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