Philippe Clay
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 7 March 1927 · Paris, France
- Died
- 13 December 2007
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
Acting 46
- 2022La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président as Self (archive footage)
- 2020Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort as Self (archive footage)
- 2007Dombey and Son as Jérémie
- 20021974, une partie de campagne as Self
- 2001Des croix sur la mer as Napoléon
- 1999Tuvalu as Karl
- 1999Alexina's House as Raffin
- 1999The Freelancers as Le Chatelain
- 1998Lautrec as Auguste Renoir
- 1998Marceeel!!! as Dédé
- 1995Krim as Eugène
- 1993Die Wildnis as Peasant
- 1993Le gourou occidental as Serge
- 1985L'Herbe rouge as Mr. Perle
- 1983A Good Little Devil as Judge
- 1983Salut la puce as Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste
- 1982Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ as Herald of the arena
- 1981Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx as L'ébéniste
- 1974Shanks as Mr. Barton
- 1974The Three Musketeers as Richelieu
- 1973The Insolent as Dargnac
- 1972Les joyeux lurons as L'abbé Larivière
- 1972Not Dumb, the Bird as Jack Bromfield
- 1971Let's Arm Ourselves and Go! as generale McMaster
- 1970Pour un sourire as Nicolas
- 1967The Hotheads as Prêcheur
- 1966Sale temps pour les mouches as Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'
- 1965Ivory Coast Adventure as Renaud Lefranc
- 1962Musketeers of the Sea as Gosselin
- 1961In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles! as Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)
- 1960Lay Off Blondes as L'inspecteur Al Wheeler
- 1960Take Me As I Am as Carlo
- 1959The Night of the Hunted as Taretta
- 1959The Bureaucrats as Letondu
- 1959The Road to Shame as Tom
- 1959Drôles de phénomènes as The Butler Barns
- 1958Bell, Book and Candle as French Singer at the Zodiac Club
- 1958Toto in Paris as il finto maggiordomo
- 1958En bordée as Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix
- 1957Nathalie as Adolphe Faisant
- 1957It Happened on the 36 Candles as Self (uncredited)
- 1956The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Clopin Trouillefou
- 1956Life is beautiful as le pasteur
- 1955French Cancan as Casimir le Serpentin
- 1952Le Crime du Bouif
- 1950Rome Express as Sleeping car employee
Sound 1
- 1961In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles! · vocals