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