Philippe Clay
Acting
Philippe Clay, born Philippe Mathevet, (March 7, 1927 – December 13, 2007) was a French mime artist, singer and actor. He was known for his tall and slim silhouette (he was 1,90 m tall) and for his interpretations of songs by Charles Aznavour, Claude Nougaro, Jean-Roger Caussimon, Boris Vian, Serge Gainsbourg, Jean Yanne, Léo Ferré, Jacques Datin, Jean-Claude Massoulier or Bernard Dimey. He interpreted “La Complainte des Apaches” for the TV series Les Brigades du Tigre, written by Henri Djian and composed by Claude Bolling. As an actor, he appeared in many movies (Bell, Book and Candle) and television films. One of his famous roles is in the Jean Renoir film, French Cancan, where he played Casimir le Serpentin (a character inspired by Valentin le désossé). Description above from the Wikipedia article Philippe Clay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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movieLa TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieBoris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieDombey and Son
2007
Jérémie
movieDes croix sur la mer
2001
Napoléon
movieTuvalu
1999
Karl
movieAlexina's House
1999
Raffin
movieThe Freelancers
1999
Le Chatelain
movieLautrec
1998
Auguste Renoir
tvThe Count of Monte Cristo
1998
Chanteur Complainte
tvLa Grande Béké
1998
Fifi Zecotte
tvLes Allumettes suédoises
1996
l'Araignée
movieKrim
1995
Eugène
tvLa Comtesse de Charny
1989
Le baron de Taverney
tvLe Gerfaut
1987
Le baron von Winkleried
tvCatherine
1986
Barnabé
movieL'Herbe rouge
1985
Mr. Perle
tvMarianne, une étoile pour Napoléon
1983
'Black-Fish'
movieSalut la puce
1983
Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste
movieQuarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
1982
Herald of the arena
movieUbu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx
1981
L'ébéniste
tv30 millions d'amis
1976
Self / Self - Host
movieShanks
1974
Mr. Barton
movieThe Three Musketeers
1974
Richelieu
movieThe Insolent
1973
Dargnac
movieLes joyeux lurons
1972
L'abbé Larivière
movieNot Dumb, the Bird
1972
Jack Bromfield
tvCadet Rousselle
1971
Self - Coup de chapeau
movieLet's Arm Ourselves and Go!
1971
generale McMaster
moviePour un sourire
1970
Nicolas
movieThe Hotheads
1967
Prêcheur
movieSale temps pour les mouches
1966
Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'
movieIvory Coast Adventure
1965
Renaud Lefranc
movieMusketeers of the Sea
1962
Gosselin
movieIn The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
1961
Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)
movieLay Off Blondes
1960
L'inspecteur Al Wheeler
movieThe Bureaucrats
1959
Letondu
movieDrôles de phénomènes
1959
The Butler Barns
tvDiscorama
1959
Self
movieBell, Book and Candle
1958
French Singer at the Zodiac Club
movieToto in Paris
1958
il finto maggiordomo
movieEn bordée
1958
Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix
movieNathalie
1957
Adolphe Faisant
movieIt Happened on the 36 Candles
1957
Self (uncredited)
movieThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
1956
Clopin Trouillefou
movieLife is beautiful
1956
le pasteur
movieFrench Cancan
1955
Casimir le Serpentin
movieRome Express
1950
Sleeping car employee