Philippe Clay

Acting

Philippe Clay

Born March 7, 1927Paris, France64 credits

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

Filmography

Dombey and Son
2007Dombey and Son
as JérémieMovie
Des croix sur la mer
2001Des croix sur la mer
as NapoléonMovie
Tuvalu
1999Tuvalu
as KarlMovie
Alexina's House
1999Alexina's House
as RaffinMovie
The Freelancers
1999The Freelancers
as Le ChatelainMovie
Lautrec
1998Lautrec
as Auguste RenoirMovie
The Count of Monte Cristo
1998The Count of Monte Cristo
as Chanteur ComplainteTV
Marceeel!!!
1998Marceeel!!!
as DédéMovie
La Grande Béké
1998La Grande Béké
as Fifi ZecotteTV
Krim
1995Krim
as EugèneMovie
D
1993Die Wildnis
as PeasantMovie
La Comtesse de Charny
1989La Comtesse de Charny
as Le baron de TaverneyTV
Le Gerfaut
1987Le Gerfaut
as Le baron von WinkleriedTV
Catherine
1986Catherine
as BarnabéTV
L'Herbe rouge
1985L'Herbe rouge
as Mr. PerleMovie
Salut la puce
1983Salut la puce
as Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettisteMovie
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
1982Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
as Herald of the arenaMovie
30 millions d'amis
197630 millions d'amis
as Self - HostTV
Shanks
1974Shanks
as Mr. BartonMovie
The Three Musketeers
1974The Three Musketeers
as RichelieuMovie
The Insolent
1973The Insolent
as DargnacMovie
Les joyeux lurons
1972Les joyeux lurons
as L'abbé LarivièreMovie
Not Dumb, the Bird
1972Not Dumb, the Bird
as Jack BromfieldMovie
Cadet Rousselle
1971Cadet Rousselle
as Self - Coup de chapeauTV
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
1971Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
as generale McMasterMovie
Pour un sourire
1970Pour un sourire
as NicolasMovie
The Hotheads
1967The Hotheads
as PrêcheurMovie
Sale temps pour les mouches
1966Sale temps pour les mouches
as Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'Movie
Ivory Coast Adventure
1965Ivory Coast Adventure
as Renaud LefrancMovie
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
1961In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
as Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)Movie
Lay Off Blondes
1960Lay Off Blondes
as L'inspecteur Al WheelerMovie
Take Me As I Am
1960Take Me As I Am
as CarloMovie
The Bureaucrats
1959The Bureaucrats
as LetonduMovie
Drôles de phénomènes
1959Drôles de phénomènes
as The Butler BarnsMovie
Discorama
1959Discorama
as SelfTV
Bell, Book and Candle
1958Bell, Book and Candle
as French Singer at the Zodiac ClubMovie
Toto in Paris
1958Toto in Paris
as il finto maggiordomoMovie
En bordée
1958En bordée
as Bailladrisse / Yves BiadrixMovie
Nathalie
1957Nathalie
as Adolphe FaisantMovie
It Happened on the 36 Candles
1957It Happened on the 36 Candles
as Self (uncredited)Movie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1956The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Clopin TrouillefouMovie
Life is beautiful
1956Life is beautiful
as le pasteurMovie
French Cancan
1955French Cancan
as Casimir le SerpentinMovie
Rome Express
1950Rome Express
as Sleeping car employeeMovie