Philippe Clay
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.
Known For
Vivement dimanche
Champs-Elysées
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Discorama
30 millions d'amis
30 millions d'amis
The Count of Monte Cristo
À bout portant
All Movies (46)
- La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président2022 · as Self (archive footage)
- Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort2020 · as Self (archive footage)
- Dombey and Son2007 · as Jérémie
- 1974, une partie de campagne2002 · as Self
- Des croix sur la mer2001 · as Napoléon
- Tuvalu1999 · as Karl
- Alexina's House1999 · as Raffin
- The Freelancers1999 · as Le Chatelain
- Lautrec1998 · as Auguste Renoir
- Marceeel!!!1998 · as Dédé
- Krim1995 · as Eugène
- Die Wildnis1993 · as Peasant
- Le gourou occidental1993 · as Serge
- L'Herbe rouge1985 · as Mr. Perle
- A Good Little Devil1983 · as Judge
- Salut la puce1983 · as Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste
- Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ1982 · as Herald of the arena
- Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx1981 · as L'ébéniste
- Shanks1974 · as Mr. Barton
- The Three Musketeers1974 · as Richelieu
- The Insolent1973 · as Dargnac
- Les joyeux lurons1972 · as L'abbé Larivière
- Not Dumb, the Bird1972 · as Jack Bromfield
- Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!1971 · as generale McMaster
- Pour un sourire1970 · as Nicolas
- The Hotheads1967 · as Prêcheur
- Sale temps pour les mouches1966 · as Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'
- Ivory Coast Adventure1965 · as Renaud Lefranc
- Musketeers of the Sea1962 · as Gosselin
- In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!1961 · as Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)
- Lay Off Blondes1960 · as L'inspecteur Al Wheeler
- Take Me As I Am1960 · as Carlo
- The Night of the Hunted1959 · as Taretta
- The Bureaucrats1959 · as Letondu
- The Road to Shame1959 · as Tom
- Drôles de phénomènes1959 · as The Butler Barns
- Bell, Book and Candle1958 · as French Singer at the Zodiac Club
- Toto in Paris1958 · as il finto maggiordomo
- En bordée1958 · as Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix
- Nathalie1957 · as Adolphe Faisant
- It Happened on the 36 Candles1957 · as Self (uncredited)
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame1956 · as Clopin Trouillefou
- Life is beautiful1956 · as le pasteur
- French Cancan1955 · as Casimir le Serpentin
- Le Crime du Bouif1952
- Rome Express1950 · as Sleeping car employee
All TV Shows (19)
- Vivement dimanche1998 · as Self
- The Count of Monte Cristo1998 · as Chanteur Complainte
- La Grande Béké1998 · as Fifi Zecotte
- Les Allumettes suédoises1996 · as l'Araignée
- La Comtesse de Charny1989 · as Le baron de Taverney
- Le Gerfaut1987 · as Le baron von Winkleried
- Catherine1986 · as Barnabé
- Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon1983 · as 'Black-Fish'
- Champs-Elysées1982 · as Self
- 30 millions d'amis1976 · as Self - Host
- 30 millions d'amis1976 · as Self
- Système 21975 · as Self
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche1975 · as Self
- Midi trente1972 · as Self
- Cadet Rousselle1971 · as Self - Coup de chapeau
- La Brigade des maléfices1971
- Samedi soir1971 · as Self
- À bout portant1968 · as Self
- Discorama1959 · as Self