Christian Clavier
Acting
Christian Clavier is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and film director. He is the brother of French film director Stéphane Clavier. After his high class studies at the Neuilly Lycée Pasteur—though asserted here and there, he never studied at Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) —he started his actor career with the comedic theater troupe Splendid, which had hits with films like Les Bronzés font du ski and Le Père Noël est une ordure. His most notable success without the Splendid group, and by far his biggest hit to date, was in the 1993 film les Visiteurs, where he played a character known as Jacquouille la fripouille; the character's cry of "Okkkayyy!!" became a popular exclamation after the movie's success. After les Visiteurs he was a certified star, participating in big-budget films like Astérix et Obélix contre César, Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre, and the sequel and remake of Visiteurs. He also played several dramatic roles on television, including M. Thénardier in Les Misérables (2000 television version) and Napoléon in a biographical television film. Clavier has played in notable duos with: Jean Reno in les Visiteurs (the Visitors) and the US remake, Just Visiting, L'Opération Corned-Beef and L'Enquête corse (The Corsican investigation). Gérard Depardieu in Astérix et Obélix (Asterix and Obelix) and Les anges gardiens. He also runs a production company, Ouille Production. He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre national du Mérite on 13 June 1998, and promoted Officier (Officer) in 2005. He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 2008. He is a friend of former French président Nicolas Sarkozy, and recently emigrated to England as a result of Francois Hollande's punitive tax policy, mirrored in his Astérix co-star Gérard Depardieu's self-imposed exile to Belgium.
Known for
Acting127
movieSerial Teachers 3
2027
Cutiro / Tirocu
Avis de tempête
2026
André Malraux
movieAsterix: The Kingdom of Nubia
2026
Astérix (voice)
movieKaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II)
2026
Le Jurisconsulte
movieCocorico 2
2026
Frédéric Bouvier-Sauvage / Mehmet Suleymanoglu
movieKaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I)
2025
Le Jurisconsulte
movieMillion Dollar Madness
2025
Hippolyte
movieThe Rookie Guide
2025
Karol Kowalski
movieNot Without My Shrink
2024
Olivier Béranger
tvLoris Giuliano en balade
2024
Self - Guest
movieCocorico
2024
Frédéric Bouvier-Sauvage
tvFaut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
Self - Guest
movieLes Vengeances de Maître Poutifard
2023
Robert Poutifard
movieL'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
Self (archive footage)
tvIl était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieEmployee of the Month
2022
Michel Gougnat, syndicaliste
movieSerial (Bad) Weddings 3
2021
Claude Verneuil
movieChristmas with the Tuches
2021
Le Père Noël
movieKaamelott: The First Chapter
2021
Le Jurisconsulte
movieDo You Do You Saint-Tropez
2021
Jean Boulin
tvSamedi Sébastien
2021
Self - Guest
movieMeet the Malawas
2019
Julien Gosset-Grainville
movieIbiza
2019
Philippe
movieWide Load
2019
Foster
movieSerial (Bad) Weddings 2
2019
Claude Verneuil
movieAsterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
2018
Astérix (voice)
movieSpirou & Fantasio's Big Adventures
2018
Comte de Champignac
movieFinding Momo
2017
Alain Prioux
movieWith Open Arms
2017
Jean-Etienne Fougerole
movieIf I Were a Boy
2017
Docteur PACE
movieA Bag of Marbles
2017
Docteur Rosen
movieThe Visitors: Bastille Day
2016
Jacquouille la Fripouille/Antoine-Claude Jacquouillet/Edmond Jacquart
movieDo Not Disturb
2014
Michel Leproux
movieThe Secret of Arkandias
2014
Agenor Arkandias
movieSerial (Bad) Weddings
2014
Claude Verneuil
movieDes Bronzés au Père Noël, la folle histoire du Splendid
2014
Self / Various characters
movieLe Bœuf clandestin
2013
monsieur Berthaud
