Philippe Clay
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).
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2022
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président as Self (archive footage)
2020Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort as Self (archive footage)
2007Dombey and Son as Jérémie
20021974, une partie de campagne as Self
2001Des croix sur la mer as Napoléon
1999Tuvalu as Karl
1999Alexina's House as Raffin
1999The Freelancers as Le Chatelain
1998Vivement dimanche as Self
1998Lautrec as Auguste Renoir
1998The Count of Monte Cristo as Chanteur Complainte
1998Marceeel!!! as Dédé
1998La Grande Béké as Fifi Zecotte
1996Les Allumettes suédoises as l'Araignée
1995Krim as Eugène
1993Die Wildnis as Peasant
1993Le gourou occidental as Serge
1989La Comtesse de Charny as Le baron de Taverney
1987Le Gerfaut as Le baron von Winkleried
1986Catherine as Barnabé
1985L'Herbe rouge as Mr. Perle
1983A Good Little Devil as Judge
1983Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon as 'Black-Fish'
1983Salut la puce as Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste
1982Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ as Herald of the arena
1982Champs-Elysées as Self
1981Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx as L'ébéniste
197630 millions d'amis as Self - Host
197630 millions d'amis as Self
1975Système 2 as Self
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
1974Shanks as Mr. Barton
1974The Three Musketeers as Richelieu
1973The Insolent as Dargnac
1972Les joyeux lurons as L'abbé Larivière
1972Not Dumb, the Bird as Jack Bromfield
1972Midi trente as Self
1971Cadet Rousselle as Self - Coup de chapeau
1971Let's Arm Ourselves and Go! as generale McMaster
1971La Brigade des maléfices
1971Samedi soir as Self
1970Pour un sourire as Nicolas
1968À bout portant as Self
1967The Hotheads as Prêcheur
1966Sale temps pour les mouches as Pierre Mazaud, aka 'Félix'
1965Ivory Coast Adventure as Renaud Lefranc
1962Musketeers of the Sea as Gosselin
1961In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles! as Jean-Louis Preminger (voice)
1960Lay Off Blondes as L'inspecteur Al Wheeler
1960Take Me As I Am as Carlo
1959The Night of the Hunted as Taretta
1959The Bureaucrats as Letondu
1959The Road to Shame as Tom
1959Drôles de phénomènes as The Butler Barns
1959Discorama as Self
1958Bell, Book and Candle as French Singer at the Zodiac Club
1958Toto in Paris as il finto maggiordomo
1958En bordée as Bailladrisse / Yves Biadrix
1957Nathalie as Adolphe Faisant
1957It Happened on the 36 Candles as Self (uncredited)
1956The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Clopin Trouillefou
1956Life is beautiful as le pasteur
1955French Cancan as Casimir le Serpentin
1952Le crime du Bouif
1950Rome Express as Sleeping car employee