<Tr> <Th> Portrayed by </Th> <Td> Eric Keenleyside (Once Upon a Time) Kevin Kline (live - action film) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Voiced by </Th> <Td> Rex Everhart </Td> </Tr> <P> Maurice is the village inventor and Belle's father . However, most of the villagers think he is insane for crafting devices believed ridiculous and impossible to construct in reality . </P> <P> During the beginning of the movie, he is working on a machine that automatically chops up firewood . Once it is successfully working, he leaves for the County Fair to display his invention . However, he is unable to make it to the fair due to getting lost in the woods . After going down a path that results in the loss of his horse and cart, and being attacked and nearly killed by a pack of rabid wolves, he winds up at the gate of a dark castle . When he enters the castle to stay for the night, he ends up being locked up by the Beast, the castle's master . </P>

Belles dads name in beauty and the beast