Philippe Clay
Acting
1927-03-07 · 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.
Filmography
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022 · Movie
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
2020 · Movie
Dombey and Son
2007 · Movie
1974, une partie de campagne
2002 · Movie
Des croix sur la mer
2001 · Movie
Tuvalu
1999 · Movie
Alexina's House
1999 · Movie
The Freelancers
1999 · Movie
Vivement dimanche
1998 · Series
Lautrec
1998 · Movie
The Count of Monte Cristo
1998 · Series
Marceeel!!!
1998 · Movie
La Grande Béké
1998 · Series
Les Allumettes suédoises
1996 · Series
Krim
1995 · Movie
Die Wildnis
1993 · Movie
Le gourou occidental
1993 · Movie
La Comtesse de Charny
1989 · Series
Le Gerfaut
1987 · Series
Catherine
1986 · Series
L'Herbe rouge
1985 · Movie
A Good Little Devil
1983 · Movie
Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon
1983 · Series
Salut la puce
1983 · Movie
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
1982 · Movie
Champs-Elysées
1982 · Series
Frère Martin
1981 · Series
Ubu cocu ou l'archéoptéryx
1981 · Movie
30 millions d'amis
1976 · Series
Système 2
1975 · Series
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Series
Shanks
1974 · Movie
The Three Musketeers
1974 · Movie
The Insolent
1973 · Movie
Les joyeux lurons
1972 · Movie
Not Dumb, the Bird
1972 · Movie
Midi trente
1972 · Series
Cadet Rousselle
1971 · Series
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
1971 · Movie
La Brigade des maléfices
1971 · Series
Samedi soir
1971 · Series
Pour un sourire
1970 · Movie
À bout portant
1968 · Series
The Hotheads
1967 · Movie
Sale temps pour les mouches
1966 · Movie
Ivory Coast Adventure
1965 · Movie
Musketeers of the Sea
1962 · Movie
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
1961 · Movie
Lay Off Blondes
1960 · Movie
Take Me As I Am
1960 · Movie
The Night of the Hunted
1959 · Movie
The Bureaucrats
1959 · Movie
The Road to Shame
1959 · Movie
Drôles de phénomènes
1959 · Movie
Discorama
1959 · Series
Bell, Book and Candle
1958 · Movie
Toto in Paris
1958 · Movie
En bordée
1958 · Movie
Nathalie
1957 · Movie
It Happened on the 36 Candles
1957 · Movie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1956 · Movie
Life is beautiful
1956 · Movie
French Cancan
1955 · Movie
Le Crime du Bouif
1952 · Movie
Rome Express
1950 · Movie