Acting

Philippe Clay

Born 1927-03-07 · Paris, France

Died 2007-12-13

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.

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La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Dombey and Son
as Jérémie
2007
1974, une partie de campagne
as Self
2002
Des croix sur la mer
as Napoléon
2001
Le Bimillionnaire
as Le Maire
2000
Tuvalu
as Karl
1999
Alexina's House
as Raffin
1999
The Freelancers
as Le Chatelain
1999
Vivement dimanche
as Self
1998
Lautrec
as Auguste Renoir
1998
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Chanteur Complainte
1998
Marceeel!!!
as Dédé
1998
La Grande Béké
as Fifi Zecotte
1998
Les Allumettes suédoises
as l'Araignée
1996
Krim
as Eugène
1995
Die Wildnis
as Peasant
1993
Le gourou occidental
as Serge
1993
La Comtesse de Charny
as Le baron de Taverney
1989
Le Gerfaut
as Le baron von Winkleried
1987
Catherine
as Barnabé
1986
L'Herbe rouge
as Mr. Perle
1985
A Good Little Devil
as Judge
1983
Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon
as 'Black-Fish'
1983
Salut la puce
as Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste
1983
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
as Herald of the arena
1982
Champs-Elysées
as Self
1982
Frère Martin
1981
Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx
as L'ébéniste
1981
30 millions d'amis
as Self
1976
30 millions d'amis
as Self - Host
1976
Système 2
as Self
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1975
Shanks
as Mr. Barton
1974
The Three Musketeers
as Richelieu
1974
The Insolent
as Dargnac
1973
Les joyeux lurons
as L'abbé Larivière
1972
Not Dumb, the Bird
as Jack Bromfield
1972
Midi trente
as Self
1972
Cadet Rousselle
as Self - Coup de chapeau
1971
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
as generale McMaster
1971
La Brigade des maléfices
1971
Samedi soir
as Self
1971
Pour un sourire
as Nicolas
1970
À bout portant
as Self
1968
The Hotheads
as Prêcheur
1967
Sale temps pour les mouches
as Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'
1966
Ivory Coast Adventure
as Renaud Lefranc
1965
Musketeers of the Sea
as Gosselin
1962
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
as Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)
1961
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
Vocals
1961
Lay Off Blondes
as L'inspecteur Al Wheeler
1960
Take Me As I Am
as Carlo
1960
The Night of the Hunted
as Taretta
1959
The Bureaucrats
as Letondu
1959
The Road to Shame
as Tom
1959
Drôles de phénomènes
as The Butler Barns
1959
Discorama
as Self
1959
Bell, Book and Candle
as French Singer at the Zodiac Club
1958
Toto in Paris
as il finto maggiordomo
1958
En bordée
as Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix
1958
Nathalie
as Adolphe Faisant
1957
It Happened on the 36 Candles
as Self (uncredited)
1957
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Clopin Trouillefou
1956
Life is beautiful
as le pasteur
1956
French Cancan
as Casimir le Serpentin
1955
Le Crime du Bouif
1952
Rome Express
as Sleeping car employee
1950