series for more than 50 years that was translated into 23 languages and published internationally. He collaborated for two decades with French writer René Goscinny on the series. Morris's pen name is an Anglicized version of his first name. Born in Kortrijk, Belgium, Morris attended the well-known Jesuit college in Aalst. His math teacher told his parents the youth would unfortunately never succeed in life, as he passed math classes doodling in the margin of his math books. The student uniforms required there inspired his choices for those of the undertakers in his Lucky Luke cartoon series. Morris started his career after college drawing in the Compagnie Belge d'Actualités (CBA) animation studios. This was a small and short-lived Belgian animation studio, where he met fellow artists Peyo, André Franquin and Eddy Paape. After World War II, the company folded. Morris worked as an illustrator for Het Laatste Nieuws, a Flemish newspaper, and Le Moustique, a French-language weekly magazine published by Dupuis. He made some 250 covers and numerous other illustrations for the latter magazine, mainly caricatures of movie stars. Morris died in 2001 of an embolism following an accidental fall. In 1946, Morris created Lucky Luke for Spirou magazine, the Franco-Belgian comics magazine published by Dupuis. Lucky Luke is a solitary cowboy who travels across the Wild West, helping those in need and aided by his faithful horse, Jolly Jumper. The first adventure, "Arizona 1880", was published in L'Almanach Spirou 1947, released on 7 December 1946. Morris became one of the central artists of the magazine. He was one of the so-called La bande des quatre (Gang of Four), with Jijé, André Franquin, and Will. All four lived and worked for a couple of years at Jijé's studio in Waterloo, and became very good friends, stimulating each other artistically. In 1948, Morris, Jijé and Franquin travelled to the United States (Will was still too young and had to remain in Belgium). They wanted to get to know the country, see what was left of the Wild West, and meet some American comic artists. Morris stayed the longest of the three, for six years. During his six-year stay in the U.S. Morris met Jack Davis and Harvey Kurtzman, and assisted them with founding their Mad magazine at EC Comics. In the U.S. he also met René Goscinny, a French comic artist and writer. They developed a long collaboration, and Goscinny wrote all the Lucky Luke stories between 1955 and his death in 1977. In the 1950s, Goscinny was still fairly unknown, but he became the most successful comic writer in Europe, first with Lucky Luke and a few years later with his Asterix series. ... Source: Article "Morris (cartoonist)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 1, 1923
- July 16, 2001 (aged 77)
- Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium
- Writer, also director
- 7 on MovieCove · 93 credits in all
What are Morris' films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 2 · Earnest 3
Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 0 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2
Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 0
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 5
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1
Casual 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Morris' films?
As of October 24, 2026, none of Morris' 7 MovieCove titles is streaming on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Morris' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.
Filmography
93 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Lucky Luke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
In the boots of Lucky Luke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Kid Lucky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Nye Eventyr med Lucky Luke - Vol 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Daltons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Lucky Luke(2009)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Lucky Luke - Grønskollingen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Lucky Luke - Des rails sur la prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Rantanplan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Lucky Luke - Doc Doxey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Lucky Luke 12 - Calamity Jane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Lucky Luke 10 - På sporet Af Dalton Brødrene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Lucky Luke 9 - Den Hvide Kavaler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Lucky Luke: Bröderna Dalton blir kidnappade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Lucky Luke: Den Enarmade Banditen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Lucky Luke 8 - I Boretårnets Skygge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Lucky Luke 6 - Dalton Brødrene I Den Kolde Sne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Lucky Luke 5 - Den Syngende Tråd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Lucky Luke 4 - Vejen Til Oklahoma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Lucky Luke 3 - Dalton City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Lucky Luke 2 - Pigtråd Over Prærien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Lucky Luke 1 - Billy The Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Lucky Luke 7 - Diligencen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
L'héritage De Rantanplan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Lucky Luke - Cirkus Vilda Västern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Lucky Luke: Dalton City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
The New Adventures of Lucky Luke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Lucky Luke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
The Adventures of Lucky Luke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Lucky Luke 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Lucky Luke(1991)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Lucky Luke il treno fantasma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Lucky Luke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Lucky Luke - Des barbelés sur la prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Jesse James (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - Aasgieren Boven De Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - Blauwvoeten Op Oorlogspad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - Bootrace Op De Mississipi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - Dalton contre Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - De Bende Van Joss Jamon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - De Daltons Breken Uit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - De Daltons In De Blizzard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - De Daltons Kopen Zich Vrij (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - De Daltons Op Vrije Voeten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - De Daltons Spelen Indiaantje (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - De Eenarmige Bandiet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - De Erfenis Van Rataplan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - De Laatste Buffel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - De Legendarische Held (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - De Neven Dalton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - De Postkoets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - De Premiejager (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - De Schat Van De Daltons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - De Spookstad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - De Spoorweg Door De Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - De Vliegende Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - De Witte Ridder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - De Zingende Draad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - Een Betere Wereld Voor De Daltons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - Een Nieuwe Vader Voor De Daltons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - Fort Custer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - Geketende Liefde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - Het 20ste Cavalerie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - Het Dalton Kerstfeest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - Het Escorte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - Hoeraatje Voor Holly Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - In Het Spoor Van De Daltons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - Indianen Roulette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - Le Clown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - Liki Liki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - Ongelukkig In De Liefde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - Prikkeldraad In De Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - The Daily Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - Tortillas Voor De Daltons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - Voor Een Paar Grijpstuivers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lucky Luke - Western Circus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Lukt Luke - De Rechter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Lucky Luke Le Cavalier Blanc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
The Cowboy Who Loves His Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Daisy Town(1971)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Judge Roy Bean(1971)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Çifte Tabancalı Damat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Lucky Luke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Lucky Luke - 9 - Custermania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Lucky Luke - De Sorte Bjerge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Lucky Luke in Welcome to Fanga Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Lucky Luke Mr Joseph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Lucky Luke og de lovløse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 93 titles, 87 of them dated from 1967 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Lucky Luke (2009)
Highest rated
Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978)
Most popular right now
Daisy Town (1971)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Morris' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 18th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Morris work with?
People who share at least 2 of Morris' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; René Goscinny shares the most, 6.
Directors
- René GoscinnyShared titles: Lucky Luke (2009), Lucky Luke (1991), Lucky Luke: The Daltons on the Run (1983), Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978), Daisy Town (1971), Judge Roy Bean (1971)See all 6 shared titles with René Goscinny
Writers
- Pierre TcherniaShared titles: Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978), Daisy Town (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Pierre Tchernia
Actors
- Jacques BalutinShared titles: Lucky Luke: The Daltons on the Run (1983), Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978), Daisy Town (1971)See all 3 shared titles with Jacques Balutin
- Roger CarelShared titles: Lucky Luke: The Daltons on the Run (1983), Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978), Daisy Town (1971)See all 3 shared titles with Roger Carel
- Jean DujardinShared titles: Lucky Luke (2009), Lucky Luke and the Daltons (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Dujardin
- Bernard HallerShared titles: Lucky Luke: The Daltons on the Run (1983), Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Bernard Haller
Composers
- Claude BollingShared titles: Lucky Luke: The Daltons on the Run (1983), Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978), Daisy Town (1971)See all 3 shared titles with Claude Bolling
Producers
- Saïd Ben SaïdShared titles: Lucky Luke (2009), Lucky Luke and the Daltons (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Saïd Ben Saïd
- Yves MarmionShared titles: Lucky Luke (2009), Lucky Luke and the Daltons (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Yves Marmion
Mixed roles
- Philippe LandrotShared titles: Lucky Luke: The Daltons on the Run (1983), Daisy Town (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Philippe Landrot