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Philippe Clay

Acting
Known For

80 Years Old

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

Paris, France on 7th March 1927

Died

13th December 2007

All Credits

Vivement dimanche Image
Vivement dimanche
Self
Champs-Elysées Image
Champs-Elysées
Self
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Midi trente
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Image
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
Discorama Image
Discorama
Self
30 millions d'amis Image
30 millions d'amis
Self - Host
30 millions d'amis Image
30 millions d'amis
Self
No Image
Samedi soir
Self
À bout portant Image
À bout portant
Self
Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon Image
Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon
'Black-Fish'
The Count of Monte Cristo Image
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chanteur Complainte
Catherine Image
Catherine
Barnabé
Le Gerfaut Image
Le Gerfaut
Le baron von Winkleried
La Grande Béké Image
La Grande Béké
Fifi Zecotte
La Comtesse de Charny Image
La Comtesse de Charny
Le baron de Taverney
La Brigade des maléfices Image
La Brigade des maléfices
No Image
Système 2
Self
Cadet Rousselle Image
Cadet Rousselle
Self - Coup de chapeau
French Cancan Image
French Cancan
Casimir le Serpentin
Les Allumettes suédoises Image
Les Allumettes suédoises
l'Araignée
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Image
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Clopin Trouillefou
Nathalie Image
Nathalie
Adolphe Faisant
Bell, Book and Candle Image
Bell, Book and Candle
French Singer at the Zodiac Club
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ Image
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
Herald of the arena
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président Image
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Self (archive footage)
Lautrec Image
Lautrec
Auguste Renoir
A Good Little Devil Image
A Good Little Devil
Judge
The Road to Shame Image
The Road to Shame
Tom
Shanks Image
Shanks
Mr. Barton
Toto in Paris Image
Toto in Paris
il finto maggiordomo
It Happened on the 36 Candles Image
It Happened on the 36 Candles
Self (uncredited)
Take Me As I Am Image
Take Me As I Am
Carlo
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go! Image
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
generale McMaster
Tuvalu Image
Tuvalu
Karl
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles! Image
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)
The Night of the Hunted Image
The Night of the Hunted
Taretta
Not Dumb, the Bird Image
Not Dumb, the Bird
Jack Bromfield
Krim Image
Krim
Eugène
Dombey and Son Image
Dombey and Son
Jérémie
Musketeers of the Sea Image
Musketeers of the Sea
Gosselin
The Insolent Image
The Insolent
Dargnac
L'Herbe rouge Image
L'Herbe rouge
Mr. Perle
Ivory Coast Adventure Image
Ivory Coast Adventure
Renaud Lefranc
Le crime du Bouif Image
Le crime du Bouif
The Three Musketeers Image
The Three Musketeers
Richelieu
The Hotheads Image
The Hotheads
Prêcheur
Marceeel!!! Image
Marceeel!!!
The Bureaucrats Image
The Bureaucrats
Letondu
Sale temps pour les mouches Image
Sale temps pour les mouches
Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'
1974, une partie de campagne Image
1974, une partie de campagne
Self
Salut la puce Image
Salut la puce
Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste
Le gourou occidental Image
Le gourou occidental
Serge
Drôles de phénomènes Image
Drôles de phénomènes
The Butler Barns
En bordée Image
En bordée
Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix
Lay Off Blondes Image
Lay Off Blondes
L'inspecteur Al Wheeler
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort Image
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
Self (archive footage)
The Freelancers Image
The Freelancers
Le Chatelain
Des croix sur la mer Image
Des croix sur la mer
Napoléon
Pour un sourire Image
Pour un sourire
Nicolas
Alexina's House Image
Alexina's House
Raffin
Rome Express Image
Rome Express
Sleeping car employee
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Die Wildnis
Peasant
Les joyeux lurons Image
Les joyeux lurons
L'abbé Larivière
Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx Image
Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx
L'ébéniste
Life is beautiful Image
Life is beautiful
le pasteur