Portrait of Philippe Clay

Philippe Clay

Acting

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.

Born: March 7, 1927

Place of Birth: Paris, France

Filmography

2020
2007
Dombey and Son

as Jérémie

2001
1999
Tuvalu

as Karl

1999
1999
The Freelancers

as Le Chatelain

1998
Lautrec

as Auguste Renoir

1998
The Count of Monte Cristo

as Chanteur Complainte

1998
Marceeel!!!

as Dédé

1998
La Grande Béké

as Fifi Zecotte

1996
1995
Krim

as Eugène

1989
La Comtesse de Charny

as Le baron de Taverney

1987
Le Gerfaut

as Le baron von Winkleried

1986
Catherine

as Barnabé

1985
L'Herbe rouge

as Mr. Perle

1983
Salut la puce

as Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste

1982
1982
1981
1976
30 millions d'amis

as Self - Host

1974
Shanks

as Mr. Barton

1974
1973
The Insolent

as Dargnac

1972
Les joyeux lurons

as L'abbé Larivière

1972
Not Dumb, the Bird

as Jack Bromfield

1971
Cadet Rousselle

as Self - Coup de chapeau

1971
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!

as generale McMaster

1970
Pour un sourire

as Nicolas

1968
1967
The Hotheads

as Prêcheur

1966
Sale temps pour les mouches

as Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'

1965
Ivory Coast Adventure

as Renaud Lefranc

1962
1961
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!

as Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)

1960
Lay Off Blondes

as L'inspecteur Al Wheeler

1960
1959
The Bureaucrats

as Letondu

1959
Drôles de phénomènes

as The Butler Barns

1959
Discorama

as Self

1958
Bell, Book and Candle

as French Singer at the Zodiac Club

1958
Toto in Paris

as il finto maggiordomo

1958
En bordée

as Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix

1957
Nathalie

as Adolphe Faisant

1957
It Happened on the 36 Candles

as Self (uncredited)

1956
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Clopin Trouillefou

1956
Life is beautiful

as le pasteur

1955
French Cancan

as Casimir le Serpentin

1950
Rome Express

as Sleeping car employee