Philippe Clay

Birthday:
03/07/1927
Place of birth:
Paris, France:
Biography:
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.

Credits

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Dombais et fils (2007)
as Jérémie
1974, une partie de campagne (2002)
as Self
Des croix sur la mer (2001)
as Napoléon
Tuvalu (1999)
as Karl
La maison d'Alexina (1999)
as Raffin
Les Cachetonneurs (1999)
as Le Chatelain
Lautrec (1998)
as Auguste Renoir
Marceeel!!! (1998)
as Dédé
Krim (1995)
as Eugène
Die Wildnis (1993)
as Peasant
Le gourou occidental (1993)
as Serge
L'Herbe rouge (1985)
as Mr. Perle
Un bon petit diable (1983)
as Judge
Salut la puce (1983)
as Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste
Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ (1982)
as Herald of the arena
Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx (1981)
as L'ébéniste
Shanks (1974)
as Mr. Barton
Les Trois Mousquetaires (1974)
as Richelieu
L'Insolent (1973)
as Dargnac
Les joyeux lurons (1972)
as L'abbé Larivière
Pas folle la guêpe (1972)
as Jack Bromfield
Armiamoci e partite! (1971)
as generale McMaster
Pour un sourire (1970)
as Nicolas
Les Têtes brûlées (1967)
as Prêcheur
Sale temps pour les mouches (1966)
as Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'
Le Gentleman de Cocody (1965)
as Renaud Lefranc
I moschettieri del mare (1962)
as Gosselin
Dans l’eau… qui fait des bulles !... (1961)
as Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)
Touchez pas aux blondes (1960)
as L'inspecteur Al Wheeler
Les canailles (1960)
as Carlo
La Nuit des traqués (1959)
as Taretta
Messieurs les ronds de cuir (1959)
as Letondu
Des femmes disparaissent (1959)
as Tom
Drôles de phénomènes (1959)
as The Butler Barns
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
as French Singer at the Zodiac Club
Totò a Parigi (1958)
as il finto maggiordomo
En bordée (1958)
as Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix
Nathalie (1957)
as Adolphe Faisant
C'est arrivé à 36 chandelles (1957)
as Self (uncredited)
Notre-Dame de Paris (1956)
as Clopin Trouillefou
La vie est belle (1956)
as le pasteur
French Cancan (1955)
as Casimir le Serpentin
Le Crime du Bouif (1952)
Rome Express (1950)
as Sleeping car employee
Dans l’eau… qui fait des bulles !...
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