Philippe Clay
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 7, 1927
- Died
- December 13, 2007 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Dombey and Son
Movie · as Jérémie
1974, une partie de campagne
Movie · as Self
Des croix sur la mer
Movie · as Napoléon
Le Bimillionnaire
Movie · as Le Maire
Tuvalu
Movie · as Karl
The Freelancers
Movie · as Le Chatelain
Alexina's House
Movie · as Raffin
Marceeel!!!
Movie · as Dédé
Lautrec
Movie · as Auguste Renoir
La Grande Béké
TV · as Fifi Zecotte · 2 eps
The Count of Monte Cristo
TV · as Chanteur Complainte · 4 eps
Vivement dimanche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Les Allumettes suédoises
TV · as l'Araignée · 3 eps
Krim
Movie · as Eugène
Le gourou occidental
Movie · as Serge
Die Wildnis
Movie · as Peasant
La Comtesse de Charny
TV · as Le baron de Taverney · 9 eps
Le Gerfaut
TV · as Le baron von Winkleried · 10 eps
Catherine
TV · as Barnabé · 60 eps
L'Herbe rouge
Movie · as Mr. Perle
A Good Little Devil
Movie · as Judge
Salut la puce
Movie · as Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste
Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon
TV · as 'Black-Fish' · 60 eps
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
Movie · as Herald of the arena
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx
Movie · as L'ébéniste
Frère Martin
TV · 2 eps
30 millions d'amis
TV · as Self, Self - Host · 2 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Système 2
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Shanks
Movie · as Mr. Barton
The Three Musketeers
Movie · as Richelieu
The Insolent
Movie · as Dargnac
Not Dumb, the Bird
Movie · as Jack Bromfield
Les joyeux lurons
Movie · as L'abbé Larivière
Midi trente
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
Movie · as generale McMaster
Cadet Rousselle
TV · as Self - Coup de chapeau · 1 ep
Samedi soir
TV · as Self · 3 eps
La Brigade des maléfices
TV · 1 ep
Pour un sourire
Movie · as Nicolas
À bout portant
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Hotheads
Movie · as Prêcheur
Sale temps pour les mouches
Movie · as Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'
Ivory Coast Adventure
Movie · as Renaud Lefranc
Musketeers of the Sea
Movie · as Gosselin
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
Movie · as Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)
Take Me As I Am
Movie · as Carlo
Lay Off Blondes
Movie · as L'inspecteur Al Wheeler
The Road to Shame
Movie · as Tom
The Night of the Hunted
Movie · as Taretta
The Bureaucrats
Movie · as Letondu
Drôles de phénomènes
Movie · as The Butler Barns
Discorama
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bell, Book and Candle
Movie · as French Singer at the Zodiac Club
Toto in Paris
Movie · as il finto maggiordomo
En bordée
Movie · as Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix
It Happened on the 36 Candles
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Nathalie
Movie · as Adolphe Faisant
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Movie · as Clopin Trouillefou
Life is beautiful
Movie · as le pasteur
French Cancan
Movie · as Casimir le Serpentin
Le Crime du Bouif
Movie
Rome Express
Movie · as Sleeping car employee