Philippe Clay
Known for: Acting
Born: March 7, 1927
Died: December 13, 2007
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Philippe Clay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
46 movies · 19 TV shows, newest first
7.2
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022
1.0
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
2020
NR
Dombey and Son
2007
6.6
1974, une partie de campagne
2002
8.0
Des croix sur la mer
2001
6.2
Tuvalu
1999
8.0
Alexina's House
1999
4.3
The Freelancers
1999
3.6
Vivement dimanche
1998
5.3
Lautrec
1998
7.3
The Count of Monte Cristo
1998
9.0
Marceeel!!!
1998
10.0
La Grande Béké
1998
NR
Les Allumettes suédoises
1996
7.0
Krim
19955.5
Die Wildnis
1993
7.0
Le gourou occidental
1993
6.5
La Comtesse de Charny
1989
8.5
Le Gerfaut
1987
4.5
Catherine
1986
7.0
L'Herbe rouge
1985
5.6
A Good Little Devil
1983
10.0
Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon
1983
6.0
Salut la puce
1983
6.0
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
1982
6.8
Champs-Elysées
1982NR
Frère Martin
1981
NR
Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx
1981
6.2
30 millions d'amis
1976NR
Système 2
1975
6.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
5.2
Shanks
1974
8.0
The Three Musketeers
1974
3.8
The Insolent
1973
4.0
Les joyeux lurons
1972
5.8
Not Dumb, the Bird
1972
6.0
Midi trente
1972
NR
Cadet Rousselle
1971
6.3
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
1971
6.7
La Brigade des maléfices
19716.0
Samedi soir
1971
6.8
Pour un sourire
1970
8.0
À bout portant
1968
7.0
The Hotheads
1967
6.1
Sale temps pour les mouches
1966
6.2
Ivory Coast Adventure
1965
6.3
Musketeers of the Sea
1962
6.3
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
1961
8.0
Lay Off Blondes
1960
7.3
Take Me As I Am
1960
5.3
The Night of the Hunted
1959
5.9
The Bureaucrats
1959
6.1
The Road to Shame
1959
6.5
Drôles de phénomènes
1959
8.0
Discorama
1959
6.6
Bell, Book and Candle
1958
6.3
Toto in Paris
1958
8.5
En bordée
1958
6.6
Nathalie
1957
5.5
It Happened on the 36 Candles
1957
6.7
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1956
6.3
Life is beautiful
1956
7.2
French Cancan
1955
8.0
Le Crime du Bouif
1952
5.0
Rome Express
1950