- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 7, 1927
- Place of Birth
- Paris, France
- Died
- December 13, 2007
Philippe Clay
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.
Filmography
movieLa TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieBoris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
2020 · Self (archive footage)
movieDombey and Son
2007 · Jérémie
movie1974, une partie de campagne
2002 · Self
movieDes croix sur la mer
2001 · Napoléon
movieTuvalu
1999 · Karl
movieAlexina's House
1999 · Raffin
movieThe Freelancers
1999 · Le Chatelain
tvVivement dimanche
1998 · Self
movieLautrec
1998 · Auguste Renoir
tvThe Count of Monte Cristo
1998 · Chanteur Complainte
movieMarceeel!!!
1998 · Dédé
tvLa Grande Béké
1998 · Fifi Zecotte
tvLes Allumettes suédoises
1996 · l'Araignée
movieKrim
1995 · Eugène
Die Wildnis
movieDie Wildnis
1993 · Peasant
movieLe gourou occidental
1993 · Serge
tvLa Comtesse de Charny
1989 · Le baron de Taverney
tvLe Gerfaut
1987 · Le baron von Winkleried
tvCatherine
1986 · Barnabé
movieL'Herbe rouge
1985 · Mr. Perle
movieA Good Little Devil
1983 · Judge
tvMarianne, une étoile pour Napoléon
1983 · 'Black-Fish'
movieSalut la puce
1983 · Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste
movieQuarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
1982 · Herald of the arena
tvChamps-Elysées
1982 · Self
Frère Martin
tvFrère Martin
1981
movieUbu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx
1981 · L'ébéniste
tv30 millions d'amis
1976 · Self, Self - Host
Système 2
tvSystème 2
1975 · Self
tvLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Self
movieShanks
1974 · Mr. Barton
movieThe Three Musketeers
1974 · Richelieu
movieThe Insolent
1973 · Dargnac
movieLes joyeux lurons
1972 · L'abbé Larivière
movieNot Dumb, the Bird
1972 · Jack Bromfield
tvMidi trente
1972 · Self
tvCadet Rousselle
1971 · Self - Coup de chapeau
movieLet's Arm Ourselves and Go!
1971 · generale McMaster
tvLa Brigade des maléfices
1971
Samedi soir
tvSamedi soir
1971 · Self
moviePour un sourire
1970 · Nicolas
tvÀ bout portant
1968 · Self
movieThe Hotheads
1967 · Prêcheur
movieSale temps pour les mouches
1966 · Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'
movieIvory Coast Adventure
1965 · Renaud Lefranc
movieMusketeers of the Sea
1962 · Gosselin
movieIn The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
1961 · Jean-Louis Preminger (voice), Vocals
movieLay Off Blondes
1960 · L'inspecteur Al Wheeler
movieTake Me As I Am
1960 · Carlo
movieThe Night of the Hunted
1959 · Taretta
movieThe Bureaucrats
1959 · Letondu
movieThe Road to Shame
1959 · Tom
movieDrôles de phénomènes
1959 · The Butler Barns
tvDiscorama
1959 · Self
movieBell, Book and Candle
1958 · French Singer at the Zodiac Club
movieToto in Paris
1958 · il finto maggiordomo
movieEn bordée
1958 · Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix
movieNathalie
1957 · Adolphe Faisant
movieIt Happened on the 36 Candles
1957 · Self (uncredited)
movieThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
1956 · Clopin Trouillefou
movieLife is beautiful
1956 · le pasteur
movieFrench Cancan
1955 · Casimir le Serpentin
movieLe Crime du Bouif
1952
movieRome Express
1950 · Sleeping car employee