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Philippe Clay

Philippe Clay

Acting March 7, 1927 (80 years old) December 13, 2007 Paris, France

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.

Movies 47

The Hunchback of Notre Dame 6.7

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Clopin Trouillefou

1956
Bell, Book and Candle 6.6

Bell, Book and Candle

as French Singer at the Zodiac Club

1958
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président 7.2

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

as Self (archive footage)

2022
French Cancan 7.2

French Cancan

as Casimir le Serpentin

1955
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ 6.0

Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ

as Herald of the arena

1982
Lautrec 5.3

Lautrec

as Auguste Renoir

1998
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles! 6.3

In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!

as Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)

1961
Nathalie 6.6

Nathalie

as Adolphe Faisant

1957
Tuvalu 6.2

Tuvalu

as Karl

1999
Sale temps pour les mouches 6.1

Sale temps pour les mouches

as Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'

1966
Rome Express 5.0

Rome Express

as Sleeping car employee

1950
Ivory Coast Adventure 6.0

Ivory Coast Adventure

as Renaud Lefranc

1965
The Night of the Hunted 5.3

The Night of the Hunted

as Taretta

1959
Shanks 5.2

Shanks

as Mr. Barton

1974
Musketeers of the Sea 6.3

Musketeers of the Sea

as Gosselin

1962
Not Dumb, the Bird 5.8

Not Dumb, the Bird

as Jack Bromfield

1972
Lay Off Blondes 8.0

Lay Off Blondes

as L'inspecteur Al Wheeler

1960
The Insolent 3.8

The Insolent

as Dargnac

1973
1974, une partie de campagne 6.6

1974, une partie de campagne

as Self

2002
The Freelancers 4.2

The Freelancers

as Le Chatelain

1999
Le Bimillionnaire

Le Bimillionnaire

as Le Maire

2000
Salut la puce 6.0

Salut la puce

as Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste

1983
The Road to Shame 5.8

The Road to Shame

as Tom

1959
It Happened on the 36 Candles 5.5

It Happened on the 36 Candles

as Self (uncredited)

1957
Krim 7.0

Krim

as Eugène

1995
The Three Musketeers 8.0

The Three Musketeers

as Richelieu

1974
Toto in Paris 6.3

Toto in Paris

as il finto maggiordomo

1958
Take Me As I Am 7.2

Take Me As I Am

as Carlo

1960
Des croix sur la mer 8.0

Des croix sur la mer

as Napoléon

2001
Life is beautiful 6.3

Life is beautiful

as le pasteur

1956
En bordée 8.5

En bordée

as Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix

1958
The Bureaucrats 5.9

The Bureaucrats

as Letondu

1959
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go! 6.3

Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!

as generale McMaster

1971
Die Wildnis 5.5

Die Wildnis

as Peasant

1993
Le Crime du Bouif 8.0

Le Crime du Bouif

1952
Les joyeux lurons 4.0

Les joyeux lurons

as L'abbé Larivière

1972
A Good Little Devil 5.6

A Good Little Devil

as Judge

1983
Dombey and Son

Dombey and Son

as Jérémie

2007
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort 1.0

Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort

as Self (archive footage)

2020
The Hotheads 7.0

The Hotheads

as Prêcheur

1967
Le gourou occidental 7.0

Le gourou occidental

as Serge

1993
Marceeel!!! 9.0

Marceeel!!!

as Dédé

1998
Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx

Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx

as L'ébéniste

1981
Pour un sourire 6.8

Pour un sourire

as Nicolas

1970
L'Herbe rouge 7.0

L'Herbe rouge

as Mr. Perle

1985
Alexina's House 8.0

Alexina's House

as Raffin

1999
Drôles de phénomènes 6.5

Drôles de phénomènes

as The Butler Barns

1959

TV Shows 20

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