movieLes affaires sont les affaires
2013
Le marquis de Porcellet
movieSerial Teachers
2013
Cutiro / Tirocu
movieLa Cage aux folles
2011
Georges
movieLe Bourgeois gentilhomme
2009
Monsieur Jourdain
movieBitter Victory
2009
Vincent Cluzel
tvC à vous
2009
Self - Guest
movieThe Red Inn
2007
Pierre Martin
movieThe Price to Pay
2007
Jean-Pierre Ménard
movieL'Entente cordiale
2006
François de La Conche
tvKronprinz Rudolf
2006
Graf Taaffe
movieFrench Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
2006
Jérôme Tarayre
movieThe Antidote
2005
Jacques-Alain Marty « JAM »
movieThe Corsican File
2004
Rémi François, aka Jack Palmer
movieAlbert est méchant
2004
Patrick Lechat
movieLovely Rita
2003
Edgar Lamarck
tvLa Méthode Cauet
2003
Self - Guest
tvNapoleon
2002
Napoléon Bonaparte
tvLes Misérables
2000
Thénardier
movieThe Visitors II: The Corridors of Time
1998
Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper le Purineur / Jacouillet
movieLes Sœurs Soleil
1997
Un spectateur
moviePanique au Plazza
1996
Jean-Louis Bonnot, Mr. Coïk's secretary
movieGuardian Angels
1995
Père Hervé Tarain / La « mauvaise conscience »
movieDead Tired
1994
Christian Clavier
movieRevenge of a Blonde
1994
Gérard Bréha
movieThe Thirst for Gold
1993
Urbain Donnadieu
movieThe Visitors
1993
Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard
movieL'Opération Corned Beef
1991
Jean-Jacques Granianski, le pigeon manipulé
tvStars 90
1990
Self
movieFantôme sur l'oreiller
1989
Brice Michaud
movieUn fil à la patte
1989
Fernand de Bois d'Enghien
movieDouble mixte
1989
Bob Smith
movieMy Best Pals
1989
Jean-Michel Tuilier
movieLes cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête
1989
le petit chef de la DDASS
tvPalace
1988
Chef Briffaud
movieSlices of Life
1985
L'ami du dragueur / Charles-Henri / L'amant anti-chien
movieSanta Claus Is a Stinker
1985
Jean-Jacques aka 'Katia'
movieGramps Is in the Resistance
1983
Michel Taupin
movieRock and Torah
1983
Isaac Stern
movieSanta Claus Is a Stinker
1982
Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »
tvMerci Bernard
1982
Professor Kottich
movieQuand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe !
1981
Antoine Bonfils
movieRat Race
1980
Jérôme Osendron
movieCocktail Molotov
1980
Le Beatnick
movieFrench Fried Vacation 2
1979
Jérôme Tarayre
movieHeroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears
1979
Man in the couple with the 2CV
tvRire et sourire : Le Splendid
1978
Jean-Jacques Dangle, le présentateur
movieFrench Fried Vacation
1978
Jérôme Tarayre
movieLike a Turtle on Its Back
1978
un fêtard dans la voiture
movieYou Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine
1977
Le conteur (voice)
movieSpoiled Children
1977
Le réalisateur TV
movieThe Bottom Line
1976
Café-theater actor (uncredited)
movieF as in Fairbanks
1976
Le serveur
tvNuméro un
1975
Self
movieLet Joy Reign Supreme
1975
The servant of the inn
movieUn bol d'air
1975
Christian
movieThe Restroom Robbery
1975
L'agent de sécurité homosexuel (uncredited)
movieThe Suspects
1974
A photojournalist at Bernard Vauquier's wife's house
movieBonne présentation exigée
1974
Le chauffagiste
movieThe Year 01
1973
A debate viewer
movieCédric
Pépé
Writing25
movieDo You Do You Saint-Tropez
2021
Screenplay
movieYou Don't Choose Your Family
2011
Screenplay
movieThe Red Inn
2007
Scenario Writer
movieEmpire of the Wolves
2005
Screenplay
movieJust Visiting
2001
Screenplay
moviePanique au Plazza
1996
Adaptation
movieGuardian Angels
1995
Writer
movieThe Visitors
1993
Screenplay
movieL'Opération Corned Beef
1991
Story, Screenplay
movieMy Best Pals
1989
Writer
movieSanta Claus Is a Stinker
1985
Theatre Play, Author
movieGramps Is in the Resistance
1983
Writer, Theatre Play
movieUn bol d'air
1975
Writer
movieBonne présentation exigée
1974
Screenplay
Production5
movieDo You Do You Saint-Tropez
2021
Co-Producer
movieWith Open Arms
2017
Producer
movieThe Visitors: Bastille Day
2016
Co-Producer
movieLovely Rita
2003
Producer