Philippe Clay
Born
March 7, 1927
Died
December 13, 2007 (80 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Paris, France
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).
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Known For
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Self (archive footage)
2022
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
Self (archive footage)
2020
Dombey and Son
Jérémie
2007
1974, une partie de campagne
Self
2002
Des croix sur la mer
Napoléon
2001
Tuvalu
Karl
1999
Alexina's House
Raffin
1999
The Freelancers
Le Chatelain
1999
Vivement dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
1998
Lautrec
Auguste Renoir
1998
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chanteur Complainte · (4 episodes)
1998
Marceeel!!!
1998
La Grande Béké
Fifi Zecotte · (2 episodes)
1998
Les Allumettes suédoises
l'Araignée · (3 episodes)
1996
Krim
Eugène
1995
Die Wildnis
Peasant
1993
Le gourou occidental
Serge
1993
La Comtesse de Charny
Le baron de Taverney · (9 episodes)
1989
Le Gerfaut
Le baron von Winkleried · (10 episodes)
1987
Catherine
Barnabé · (60 episodes)
1986
L'Herbe rouge
Mr. Perle
1985
A Good Little Devil
Judge
1983
Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon
'Black-Fish' · (60 episodes)
1983
Salut la puce
Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste
1983
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
Herald of the arena
1982
Champs-Elysées
Self · (1 episode)
1982
Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx
L'ébéniste
1981
30 millions d'amis
Self · (2 episodes)
1976
30 millions d'amis
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1976
Système 2
Self · (3 episodes)
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
1975
Shanks
Mr. Barton
1974
The Three Musketeers
Richelieu
1974
The Insolent
Dargnac
1973
Les joyeux lurons
L'abbé Larivière
1972
Not Dumb, the Bird
Jack Bromfield
1972
Midi trente
Self · (4 episodes)
1972
Cadet Rousselle
Self - Coup de chapeau · (1 episode)
1971
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
generale McMaster
1971
La Brigade des maléfices
(1 episode)
1971
Samedi soir
Self · (3 episodes)
1971
Pour un sourire
Nicolas
1970
À bout portant
Self · (1 episode)
1968
The Hotheads
Prêcheur
1967
Sale temps pour les mouches
Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'
1966
Ivory Coast Adventure
Renaud Lefranc
1965
Musketeers of the Sea
Gosselin
1962
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)
1961
Lay Off Blondes
L'inspecteur Al Wheeler
1960
Take Me As I Am
Carlo
1960
The Night of the Hunted
Taretta
1959
The Bureaucrats
Letondu
1959
The Road to Shame
Tom
1959
Drôles de phénomènes
The Butler Barns
1959
Discorama
Self · (1 episode)
1959
Bell, Book and Candle
French Singer at the Zodiac Club
1958
Toto in Paris
il finto maggiordomo
1958
En bordée
Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix
1958
Nathalie
Adolphe Faisant
1957
It Happened on the 36 Candles
Self (uncredited)
1957
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Clopin Trouillefou
1956
Life is beautiful
le pasteur
1956
French Cancan
Casimir le Serpentin
1955
Le crime du Bouif
1952
Rome Express
Sleeping car employee
1950